Enron accountant pleads guilty in major fraud case
Richard Causey, a former Enron chief accountant, pleads guilty to securities fraud in a deal that could trim his prison term to five years for cooperating in the trial of Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling. Lay and Skilling win a two week delay to prepare for the January 30 start.
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U.N. endorses Iraqi elections amid Sunni protests
A U.N. official said Iraq's parliamentary elections were credible and should stand, deflating calls for cancellation. Preliminary results show a big Shiite bloc lead, with 70 percent of Iraq's 15 million voters participating and Deputy PM Ahmad Chalabi unlikely to win a seat.
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Escape attempt leaves eight dead at Baghdad prison
Inmates stormed the A dala Prison armory in Kazimiyah a northern Baghdad suburb wounding a U S soldier and killing eight. Four guards and four inmates died as a gunman armed with an AK 47 fired indiscriminately before guards restrained him.
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FDA Approves Femara For Early Postmenopausal Breast Cancer
The FDA approves Femara for initial therapy in postmenopausal women with early breast cancer, offering improved recurrence prevention over tamoxifen. The NEJM study of about 8000 women across US Europe and Australia found 84 percent disease-free at five years with Femara versus 81 percent with tamoxifen.
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Justice Department asks court to overturn Padilla ruling
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the Jose Padilla case arguing the Fourth Circuit overstepped its authority by blocking his transfer from a military brig in South Carolina to a federal prison in Miami. The petition asserts wartime presidential power to protect the nation and seeks to allow prosecution in civilian court.
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German ex-diplomat and family abducted in Yemen
Gunmen kidnapped former German Deputy Foreign Minister Juergen Chrobog and his wife and three children while touring eastern Yemen. Officials say the four adults and a group are being held to secure the release of jailed tribe members. The attackers are believed tied to the al Abdullah bin Dahha tribe.
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