Connecticut Governor resigns amid federal probe
Governor John G. Rowland announced his resignation amid a months long graft controversy and a federal investigation. The Republican leader acknowledged poor judgment after accepting gifts and improvements at his lakeside cottage. Rowland, 47, becomes the first U.S. governor in seven years to resign under pressure.
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Consent hearing centers on Bryant case verdict guidance
Kobe Bryant faced a two day hearing focusing on the jury instruction about consent in the rape case. Defense wants acquittal if consent is proven while prosecutors argue the sex was against the victim's will. In Ingushetia assailants attacked the Interior Ministry and killed the acting minister amid Chechen insurgent violence.
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Nader Names Peter Camejo as Green Party Running Mate
Presidential candidate Ralph Nader announced Peter Camejo a longtime Green Party activist will join his ticket Camejo praised for civil rights and labor rights work of the 1960s and 70s at a Washington news conference The move boosts Nader's ballot access and endorsement prospects in multiple states
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Insurgents kill four Marines west of Baghdad amid Iraq tension
Four U S Marines were killed and a soldier wounded in a mortar attack near Baghdad as U S and Iraqi forces face rising violence ahead of sovereignty handover. In Ramadi, insurgents killed four Marines in a walled compound while Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt confirmed the killings. South Korea plans to deploy 3,000 troops to Iraq despite a ransom video showing Kim Sun-il pleading for mercy, with al Zarqawi linked kidnappers threatening more decapitations.
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Supreme Court rules they must give name to police
The court 5-4 holds people who refuse to provide their name to police can be arrested though no crime is proven. The decision upholds state laws permitting name requests but stops short of imposing driver license like ID. Justice Kennedy writes for the majority while Stevens cautions the reach is too broad.
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Dudley” Hubel
Tarantino plans Kill Bill Part 3 in distant future
Quentin Tarantino said he intends to shoot a third Kill Bill installment about the daughter of a killer, with Uma Thurman’s The Bride seeking revenge on Bill. He aims for high ambitions and warns the project could come 15 years from now amid promotion for Kill Bill Vol. 2.
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