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Pope Shooter's Request to Attend Funeral Denied

ANKARA, Turkey – Authorities Tuesday turned down a request by the man who shot and seriously wounded Pope John Paul II (search) in 1981 to leave prison and attend the pontiff’s funeral, his lawyer said. Mehmet Ali Agca (search) was seeking permission under a Turkish law that allows 72 hours’ …

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Cardinal Law Ignores Anti-Abuse Protests

VATICAN CITY – Cardinal Bernard Law (search), whose failures to stop sexually abusive priests sparked the worst crisis in American church history, led a Mass for thousands mourning Pope John Paul II (search) at St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday after police whisked away a victim protesting outside. Law celebrated the …

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Letterman Sent Home From Jury Duty

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Maybe the lawyer remembered that crack about the electric chair. David Letterman (search), who lives in North Salem, reported for jury duty Monday at the Westchester County Courthouse and was considered for a medical malpractice case. He assured the doctor’s lawyer that he could be fair, …

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