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Former baseball player called in Clemens case
The judge in the Roger Clemens perjury case is allowing the government to call former major leaguer David Segui (seh-GEE') and another man as witnesses. Prosecutors want to question Segui about a conversation from around 2001 in which Clemens' strength coach, Brian McNamee, is said to have told Segui he ...
Missouri opts for untested drug for executions
The same anesthetic that caused the overdose death of pop star Michael Jackson is now the drug of choice for executions in Missouri, causing a stir among critics who question how the state can guarantee a drug untested for lethal injection won't cause pain and suffering for the condemned. Last ...
US Attorney Fitzgerald to talk life after Chicago
U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald seemed perfectly suited for his job: Relentless in going after corruption and seemingly oblivious to the politics of the public figures, government officials and business leaders his office prosecuted and sent to prison. On Thursday, the man who held the job of U.S. attorney for the ...
Jury in John Edwards trial deliberates for 5th day
As jurors in the John Edwards campaign corruption trial deliberated for a fifth day Thursday, legal experts cautioned it's still too early to read too much into their discussions. While the former presidential candidate, the media and court observers look for clues to what the jury is thinking, legal experts ...
Iran rejects West's proposal on nuclear curbs
Iranian negotiators on Thursday rejected proposals by six world powers to curb Tehran's nuclear program, and demanded answers to their own counteroffer meant to alleviate concerns about the Islamic Republic's ability to build atomic weapons. The stance underscored the difficulties facing the nuclear talks as both sides stake out their ...
NYPD: Person implicated in Etan Patz death
A man in custody who has implicated himself in the death of 6-year-old Etan Patz has been tied to the case in the past, a law enforcement official said Thursday. The boy's disappearance 33 years ago on his way to school helped launch a missing children's movement that put kids' ...
Unabomber updates Harvard University alumni book
Harvard University alumni attending their 50th class reunion this week are getting updates on classmates, but one person stands out among those sharing news about career moves, retirements and grandkids — Unabomber Ted Kaczynski. Kaczynski graduated in 1962 and is locked up in the federal Supermax prison in Colorado for ...
Idaho town seeks to lure gun and ammo makers
This small community in the forested, western foothills of the Rocky Mountains was created as a company town to house workers for the nation's largest white pine sawmill, and its tidy homes and straight, tree-lined streets are a testament to its planners. But the town has slumbered since the Potlatch ...
Romney: Obama doesn't get free enterprise system
Mitt Romney is trying to counter President Barack Obama's argument that he would bring back Republican Party economic policies that have proved unworkable. Romney tells Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends" that Obama is attacking capitalism while trying to drive America toward a European-style, government-dominated society. Romney says: "It's kind ...
Gulf fishermen reel from seafood troubles
Gloom infects the hard-working shrimp and crab docks of this gritty fishing town as the second full year of fishing since BP's catastrophic oil spill kicks into high gear. Usually folks are upbeat and busy in May, when shrimpers get back to work in Louisiana's rich waters. This spring, though, ...
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