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Taliban claims to have soldier
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The Taliban released a video Friday purporting to show a U.S. soldier who was captured more than five months ago in eastern Afghanistan. Comment?
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Pakistan police: Americans may face terror charges
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... charges fall under sections of Pakistan's anti-terrorism law, and the punishments range from seven years to life in prison, the police official said in a phone interview. The FBI is also looking into what potential charges they could face in the ... Comment?
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Lazarenko says criminal case against him will be put to rest after election
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... es related to businessman Petro Kyrychenko's testimony. A court in San Francisco sentenced Lazarenko to nine years in prison in August 2006. 25.12.2009 Comment?
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Inmates make child-size furniture for Shriners
... transferred to other prisons because of state budget cuts. But each said he learned skills he'll carry outside the prison walls. "We hope the furniture puts a smile on the kids' faces," inmate Brett Malloy said. Shriners Hospital spokesman Christian ... Comment?
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Hochul gains U.S. attorney nomination
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William J. Hochul Jr., a career federal prosecutor who handled the Lackawanna Six case and other high-profile criminal prosecutions, has been nominated by President Obama to be the next U.S. attorney for Western New York. Comment?
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Pakistan police: Americans may face terror char ...
... charges fall under sections of Pakistan's anti-terrorism law, and the punishments range from seven years to life in prison, the police official said in a phone interview. The FBI is also looking into what potential charges they could face in the ... Comment?
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Detective Holmes' creator consulted psychic in Toledo
On his first visit to Toledo on Oct. 19, 1894, Scottish-born Arthur Conan Doyle discussed his captivating books featuring detective Sherlock Holmes. Comment?
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A massive winter storm forced scores of US churches to cancel Christmas services today as blizzards and freezing rain brought treacherous holiday travel conditions for millions of Americans. Comment?
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Taliban video claims to be of captured US soldier
The Taliban released a video Friday purporting to show a U.S. soldier who was captured more than five months ago in eastern Afghanistan. Comment?
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Chronic drunk driver charged with DUI
A 44-year-old Shirley man was arrested Wednesday night and charged for the seventh time with drunken driving. Comment?
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NJ dad rejoices in return of son held in Brazil
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For the first time in five years, a New Jersey father went to bed knowing that no last-minute legal appeal could keep him from his mop-haired son, who was finally back on U.S. soil after a tumultuous intercontinental custody battle involving his Brazilian stepfamily. Comment?
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Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo sentenced to 11 years in jail
One of China 's most prominent human rights activists was condemned today to 11 years in prison, prompting a furious backlash from domestic bloggers and international civil society groups. Comment?
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The Vatican says the woman who jumped the barricade and toppled Pope Benedict XVI to the floor during Christmas Eve Mass is the same one who tried to reach him at Midnight Mass last year. Comment?
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Porn website founders sentenced,
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People's Court on December 25 tried the four people behind the pornographic website web mocxi.com and sentenced them to a total of 6.3 years in prison. Comment?
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Rights groups, West blast China over sentence for leading dissident
... in China. China's most prominent dissident, Liu Xiaobo, has been sentenced by a Beijing court to 11 years in prison for "incitement to subvert state power." The verdict has been met with sharp criticism by rights groups. The response in the ... Comment?
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DeWitt's Jack Schultz handles last Christmas court duty
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... Smith fails to do that or is one minute late for any of his probation visits, Walsh promised him four years in state prison. As the defendant was escorted back out of the courtroom by deputies, the judge delivered a final message to the rest of the ... Comment?
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Good deeds might come back to you
He fled a "nightmare" childhood for the uncertainty of foster care, maneuvered through several years behind bars and a jail break that turned him into a fugitive, and steeped much of his free time in alcohol. Comment?
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Veteran prosecutor in northern Indiana picked for U.S. attorney
President Barack Obama has chosen the interim U.S. attorney for northern Indiana to remain the district's top federal prosecutor. Comment?
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Huge U.S. storm curtails Christmas celebrations
A massive winter storm forced scores of U.S. churches to cancel Christmas services on Friday as blizzards and freezing rain brought treacherous holiday travel conditions for millions of Americans. Comment?
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Inmates' suit over diet full of hot air?
Does tofu constitute cruel and unusual punishment? Nine inmates are suing over their soy-laden prison diet. Comment?
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