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FBI informant testifies in New York synagogue bomb plot trial

Jurors in the trial of the four men accused of planning to blow up two Jewish houses of worship in New York City spent two days this week listening to and watching hours of dramatic footage recorded by an FBI informant in the case. Go here to read the rest: …

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Governor seeks release of American held in Cuba

HAVANA (Reuters) – New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson said on Thursday he urged Cuba to release a U.S. contractor, Alan Gross, held on the communist-run island since December on suspicion of spying and felt he had made “inroads” in the case that has stalled U.S.-Cuba relations.

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Hearing set for soldier in Obama birth certificate case

A court hearing is scheduled for Friday in the case of a soldier who has refused to deploy to Afghanistan until President Barack Obama proves that he was born in America and is legally eligible to be president. Read more here: Hearing set for soldier in Obama birth certificate case The …

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Texas asks if it executed an innocent man

A Texas state board revisited questions surrounding a 2004 execution on Friday amid warnings from critics of the controversial execution that the panel is trying to bury its own critical review of the case. Read this article: Texas asks if it executed an innocent man

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Suspected ‘bouquet bandit’ arrested

Police have made an arrest in the case of the “bouquet bandit,” in which a man robbed banks while wielding only a bouquet of fresh flowers and a potted plant. Excerpt from: Suspected ‘bouquet bandit’ arrested

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Ag chief: Former USDA worker’s case to be reviewed

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said early Wednesday that he will review the case of a former Agriculture Department official who resigned after a video clip surfaced of her discussing a white farmer. More here: Ag chief: Former USDA worker’s case to be reviewed

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Lindsay Lohan lawyer quits on eve of jail term

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Lindsay Lohan was due to surrender for jail on Tuesday but her lawyer was reported to have quit the case just hours before her court appearance.

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U.S. wants one trial in Stanford Ponzi case

TORONTO (Reuters) – On the first anniversary of the indictment of Texas financier Allen Stanford, prosecutors urged a federal judge not to sever the trial of a co-defendant who complained the case against the accused mastermind of a $7 billion Ponzi scheme had become a “circus.”

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Lawyer fired by Allen Stanford stays on case

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge rejected the request of a lawyer fired by Texas financier Allen Stanford, charged with running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, to withdraw from the case.

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California gay marriage ban trial to close in June

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The federal trial over California’s gay marriage ban moves to closing arguments in June, advocates from both sides of the case said on Wednesday.

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