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AP Enterprise: NRA-backed self-defense laws' impact murky; 2 Miss. clerks kill, only 1 charged
Associated Press WriterJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A convenience store clerk chased down a man and shot him dead over a case of beer this summer and was charged with murder. A week later, a clerk at another Jackson convenience store followed and fatally shot a man he said tried...Tags: Court Administration, Jackie Gleason, Theft, Justice System, Texas
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International Documentary Assn. honors genre's filmmakers
Rob Epstein's acclaimed 1984 documentary, "The Times of Harvey Milk," won the Oscar for best documentary and several other prizes, including the special jury honor at the Sundance Film Festival.
But as Epstein recalls, "We couldn't get anyone to...Tags: Academy Awards, Movies, Michael Moore, Film Festivals, Werner Herzog
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Coming home to a new America
Two weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks, I packed up my L.A. home and moved to Latin America with my wife and family.
In the years that followed, I watched the United States from afar. My country went to war and elected George W. Bush to a second term....Tags: George Bush, Bananas, Consumer Electronics Industry, Democracy, Foreclosures
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Three Keys To Fighting Terrorism
Barack Obama's inspirational presidential victory presents the United States with a rare opportunity to start fresh in many areas, domestically and internationally. And while he has no shortage of challenges, perhaps the most important remains the...Tags: George Bush, Philosophy, Government, Religious Conflicts, Terrorism
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Post-Sept. 11 program faces more problems getting secure identification to port workers
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — A security program spurred by the 9/11 attacks to safeguard seaports has hit yet another snag, causing concern that commerce could be slowed during the busy holiday season. House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson said...Tags: Employees, Michael Chertoff, Defense, AFL-CIO, Mississippi
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Report says discrimination against Muslims still on rise, although down from post-9/11 spike
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Discrimination and hate crimes against Arab-Americans have dropped in recent years after a spike following the 9/11 attacks, but such prejudice is still more common than in the 1980s and 1990s, according to a report by an...Tags: Government, Crimes, Jerry Falwell, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Discrimination
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Unfair to ask India to show restraint
India has suffered its own "9/11," and some of its feelings of rage are now, with some justification, directed at Pakistan ("Evidence of ties to Pakistan mounts," Dec. 3). Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice went to India to try to help resolve the...Tags: Sykesville, Condoleezza Rice
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Would-be LAX bomber is resentenced to 22 years
Ahmed Ressam, the "millennium bomber" convicted of plotting to blow up Los Angeles International Airport, was resentenced to 22 years in prison Wednesday after a federal judge found that solitary confinement and repeated interrogations had helped cause...Tags: Court Administration, Prosecution, Terrorism, Armed Conflicts, Justice System
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'Civilized nations' must stay united
The world was shocked after the brutal 9/11 terrorists attacks. However, the recent attacks in Mumbai made it evident that other nations need to be safer and must fight terrorism, as well. There have been terrorist attacks in India in the past decade...Tags: Terrorism, Bethlehem Township (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Lawsuit against ex-prosecutor stays alive
Associated Press WriterA former federal prosecutor is not immune to a lawsuit over his handling of the first terror-related case after 9/11, a judge said Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Marianne Battani rejected Richard Convertino's request that the lawsuit be dismissed. A...Tags: Court Administration, Crimes, Prosecution, Terrorism, Justice System
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Judge: Man whose conviction was thrown out in Mich. terrorism case can sue ex-prosecutor
Associated Press WriterDETROIT (AP) _ A man whose conviction in the first terror-related case after 9/11 was thrown out can sue a former federal prosecutor over his handling of the case, a judge said Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Marianne Battani rejected Richard Convertino's...Tags: Court Administration, Crimes, Prosecution, Terrorism, Justice System
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Big Three ask for money -- again
Today's question: In their business plans submitted to lawmakers on Tuesday, did the Big Three executives ask Congress for the right things? What kind of "strings" should be attached to any financial deal for Detroit? Previously, Ikenson and Burtless...Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Government, Employees, Budgets and Budgeting, Collective Contract
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