9/11 suspect: 'I wish to be martyred'

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, who is on trial for the Sept. 11 terror attacks, told the Pentagon's war-crimes court today at Guantanamo Bay that he wants to be put to death, and therefore, become a martyr." Mohammed...

Saddam's former Foreign Minister, in court over merchant murders

"Tariq Aziz, once the international face of Saddam Hussein’s regime, is due toappear in a Baghdad court tomorrow accused of playing a part in theexecution of a group of merchants more than 15 years ago.Mr Aziz,...

NFL's letter to Vick

"NFL's letter to Vick Goodell says QB's admitted conduct 'reprehensible' The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 08/25/07 Commissioner Roger Goodell notified Michael Vick today that he is suspended...

Vick will not admit to killing dogs or gambling on dog fights

"Updated: August 24, 2007, 5:02 AM ETAtlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick will not admit to killing dogs or gambling on dog fights, as detailed in his indictment, when he enters a guilty plea in a...

Vick co-defendants expected to plead guilty today

"RICHMOND, Va. — More than a dozen satellite trucks were parked on the streets and a line of reporters formed outside the federal courthouse by 5:30 a.m. Friday anticipating the latest courtroom drama in the...

Two Vick co-defendants set for plea agreements

"Purnell Peace and Quanis Phillips will appear in federal court in Richmond on Thursday and Friday, respectively.Another of Vick’s original co-defendants, Tony Taylor, pleaded guilty July 30 to his role in a...

Sad War on Drugs Story

I am a 46 year old single mother of 4, grandmother of 4. I have no prior record. I hurt my back, working hard to support my children. The doctor gave me prescribed pain medication and I got addicted. I was entrapped into a drug deal for buying and selling 8 pills, to a snitch.

A jury not of his peers

Conrad Black is in Chicago this week being tried by a jury of middle class mid-westerners. I worry that his defense team has misread the rhetorical and logical habits of their judges. The local team kept it...

Two of Saddam's co-defendants are executed - Michael Fomkin

"Iraq has executed Saddam Hussein's half-brother and the former chief of the Revolutionary Court, says a prosecutor.  Barzan Ibrahim, Saddam's half brother and former intelligence chief, and Awad Hamed al-Bandar were hanged at dawn on Monday, said Munqith al-Faroon....

Court drops charges against Saddam

"Saddam Hussein's trial for the killing of 180,000 Kurds in the 1980s resumed Monday with the late dictator's seat empty, nine days after he went to the gallows. The court's first order of business was to drop all charges against Saddam. Six co-defendants still face charges...

Saddam co-defendants to be executed Thurs.

An Iraqi government official told The Associated Press on Wednesday that preparations were under way to hang two of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants on Thursday. Al-Arabiya satellite television and Al-Furat TV, run by Iraq's major Shiite Muslim political organization, both also...

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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