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CNN reporter: Network censored footage of Iraq ‘war crime’
A former CNN Iraq correspondent suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder says his employers wouldn’t run footage he filmed of what he describes as a war crime by US troops, an Australian news source reports. Michael Ware, who covered Iraq for CNN from 2006 until last year, describes the incident as…
Dead Sea Scrolls debate spurs NY criminal trial
Academic dispute about Dead Sea Scrolls spurs NYC criminal trial over plagiarism accusations It’s a case of ancient history meeting 21st century tactics. A New York attorney went on trial Tuesday on criminal charges that accuse him of adopting electronic aliases to discredit one of his professor-father’s academic rivals. The…
Sweden to reopen rape probe of WikiLeaks founder
STOCKHOLM (AFP) – A top Swedish prosecutor said Wednesday she would reopen a rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, overturning a previous ruling to quash a probe of the Australian. “There is reason to believe that a crime has been committed. Considering information available at present, my judgement is…
Review finds flawed North Carolina cases, including executions
Gov’t-ordered review finds crime lab evidence errors in 190 NC cases, including 3 executions Analysts at North Carolina’s crime lab omitted, overstated or falsely reported blood evidence in dozens of cases, including three that ended in executions and another where two men were convicted of killing Michael Jordan’s father, according…
Brewer: Fight over AZ law ‘far from over’
PHOENIX, Arizona  Arizona Governor Jan Brewer said Wednesday she would swiftly appeal a judge’s ruling blocking key parts of a new state immigration law, vowing to take it all the way to the Supreme Court. “This fight is far from over. In fact, it is just the beginning, and…
Vatican fast-tracks pedophile priest probe
VATICAN CITY (AFP) – The Vatican on Thursday issued new rules on the handling of abuse cases amid a worldwide scandal, ordering quicker investigations of paedophile priests and extending the statute of limitations. Announcing the measures in a bid to fend off accusations of high-level complacency, the Church also classified…
Police chiefs worried Arizona immigration law will increase crime meet with Attorney General
Update at bottom: Chiefs claim Holder told them federal challenge is imminent A group of police chiefs who have launched a campaign against the new Arizona immigration law which they believe will damage community relations with law enforcement agencies across the nation are set to meet with Attorney General Eric…
Police chiefs worried Arizona immigration law will increase crime meet with Attorney General
A group of police chiefs who have launched a campaign against the new Arizona immigration law which they believe will damage community relations with law enforcement agencies across the nation are set to meet with Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday morning. A press release sent to RAW STORY states,…
Virginia governor gives NRA monopoly on teaching gun safety to kids
The Republican governor of Virginia has quietly changed a state law last month that would teach gun safety to elementary school students, mandating that it use a gun safety program run by the NRA. The National Rifle Association exerts considerable influence in American politics, and has recently won a series…
Fact check: US border violence actually on the decline
Arizona’s Republican governor, Jan Brewer, would have you believe that Arizona is the repeated victim of terrorism at the hands of marauding illegal immigrant gangs. “Arizona has been under terrorist attacks, if you will, with all of this illegal immigration that has been taking place on our very porous border,”…
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