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Today's Crimes and Trials: US attorney has left Landrieu phone caper case Assembly practices go on trial with former Pa. rep Chicago alderman pleads guilty in corruption case Terrorism suspect's father headed to NYC court Neighbor: Peterson assumed he would be suspected Pakistani scientist's trial hits closing arguments La. senator to stop blocking Obama nominees Pakistani took chance to kill Americans: prosecutors Informant cross-examined in NJ corruption bust Attorney: Rip Torn heading to rehab after arrest Fla. man pleads not guilty in Thanksgiving slaying Ore. faith healing case: Jury deliberations resume Opening statements begin in Pa. corruption trial Trial to open in Philly armored car murder case Mistrust in the eyes of rescued Haitian children Polanski appeal could take a year: official Continental on trial for Concorde Paris crash Polanski's Swiss detention 'could last a year' Swift murder conviction in abortion doctor's death Trial in slaying of 3 Pittsburgh cops to be moved US attorney has left Landrieu phone caper case Mon, 1 Feb 2010 07:00 pm PST AP - The top federal prosecutor for New Orleans has removed himself from the case of four conservative activists arrested last week while trying to capture hidden camera footage in a senator's office, the Department of Justice said Monday. Full Story Top Assembly practices go on trial with former Pa. rep Mon, 1 Feb 2010 06:43 pm PST AP - The Legislature's practices went on trial Monday along with a former state lawmaker and three of his aides, as prosecutors and defense attorneys described how taxpayer resources have been used to run campaigns while disagreeing sharply about who was to blame. Full Story Top Chicago alderman pleads guilty in corruption case Mon, 1 Feb 2010 04:28 pm PST AP - A Chicago alderman has pleaded guilty to bribery and tax fraud charges and resigned his seat. Full Story Top Terrorism suspect's father headed to NYC court Mon, 1 Feb 2010 02:43 pm PST AP - The father of an airport driver accused of trying to cook up bombs made from beauty supplies in a Colorado hotel for an attack on New York City was charged Monday with trying to get rid of chemicals and other evidence. Full Story Top Neighbor: Peterson assumed he would be suspected Mon, 1 Feb 2010 02:33 pm PST AP - Drew Peterson seemed distraught upon finding his third wife dead in her bathtub, and he immediately suggested he would be a suspect in her death, a witness testified Monday. Full Story Top Pakistani scientist's trial hits closing arguments Mon, 1 Feb 2010 02:21 pm PST AP - Jurors heard a U.S.-trained Pakistani scientist portrayed Monday in closing arguments at her attempted murder trial as both a would-be terrorist determined to kill Americans and a fearful woman framed by the government. Full Story Top La. senator to stop blocking Obama nominees Mon, 1 Feb 2010 01:56 pm PST AP - U.S. Sen. David Vitter said Monday he'll stop delaying President Barack Obama's nominees to be federal prosecutors and judges in Louisiana. Full Story Top Pakistani took chance to kill Americans: prosecutors Mon, 1 Feb 2010 01:41 pm PST Reuters - A Pakistani woman accused of shooting at U.S. interrogators in Afghanistan committed an act of premeditated violence against the United States, prosecutors said during closing arguments of her attempted murder trial on Monday. Full Story Top Informant cross-examined in NJ corruption bust Mon, 1 Feb 2010 12:34 pm PST AP - Defense lawyers got their first chance on Monday to cross-examine a government witness at the center of New Jersey's largest-ever corruption sting, and the opening salvos took on the religious convictions of the man, an Orthodox Jew. Full Story Top Attorney: Rip Torn heading to rehab after arrest Mon, 1 Feb 2010 12:07 pm PST AP - Rip Torn was so intoxicated when he broke into a Connecticut bank carrying a loaded gun that he thought he was home, taking off his hat and boots and leaving them by the door, according to court records. Full Story Top Fla. man pleads not guilty in Thanksgiving slaying Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:30 am PST AP - A man accused of fatally shooting four relatives in Florida after Thanksgiving dinner has pleaded not guilty to all counts. Full Story Top Ore. faith healing case: Jury deliberations resume Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:22 am PST AP - A jury has resumed deliberations in the faith healing trial of an Oregon City couple charged with criminally negligent homicide in the death of their 16-year-old son. Full Story Top Opening statements begin in Pa. corruption trial Mon, 1 Feb 2010 07:54 am PST AP - Opening statements are under way in the trial of a former state lawmaker and three former aides arrested in the Pennsylvania attorney general's legislative corruption investigation. Full Story Top Trial to open in Philly armored car murder case Mon, 1 Feb 2010 06:40 am PST AP - The murder trial for a man accused of killing two armored car guards in 2007 is set to begin in Philadelphia. Full Story Top Mistrust in the eyes of rescued Haitian children Mon, 1 Feb 2010 04:02 am PST AFP - The 33 children rescued from an alleged kidnapping by Americans who said they are missionaries huddled together at an orphanage outside Port-au-Prince, visibly mistrustful of adults. Full Story Top Polanski appeal could take a year: official Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:04 pm PST Reuters - Film director Roman Polanski could spend up to a year in courts appealing if Switzerland decided to extradite him to the United States, the Swiss justice minister was quoted as saying on Sunday. Full Story Top Continental on trial for Concorde Paris crash Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:09 pm PST AFP - US airline Continental and two of its employees go on trial this week for the manslaughter of 113 people who died in a Concorde crash that put an end to the dream of supersonic travel. Full Story Top Polanski's Swiss detention 'could last a year' Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:35 am PST AFP - A final decision on whether to extradite film maker Roman Polanski to the United States may be a year away, the Swiss justice minister said Sunday. Full Story Top Swift murder conviction in abortion doctor's death Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:11 am PST AP - An activist who confessed to gunning down one of the only U.S. doctors to offer late-term abortions faces a sentence of life in prison after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder. Full Story Top Trial in slaying of 3 Pittsburgh cops to be moved Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:01 pm PST AP - The state Supreme Court has ruled that a central Pennsylvania jury will decide the fate of a man accused of killing three Pittsburgh police officers. Full Story Top

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