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Virginia executes man in 1999 murder of woman, rape of her sister
March 19, 2010Kristie Reed was on the basement floor, her throat and wrists slashed. Her older sister, Stacie, was upstairs, dead from a stab wound to the heart. When police reached Kristie, who was then 14 years old, an officer leaned in and asked who had done this to her. Kristie mouthed two words: "Paul Powell."
Polanski lawyers seek inquiry into misconduct
March 19, 2010LOS ANGELES -- Roman Polanski's attorneys filed an appeal Thursday asking that a special counsel be appointed to investigate alleged judicial and prosecutorial misconduct in the fugitive director's 32-year-old sex case.
Fed appeals court won't rehear Ashcroft lawsuit
March 19, 2010BOISE, Idaho -- A federal appellate court said Thursday it wouldn't reconsider its ruling that former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be held personally responsible for misuse of the material witness statute after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Pakistan charges 5 Northern Virginia men in alleged terrorism plot
March 19, 2010 Authorities in Pakistan filed terrorism charges Wednesday against five Northern Virginia men and, for the first time, outlined an extensive plot that included plans to fight U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan and possibly an attack in the United States.
Idaho high court: No new trials for 6 on death row
March 19, 2010BOISE, Idaho -- The Idaho Supreme Court has denied requests from six death row inmates who said they were entitled to new trials because a U.S. Supreme Court ruling made after their convictions called on juries, not judges, to impose the death penalty.
Execution of Paul Warner Powell set for Thursday
March 19, 2010A Virginia man who killed a 16-year-old girl and then lurked at her Manassas home before raping and savagely attacking her 14-year-old sister in 1999 is scheduled to be executed Thursday at 9 p.m.
Judge rejects request to delay Blagojevich trial
March 19, 2010CHICAGO -- A federal judge refused Wednesday to postpone the June start of ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial, brushing aside defense attorneys' claims that they won't have enough time to prepare.
The corporate twist on election spending
March 19, 2010 Maryland Sens. Brian Frosh (D) and Jamie Raskin (D) suggest that "States can limit corporate and union spending on elections" [op-ed, March 13]. Specifically, they recommend legislation that would, in part, require that "corporate executives or union leaders seeking to make political campaign expenditures first obtain a majority vote of shareholders or union members . . . , which would guarantee that the move would reflect the will of shareholders or union members."
Data show surge in consumer cases in fiscal 2009
March 19, 2010WASHINGTON -- The number of new cases in federal courts related to consumer issues surged in the year ended last Sept. 30 as Americans battered by the recession fought foreclosures and downgraded debt ratings, data released Tuesday show.
Killer executed after Allen rejects plea
March 19, 2010JARRATT, VA., JAN. 4 -- A man who stopped a passing motorist, stole his car and killed him with a hunting knife was executed by injection tonight, becoming the fourth condemned murderer put to death in Virginia in the last three months.
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