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Iran sentences American man to death in CIA case

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Los Angeles Times - By Associated Press Staff - Jan. 09 (News Report) - An Iranian court has convicted a former U.S. Marine, Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, of working for the CIA and sentenced him to death, state radio reported Monday.

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Court Revives NSA Dragnet Surveillance Case

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

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Tucson's ethnic-studies program violates Arizona law, judge rules

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Los Angeles Times - By Stephen Ceasar - Dec. 28 (News Report) - The ruling affirms a decision by the state schools superintendent and could end classes on Mexican American heritage.

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Alleged Iran plot may have violated U.N. treaty

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Jeremy Pelofsky - Oct. 13 (News Analysis) - An alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States may have violated a U.N. treaty protecting diplomats and could escalate the crisis to an international court.

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Awlaki death rekindles legal debate on targeting Americans

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - Oct. 01 (News Analysis) - The slaying of two Americans renews questions about whether killing U.S. citizens is legal under rules of war or constitutes an extrajudicial execution in violation of U.S. and international law. The killing of two Americans by a U.S. drone strike in Yemen has reignited a debate about whether targeting U.S. citizens — even terrorists — is legal under the rules of war or constitutes an extrajudicial execution that ignores their rights.

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Does Navy depot pose a danger to public?

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Seattle Times - By Kyung M. Song - Sep. 12 (Special Report) - It's been eight years since Glen Milner first asked the Navy just how big an explosion could be triggered by an accident or an attack at its munitions depot on Indian Island. And it's been six months since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down one of the Navy's grounds for rejecting Milner's request under the Freedom of Information Act. Now the Department of Defense is back in U.S. District Court in Seattle, where it's pursuing its second legal argument.

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Is the SEC Covering Up Wall Street Crimes?

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Rolling Stone - By Matt Taibbi - Aug. 17 (Investigative Report) - Imagine a world in which a man who is repeatedly investigated for a string of serious crimes, but never prosecuted, has his slate wiped clean every time the cops fail to make a case. No more Lifetime channel specials where the murderer is unveiled after

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Facebook users jailed over 'riot that never was'

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

MSNBC - Aug. 17 (News Report) - Two British men have been sentenced to four years in prison for trying to organize riots on Facebook, according to reports.

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Appeals court strikes down health overhaul requirement that most Americans must buy insurance

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - Aug. 12 (Breaking News) - A federal appeals court has struck down the requirement in President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul package that virtually all Americans must carry health insurance or face penalties. A divided three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday struck down the so-called individual mandate, siding with 26 states that had sued to block the law.

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Report: Global Cyberattack Under Way for 5 Years

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - By Mark Hamrick - Aug. 04 (News Report) - A computer security firm says cybercriminals have spent at least the past five years targeting more than 70 government entities, nonprofit groups and corporations around the world to steal troves of data.

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EPA in 1987 found fracking fouled well water in W.Va

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - By Don Hopey - Aug. 03 (News Report) - A 1987 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finding, which the agency has ignored for years, concluded that hydraulic fracturing of a deep natural gas well in Jackson County, W.Va., contaminated groundwater and private wells. Although the gas drilling industry has repeatedly claimed that such "fracking" operations in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale natural gas fields pose no threat to rural underground aquifers, groundwater and drinking water wells, EPA investigators concluded a gas well drilled and fracked by the Kaiser Gas Co. in 1982 did contaminate groundwater.

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In Pennsylvania, Suspicious Erasing on State Exams at 89 Schools

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Michael Winerip - Aug. 02 (News Analysis) - In April, Dale Mezzacappa attended a panel discussion on cheating sponsored by the Education Writers Association. At the time, she was one of three staff reporters for The Notebook, a community newspaper and Web site that covers the Philadelphia public schools.

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Brown signs California Dream Act

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Maeve Reston - Jul. 26 (News Report) - Following through on a campaign promise, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law Monday easing access to privately funded financial aid for undocumented college students. He also signaled that he was likely to back a more controversial measure allowing those students to seek state-funded tuition aid in the future.

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Wafting poison makes fertile ground for suit in Stearns County

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Minneapolis Star Tribune - By Josephine Marcotty - Jul. 26 (News Report) - Court rules pesticide drifting onto organic farm constitutes trespass.

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Ban on enforcement of 'don't ask, don't tell' policy is suspended

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Carol J. Williams - Jul. 16 (News) - A federal appeals court late Friday temporarily suspended its ban on enforcement of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, reversing course for the second time this month on how and when the Pentagon must stop discharging gay soldiers and sailors.

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Brown 'targeted by Sunday Times'

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - By James Landale - Jul. 12 (News Report) - Gordon Brown is said to be "shocked" after it was alleged the Sunday Times targeted his personal information when he was Chancellor. Documents and a phone recording suggest "blagging" was used to obtain private financial and property details. The Browns also fear medical records relating to their son Fraser, whom the Sun revealed in 2006 had cystic fibrosis, may have been obtained.

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Judges in US, Canada approve Nortel patents sale

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Business Week - By Randall Chase - Jul. 11 (News) - U.S. and Canadian judges on Monday approved a $4.5 billion cash bid from a consortium that includes smartphone makers Apple and Research In Motion for thousands of patents held by bankrupt telecom-equipment maker Nortel Networks Corp.

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Iowa Democrats: Party is trying to stay in the game

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

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Stephen Colbert's running PAC shtick creates sticky mess

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Politico - By Kenneth P. Vogel - Jun. 30 (News) - Advocates of reducing the power of money in politics thought they had found a champion in the unlikely person of Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert, whose ongoing shtick about forming a political action committee brought more attention to their cause than all their press releases, testimony and legal briefs combined.

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How the Same-Sex Marriage Deal Nearly Collapsed

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Michael Barbaro - Jun. 27 (News Report) - Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s deal with two lawmakers was just one of many remarkable behind-the-scenes scenes of recent weeks.

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National impact from New York marriage law: experts

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Jessica Dye - Jun. 26 (News Analysis) - When New York became the sixth and by far the largest state to legalize same-sex marriage, following a grueling overtime session in the state Legislature on Friday, it immediately transformed the national debate over the issue, legal experts said.

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Supreme Court has given firms a stronger hand

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By David G. Savage - Jun. 25 (News Report) - This year, it gave firms a stronger shield against class actions. But it also ruled for several individuals suing employers and made it easier for car crash victims to sue automakers.The Supreme Court, which winds up its term Monday, has once again shown itself to be highly skeptical of large lawsuits against big business, regardless of whether the suits are intended to protect workers, consumers or the environment.

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2 Top Lawyers Lost to Obama in Libya War Policy Debate

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Charlie Savage - Jun. 18 (News) - President Obama rejected the views of top lawyers at the Pentagon and the Justice Department when he decided that he had the legal authority to continue American military participation in the air war in Libya without Congressional authorization, according to officials familiar with internal administration deliberations.

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The five most dangerous countries for women

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 07:42:08 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By Ariel Zirulnick - Jun. 16 (Special Report) - TrustLaw, an organization that provides legal aid and information on women's rights, set out to determine which countries were the most dangerous for women. By polling more than 200 international gender experts on general perception of danger and six other issues – health threats, discrimination, cultural and religious norms, sexual violence, nonsexual violence, and trafficking – TrustLaw determined that women were at the most risk in the following five countries.

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John Edwards’s lawyers expect indictment Friday

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Jerry Markon - Jun. 03 (News) - Lawyers for former Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards expect that he will be indicted Friday on federal campaign finance charges after plea negotiations with the Justice Department did not produce an agreement, people familiar with the talks said.

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