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3 Men Beaten By Philly Cops Acquitted
Posted: Thursday 07/02/09 12:08 PM EDT
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Jurors who watched a 10-minute news videotape (seen above) of the violent arrest said it did not influence their verdict on the attempted murder and other charges related to a triple shooting earlier that night.
Miracle Crash Survivor Returns Home
Posted: Thursday 07/02/09 10:41 AM EDT
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A French government plane carrying the young girl believed to be the only survivor of an Indian Ocean plane crash arrived Thursday at a Paris airport from Comoros.
Bahia Bakari, 14, was brought back to France on the plane carrying a government minister and other French officials.
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Iranian Mohsen Kadivar (R) leads demonstrators in prayer during a vigil to remember those killed following protests in Iran, outside the Iranian embassy in New York June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES POLITICS CONFLICT)
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A demonstrator gestures during a vigil to remember those killed following protests in Iran, outside the Iranian embassy in New York June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES POLITICS CONFLICT)
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Demonstrators pray during a vigil to remember those killed following protests in Iran, outside the Iranian embassy in New York June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES POLITICS CONFLICT)
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Demonstrators listen to a speaker during a peaceful gathering to protest the election results in Iran, outside the Iranian embassy in New York June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES POLITICS CONFLICT)
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Demonstrators listen to a speaker during a peaceful gathering to protest the election results in Iran, outside the Iranian embassy in New York June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES POLITICS CONFLICT)
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A demonstrator holds a banner during a demonstration to protest human rights abuses in Iran, outside Iranian Embassy in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 19, 2009. (AP Photo)
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A demonstrator holds a banner during a rally to protest the outcome of the presidential election in Iran, outside the Iranian Embassy in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 19, 2009. (AP Photo)
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A demonstrator holds his baby near a banner, during a rally to protest the outcome of the presidential election in Iran, outside the Iranian Embassy in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 19, 2009. (AP Photo)
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Demonstrators pray during a vigil to remember those killed following protests in Iran, outside the Iranian embassy in New York June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES POLITICS CONFLICT)
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Demonstrators organized by several groups, including Reporters Without Borders, hold banners during a demonstration to protest human rights abuses in Iran, outside Spain's Foreign Ministry in central Madrid, Friday, June 19, 2009. Protesters carried banners reading, 'Where is my vote?' and 'For a secular Iran' and 'Human rights for Iran'.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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Cynthia McKinney Captured By Israeli Navy
Posted: Tuesday 06/30/09 06:23 PM EDT
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli navy intercepted a ship carrying foreign peace activists this week, including former U.S. lawmaker and Green Party leader Cynthia McKinney.
McKinney, a longtime activist for the Palestinians, says her boat, the Spirit of Humanity, was carrying medical supplies, cement, olive trees and children's toys to Gaza when it was seized by an Israeli navy ship.
Justices Delay Troy Davis' Execution Appeal
Posted: Monday 06/29/09 04:51 PM EDT
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CNN -- The U.S. Supreme Court delayed a decision on whether to accept an appeal from a Georgia death row inmate who has gained international support for his claims of innocence in the the murder of a Savannah police officer two decades ago.
The justices were scheduled to announce Monday whether they would take the case of Troy Davis, but no order was released. The court is expected to take up the matter again in September.
Madoff Hit With 150-Year Prison Sentence
Posted: Monday 06/29/09 01:19 PM EDT
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NEW YORK -- Historic swindler Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison Monday for a fraud so extensive that the judge said he needed to send a symbolic message to potential imitators and to victims who demanded harsh punishment.
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