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Analysis: U.S. civilian courts await extradited militants
Tue,10 Apr 2012 11:11 PM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the Obama administration declared it wanted to put suspects involved in the September 11, 2001, attacks on trial in a New York federal courtroom, cries of outrage erupted in the U.S. Congress. Both Democrats and Republicans worried this would put New York City in the crosshairs for new al Qaeda attacks. Congress eventually passed a law forbidding the administration from trying alleged September 11 conspirators, or any other militants detained at the U.S. military facility at Guantanamo, Cuba, in U.S. civilian courts. ...
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Los Angeles Resident Sentenced to 102 Months for Firearms and Narcotics Violations
Tue,10 Apr 2012 08:21 PM PDT
PR Newswire - SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced today that Los Angeles resident, Calvin Colbert, 24, was sentenced to 102 months in federal prison by United States District Judge George H. Wu. Colbert was arrested in 2009 as part of an ATF and San Bernardino Police Department (SBPD) investigation for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base in the form of crack cocaine. Full Story | Top |
Tulsa residents want death penalty in shootings
Tue,10 Apr 2012 03:12 PM PDT
Associated Press -  Within hours of shootings that terrified Tulsa's north side and left three people dead, leaders of the predominantly black community declared the spree a hate crime and warned of a possible vigilante response.
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Olazabal arrested for driving 97 mph after Masters
Tue,10 Apr 2012 10:50 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - European Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal was arrested for speeding shortly after leaving Augusta National, Georgia police said on Tuesday. The Spaniard, the 1994 and 1999 Masters champion, was clocked driving 97 miles an hour in a 65 mph zone when stopped by an Effingham County Sheriff's deputy on Monday, sheriff's spokesman David Ehsanipoor told Reuters. Olazabal, who missed the cut in last weekend's Masters tournament, posted a $621 cash bond and was released. "He was very cooperative and apologetic," Ehsanipoor said. ... Full Story | Top |
Golf-Olazabal arrested for driving 97 mph after Masters
Tue,10 Apr 2012 10:44 AM PDT
Reuters - April 10 (Reuters) - European Ryder Cup captain Jose MariaOlazabal was arrested for speeding shortly after leaving AugustaNational, Georgia police said on Tuesday. The Spaniard, the 1994 and 1999 Masters champion, wasclocked driving 97 miles an hour in a 65 mph zone when stoppedby an Effingham County Sheriff's deputy on Monday, sheriff'sspokesman David Ehsanipoor told Reuters. Olazabal, who missed the cut in last weekend's Masterstournament, posted a $621 cash bond and was released. "He was very cooperative and apologetic," Ehsanipoor said. ... Full Story | Top |
4 more jurors sought in Hudson family murder trial
Tue,10 Apr 2012 09:32 AM PDT
Associated Press -  Prosecutors and attorneys for the man charged with murdering three of actress and singer Jennifer Hudson's family members resumed vetting potential jurors on Tuesday as they sought to fill the final four spots for his upcoming trial.
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Militant Irish nationalists renew threats, 6 arrested
Mon,9 Apr 2012 04:48 PM PDT
Reuters - BELFAST (Reuters) - Police in Northern Ireland arrested six men in Londonderry on Monday after a group of Irish militant nationalists threatened renewed armed attacks on law enforcement during a ceremony attended by hundreds at a city graveyard. A man wearing a balaclava said Oglaigh na hEireann, also known as the Real IRA, would "continue to attack Crown Force personnel, their installations, as well as British interests and infrastructure," in footage broadcast by television station UTV. ... Full Story | Top |
Possible Hudson family murder trial jurors queried
Mon,9 Apr 2012 01:04 PM PDT
Associated Press - A judge Monday began the multiple-day process of questioning potential jurors at the Chicago trial of the man accused of killing singer and Oscar winning actress Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew.
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Defense: Terror convict should get 6.5 years max
Mon,9 Apr 2012 11:23 AM PDT
Associated Press - A Massachusetts man convicted of conspiring to help al-Qaida has written a letter to the judge who will sentence him, highlighting his work as a teacher and his plan — before his arrest — to set up a diabetes treatment clinic in Saudi Arabia. Full Story | Top |
Jury selection in Hudson family murder trial
Mon,9 Apr 2012 06:06 AM PDT
Associated Press - A judge will question would-be jurors as jury selection begins in earnest Monday at the Chicago trial of the man accused of murdering singer and Oscar winning actress Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew.
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