BAGHDAD, Iraq – After nine months of testimony, the troubled trial of Saddam Hussein adjourned Thursday until mid-October, when the five judges are expected to render a verdict that could send the ousted president to the gallows. The final hearing ended without Saddam in court but with two of his …
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TAVARES, Fla. – A judge on Thursday halted the murder trial of a convicted sex offender accused of kidnapping, raping and burying alive a 9-year-old girl, who died by asphyxiation, because of the difficulty finding jurors who had not been exposed to media reports or other discussions of the case. …
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HONOLULU – Rep. Ed Case conceded defeat to Sen. Daniel Akaka in phone call late Saturday after voters in Hawaii’s Democratic primary gave the liberal incumbent a wide lead. Case conceded the race when returns showed he trailed by a margin of 55 percent to 45 percent with roughly two-thirds …
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CASTLE ROCK, Colo. – A man was arrested in the gruesome dragging death of a woman after a stained and tattered photograph of him was found at the crime scene, police said Wednesday. Jose Luis Rubi-Nava, 36, was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of murder and jailed without bail. Investigators …
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DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford Motor Co. (F) will present to its board of directors on Wednesday a massive corporate restructuring plan that will lower white-collar costs by 30 percent and include cutting jobs and benefits, according to the online version of The Wall Street Journal. The moves, which the Journal …
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SAN FRANCISCO – California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday signed into law a sweeping global warming initiative that imposes United States’ first cap on greenhouse gas emissions, taking the lead on an issue largely ignored by the Bush administration. Standing on picturesque Treasure Island with San Francisco’s skyline in the …
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LONDON – A serial rapist who stole his victims’ high-heeled shoes as trophies was sentenced Monday to at least 15 years in prison in Britain. Prosecutors said James Lloyd had confessed to raping four women and attempting to rape two more over a three-year period in the 1980s. He dragged …
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LOS ANGELES – A judge has dismissed part of a $2 million lawsuit by Beach Boy Mike Love that claims ex-bandmate Al Jardine illegally used the name of the surf-music kings. Superior Court Judge James R. Dunn threw out claims of breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty Wednesday …
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ANKARA, Turkey – Muslims in Turkey, Iraq and the Palestinian territories demanded Tuesday that Pope Benedict XVI make a clear apology for his remarks on Islam, instead of saying only that he was “deeply sorry” that Muslims had taken offense. The prime minister of Malaysia, which chairs the world’s biggest …
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PITTSBURGH – Miami coach Nick Saban had the red challenge flag in his hand, hitched it forward and back, and couldn’t seem to let it go in time. Maybe the Dolphins should flag their own coach for a costly delay. Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller chugged his way down …
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