Blagojevich seeks disclosure of secret FBI tapes in retrial
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's lawyers file a second pre trial motion to allow about 100 excerpts of sealed FBI recordings to be played at his April corruption retrial. The tapes allegedly show he tried to trade an Obama Senate appointment for political favors, including naming Lisa Madigan. He faces 23 charges after a deadlocked first trial.
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Seven charged with aiding Taliban plot in New York case
Federal officials in New York say seven people are charged with conspiring to aid the Taliban. Two defendants allegedly agreed to sell missiles to defend Taliban heroin laboratories in Afghanistan against U.S. forces.
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Chocolate funding Ivory Coast leader Gbagbo faces cocoa protests
Critics say chocolate profits fund Laurent Gbagbo’s rule in Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producer, while activists push for export bans and lifelong labor reforms. The Tulane-U.S. Labor study notes 1.8 million child workers and low schooling among Ivorian cocoa laborers amid ongoing fair trade pressure.
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Egyptian military warns end to strikes as protests swell
Egypt's ruling military council urged an end to strikes and demonstrations as thousands of state workers demand higher pay amid labor unrest linked to the uprising that toppled Mubarak. Soldiers cleared Tahrir Square after two weeks of round the clock protests, tents and medical clinics.
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