Obama declares no charges in CIA interrogation program
President Obama and Attorney General Holder said CIA personnel who employed harsh methods during the Bush era will not be prosecuted if actions followed legal advice at the time. Four previously secret memos detailing approval of interrogation tactics were released, including waterboarding and wall slams, with White House approval. Human rights groups urge accountability despite the assurances.
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Obama outlines plan for a high speed rail network
President Obama unveiled a plan to create a national high speed rail network linking major cities like Chicago to St. Louis and Orlando to Miami. He framed the effort as a down payment requiring congressional support and large federal investment, with Acela as the current benchmark and $8 billion earmarked within a $64 billion stimulus package for rail upgrades.
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Chechens Celebrate End of Crackdown in Grozny
Chechen crowds danced in Grozny and waved flags after President Medvedev ordered the end of Russia’s counterterrorism operation in Chechnya. Tens of thousands of federal troops are set to withdraw, boosting local leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s grip as schools reopen and traffic horns blare. The move cites a peaceful future and plans to reopen Grozny airport for international flights and trade.
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Medvedev calls for stronger political competition in Russia
In remarks released by the Kremlin Medvedev urged greater political competition and more freedom to protest signaling a possible shift from Putin’s liberal stance. He criticized the 2006 NGO law, saying officials view non-governmental groups as enemies of the state, though he said the law’s goal was not to block these groups.
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India vote begins amid deadly Maoist attacks on polling
The month long national election started with violence in eastern and central India as Maoist insurgents attacked polling stations and vehicles, killing 17 people. turnout varied from 46 to 86 percent among 140 million voters across 17 states, with the process spread over five phases and counting slated for May 16 to elect 543 members of the lower house.
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Al Capone love song to be released on CD
The Al Capone love ballad Madonna Mia, penned in Alcatraz, is being recorded for a CD decades after his imprisonment. An inscribed lyric copy is listed for 65,000 dollars. Rich Larsen of Caponefan says the song is a tearjerker and a documentary on Capone’s music ties is in progress. Capone read music, played banjo and mandola, and formed a small band with warden approval while jailed. He befriended Vincent Casey, a Jesuit trainee who mentored prisoners in the 1930s.
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Madonna Mia lyric excerpt in Italian garden scene
Associated Press presents a lyric vignette set in a quaint Italian garden under a starry sky. A soldier serenades his beloved with the refrain Madonna mia, promising fidelity until he returns, while years pass and a teardrop remains in her eye.
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Al Capone’s Gift Sparked Christmas Kindness Tale
The narrator recalls Capone praising a repentant cellblock man at Alcatraz and recounts a Christmas gift. Capone sent a sheet of music inscribed to Father Vin Casey, titled Madonna Mia, expressing enduring friendship. The anecdote emphasizes Capone’s unexpected gentleness and personal connections behind prison walls.
Site near Houston may mark Mexican surrender in Texas independence
Archaeologists say they found unfired musket balls bayonets and cavalry ornaments in a long strip near an energy plant about 20 miles east of Houston. Led by Roger Moore the dig suggests Col Juan Almonte organized the surrender after the Battle of San Jacinto sealing Texas independence in 1836.
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