Skilling proclaims innocence in Enron trial
Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling told jurors he resigned due to weariness and a falling share price, not foreknowledge of disaster. He declared absolute innocence and described his nervousness as his life potentially on the line. He contrasted his later calm, offered a business lecture on Enron, and said he never saw the collapse coming.
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Petrocelli
Kenneth Lay
Wall Street
Andrew Fastow
Immigration rally sweeps Texas urging legal status for illegals
A Texas wide protest drew tens of thousands in Houston El Paso Austin and Tyler as demonstrators urged Congress to provide legal status for about 11 million undocumented immigrants. The Houston march from Guadalupe Park to Allen's Landing featured 36 year old Victor Ibarra from Reynosa and 9 year old Murphy Alvarez leading chants. In El Paso about 300 from Sunland Park NM joined, waving American flags and calling for peaceful solidarity. In Austin roughly 1 200 students walked out and thousands gathered at the Capitol and Governor's Mansion while speakers pressed for expanded rights for undocumented workers. The rally follows Congress stalling an immigration reform bill that would have offered a path to citizenship.
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New Mexico
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Selena Ibaare
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Michoacan
Avelar
Omar Nieto
McCallum High School
Austin Community College
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Mexico City
Senate
Judge orders jail, fine for TWU union leader over NYC strike
New York judge orders Roger Toussaint jailed 10 days and fined 1000 dollars for criminal contempt after a 60 hour illegal subway and bus strike that began December 20. Two deputies receive 500 dollar fines. Toussaint may appeal and stay free for 30 days. Jesse Derris, TWU Local 100 spokesman, confirmed the decision.
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New York City
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Toussaint
Transport Workers Union Local 100
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Perry tax swap plan faces House vote delay
STATE AUSTIN Republican leaders withhold support for a $6 billion tax swap backed by Gov. Perry days before a special session on school funding. House Speaker Craddick meets privately with members to gauge support as the plan aims to cut property taxes by one third. Craddick spokesman Cutrone says reaction in the House remains unclear.
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Craddick
Chris Cutrone
Baghdad confronts sectarian violence after shrine bombing
Western Baghdad districts once handed to Iraqi forces see renewed U S patrols as death squad violence spikes after the Samarra Shiite shrine bombing. U S troops shift to confronting death squads while Iraqi forces struggle to curb Shiite Sunni attacks.
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Attorneys say DNA tests find no Duke lacrosse match
Durham NC Attorneys for the Duke University lacrosse players said DNA testing by the state crime lab found no link between any team members and the alleged rape of a stripper hired for a March 13 party. The results were reported to police and prosecutors hours earlier.
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Seventh inmate released in error from Nueces County Jail
Corpus Christi Texas The Nueces County Jail mistakenly released a seventh inmate this year and he was found and returned the same day. Inmate Abraham Saborit had been booked Friday on misdemeanor charges and released to the Alternative to Incarcerations program before returning to custody. Authorities say an outstanding war rant outside the county should have kept him in custody. Sheriff Rebecca Stutts did not respond to a request for comment.
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Associated Press
Hamas Quietly Moves to End Gaza Violence Surge
In Jerusalem the new Hamas led government seeks to quell Gaza rocket fire by urging rival militias to refrain without official sanction. Hamas says it still supports resistance, but aims to organize and control attacks as it focuses on governing both territories. Ghazi Hamad says talks with other factions are planned to coordinate resistance.
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