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Tom Petty gets guitars back, security guard arrested
Tue,17 Apr 2012 05:39 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The waiting might have been the hardest part, but rockers Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have gotten back the missing guitars they were seeking and police said on Tuesday a security guard has been arrested on suspicion of stealing the instruments. The five guitars - which included Petty's 1967, 12-string Rickenbacker made of maple - were reported stolen on Thursday from a sound studio in Culver City, west of Los Angeles, and the band announced it would pay a $7,500 reward for information leading to their recovery. ...
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7 more potential jurors dismissed in Edwards case
Tue,17 Apr 2012 04:05 PM PDT
Associated Press - The federal judge overseeing the John Edwards campaign-finance trial on Tuesday dismissed seven more potential jurors as part of the process to select 12 people who can fairly weigh the evidence against the former Democratic presidential contender. Full Story | Top |
Dog days in jury selection for Clemens retrial
Tue,17 Apr 2012 04:02 PM PDT
Associated Press -  One potential juror was questioned for 68 minutes. Another for 64 — and he didn't even make the cut. Along the way, Roger Clemens' lawyer offered some clues as to his strategy once testimony gets under way, including a challenge to whether Congress had a legitimate purpose in holding the hearing at which the seven-time Cy Young Award winner testified — and whether Clemens' testimony was voluntary.
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Mali prime minister chosen; 2 politicians arrested
Tue,17 Apr 2012 11:02 AM PDT
Associated Press - Soldiers arrested the head of one of Mali's biggest political parties and officials from the country's ousted government on Tuesday, deepening questions about whether the military is still in control even as a new civilian prime minister was appointed to the interim government. Full Story | Top |
Potential Clemens jurors question Hill inquiry
Tue,17 Apr 2012 10:29 AM PDT
Associated Press -  Prosecutors and the judge in Roger Clemens' retrial are finding potential jurors who view the congressional hearings where he allegedly lied as a waste of money, which could pose a serious hurdle to convicting the famed baseball pitcher of perjury about whether he used drugs.
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UK: Cleric arrested to be deported to Jordan
Tue,17 Apr 2012 08:02 AM PDT
Associated Press -  Britain's Home Secretary said Tuesday that Jordan had made a series of new pledges over its justice system to help the U.K. deport a radical Islamist cleric who has long fought attempts to send him to the Arab country.
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Potential Clemens jurors question value of inquiry
Tue,17 Apr 2012 07:32 AM PDT
Associated Press - On opening day at Roger Clemens' new trial, several prospective jurors openly questioned the value of a congressional hearing in which he is alleged to have lied, which could pose problems for prosecutors trying to convict the famed baseball pitcher of perjury.
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Dutch court backs extradition of bomb suspect to U.S.
Tue,17 Apr 2012 05:22 AM PDT
Reuters - AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands' highest court on Tuesday approved the extradition of a Dutch citizen to the United States to face charges of plotting suicide attacks against American troops in Afghanistan. The Supreme Court said in a statement it had upheld an appeals court decision in October 2011 to hand over the defendant, identified as Sabir K. Defense attorneys had argued the extradition violated European human rights laws because, they alleged , U.S. officials had tortured Sabir K. during his detention in Pakistan. Sabir K. ... Full Story | Top |
Potential Clemens jurors question cost of hearing
Tue,17 Apr 2012 03:00 AM PDT
Associated Press - Opening day at Roger Clemens' new trial saw several prospective jurors question the purpose of a congressional hearing in which he is alleged to have lied, raising the issue as a possible challenge for prosecutors trying to convict the famed baseball pitcher.
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Cyber crime official optimistic on new legislation
Mon,16 Apr 2012 02:11 PM PDT
Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Obama administration's top cyber security official says companies would not be unduly burdened by a Senate bill that would phase in security standards for key parts of the country's privately held infrastructure. The administration has been pushing to enact such legislation, and in an interview with Reuters, White House cyber security policy coordinator Howard Schmidt said the law (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/14/cybersecurity-congress-idUSL2E8DEA5M20120214) would apply only to the most vital companies, and that many of them would already be in compliance. ... Full Story | Top |
Jury selection continues in John Edwards case
Mon,16 Apr 2012 10:31 AM PDT
Associated Press - A federal judge on Monday dismissed 47 potential jurors from the coming John Edwards trial, many because they said they couldn't fairly weigh evidence involving the former Democratic presidential candidate. Full Story | Top |
Roger Clemens Steroid Trial Set to Begin
Mon,16 Apr 2012 04:13 AM PDT
National Journal - Pitching great Roger Clemens is back in court on Monday on perjury charges, 10 months after the federal prosecutors failed to get a conviction, reports the Associated Press. Clemens supposedly lied to Congress about taking performance-enhancing drugs. Full Story | Top |
Arrested Gaddafi spy chief is sick: Mauritania
Sun,15 Apr 2012 12:28 PM PDT
Reuters - NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, who was arrested in Mauritania last month and is sought by Libya, France and the International Criminal Court (ICC), is ill, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz said on Sunday. Libyan authorities are seeking the extradition of Gaddafi's former right-hand man, vying with Paris and the Hague-based ICC which also have legal cases against him. ... Full Story | Top |
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