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  • Judge won't dismiss Sen. Stevens' case (Reuters) - Reuters - A federal judge on Thursday rejected a request by Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska to dismiss the charges or declare a mistrial.
  • O.J. Simpson trial nears conclusion in Las Vegas (Reuters) -

    O.J. Simpson appears in District Court during his trial at the Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada September 25, 2008. (Isaac Brekken/Pool/Reuters)Reuters - Lawyers in the robbery-kidnap trial of O.J. Simpson began closing arguments on Thursday in a case expected to hinge on what, if anything, he knew about guns carried by former co-defendants who testified against him.


  • U.S. soldier gets 8 months, discharge over killings of Iraqis (Reuters) - Reuters - A U.S. soldier who pleaded guilty to involvement in the fatal shooting of detainees in Iraq early last year has been sentenced to eight months in jail and will be discharged from the armed forces, the army said Thursday.
  • Judge denies bail for 'Rockefeller' in kidnap case (AP) -

    Kidnapping suspect Clark Rockefeller, also known as Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, is seen on a closed circuit television link from a holding cell alongside his Attorney Stephen Hrones following a bail hearing held in the Suffolk Superior Court House in Boston Massachusetts, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008. Rockefeller, who's bail of $500 million (355 million Euros) was not changed, is being held on charges of felony parental kidnapping and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon as a result of the alleged abduction of his 7-year-old daughter, Reigh Storrow Mills Boss, in July 2008. (AP Photo/CJ Gunther,Pool)AP - A judge has ordered the man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller held without bail in Boston, denying a request for lower bail by citing the defendant's history of deception.


  • Bourbon St. bouncer manslaughter cases dropped (AP) -

    A man sings Karaoke at a bar on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Desperate people queued for ice and food in the sweltering, still powerless suburbs of New Orleans on Thursday as life returned slowly to a swath of the US Gulf Coast deserted three days ago as Hurricane Gustav bore down.(AFP/Jim Watson)AP - Prosecutors dropped manslaughter charges Wednesday against the last two Bourbon Street bouncers accused of suffocating a visiting Georgia college student after a dispute about getting into a French Quarter karaoke bar on New Year's Eve 2004.


  • Uncle indicted in death of 12-year-old Vt. girl (AP) -

    In this June 30, 2008, file photo, Michael Jacques, 42, of Randolph Center, appears in Chelsea District Court in Chelsea, Vt. Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, the indictment of Jacques on charges he intentionally strangled 12-year-old Brooke Bennett. Brooke disappeared June 25 and was found dead a week later. (AP Photo/Pool, Stefan Hard)AP - Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that a man charged with drugging, sexually assaulting and killing his 12-year-old niece coerced another girl into aiding his plot by claiming to be part of a child-sex club that sometimes selected girls for "termination."


  • Former Calif. candidate indicted in mailings probe (AP) - AP - A federal grand jury indicted a former California congressional candidate on an obstruction-of-justice charge Wednesday after an investigation into a letter his campaign sent to Hispanic voters.
  • Jury ready to begin deliberations in OJ trial (AP) -

    O.J. Simpson appears in court with his attorney Yale Galanter during closing arguments in his trial at the Clark County Regional Justice Center Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, in Las Vegas. Simpson is charged with twelve counts including kidnapping, armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon stemming from an alleged incident involving the theft of his sports memorabilia. (AP Photo/ Jae C. Hong, Pool)AP - O.J. Simpson's lawyer told jurors Thursday that the former football star's effort to get items back from two sports memorabilia dealers was a mistake but not a crime, saying that "being stupid, and being frustrated is not being a criminal."


  • Police rushed to judge O.J. in Simpson case, jury told (AFP) -

    O.J. Simpson and defense attorney Yale Galanter in Las Vegas. Witnesses lied and police rushed to judgement in their zeal to arrest Simpson on robbery and kidnapping charges, the American football legend's defense lawyers told jurors(AFP/Getty Images/Pool)AFP - Witnesses lied and police rushed to judgement in their zeal to arrest O.J. Simpson on robbery and kidnapping charges, the American football legend's defense lawyers told jurors.


  • Judge: Sen. Stevens corruption trial to proceed (Reuters) -

    Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) walks in Capitol Hill in Washington September 27, 2008. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters)Reuters - A federal judge on Thursday rejected a request by Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska to dismiss the charges or declare a mistrial because prosecutors withheld helpful evidence from the defense.


  • Judge freezes $105K that Rezko may have to forfeit (AP) - AP - A federal judge on Wednesday froze more than $100,000 belonging to Antoin "Tony" Rezko, saying the money may be needed if she orders the prominent political fundraiser to forfeit a big chunk of his assets as punishment for masterminding political corruption.
  • Guilty plea from fan who manhandled mascot Mr. Met (AP) -

    In this April 11, 2005 file photo, New York Mets mascot Mr. Met reacts with the crowd during the Mets home opener against the Houston Astros at Shea Stadium in New York. A Mets fan accused of badgering the team's baseball-headed mascot in May 2008 has pleaded guilty to harassment Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)AP - A Mets fan accused of badgering the team's baseball-headed mascot has pleaded guilty to harassment. Authorities said Christien Hansen harassed the mascot at a game in May, refused to leave Shea Stadium and took a swing at a security guard.


  • SC trooper says he couldn't avoid suspect with car (AP) -

    This July 25, 2008, file photo shows South Carolina Trooper, Steven C. Garren , as he leaves Federal Court in Columbia, S.C. Garren is accused of using his patrol car to ram a fleeing suspect. The civil rights violation trial started Tuesday Sept. 30, 2008 in Greenville, S.C.(AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain,File)AP - A South Carolina state trooper accused of deliberately running down a suspect with his cruiser said Wednesday the crash was "an unavoidable accident" and that he regretted bragging about it afterward.


  • Notorious ex-fugitive appeals NY murder conviction (AP) - AP - A former fugitive convicted of killing a state trooper and wounding two others in 2006 continues to make trouble as an inmate as his lawyers move forward with an appeal, officials said.
  • Man indicted in Ohio house fire that killed 9 (AP) -

    This undated photo released by the Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Correction shows Antun Lewis who has been indicted by a federal grand jury for the 2005 house fire in Cleveland that killed nine people. (AP Photo/ho, Ohio DRC)AP - A man already in prison on drug and weapons charges was indicted Wednesday in a 2005 house fire that killed nine people, including eight children at a birthday sleepover.


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