Defense questions investigator leads in Laci Peterson case
In Modesto the defense for Scott Peterson argues an investigator did not pursue leads that could implicate other suspects. The ninth day of the preliminary hearing featured Detective Philip Owen examining Laci Peterson’s medical records and the status of her remains.
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Modesto
Calif
Scott Peterson
Peterson
Philip Owen
Laci Peterson
Mark Geragos
Germany begins nuclear power phaseout with first plant shut down
Berlin reports Germany started phasing out nuclear energy as a 32 year old plant was switched off. The move marks a historic shift for Europe’s largest economy with eighteen plants to follow over the next two decades under an accord influenced by the Green Party and Chancellor Schroeder’s coalition.
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Berlin
Germany
Europe
Green Party
Gerhard Schroeder
Massive Wind-Driven Chicago Warehouse Fire
A wind driven blaze in Chicago’s Pilsen area destroyed a four story warehouse and two industrial buildings plus a house about five hours after starting near a car fire. Over 200 firefighters fought the flames, one medicated firefighter injured, and a block of homes evacuated as embers rained down.
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Pawtucket, R.I
Chicago
James Joyce
Pilsen
Joyce
Patrick Howe
Susana Almanza
Putin vows no return to Soviet style rule in Russia
President Vladimir Putin addressed the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Moscow pledging no return to past authoritarianism and promising closer state business cooperation. He defended Khodorkovsky’s arrest while urging adherence to law and a culture of legality amid oligarchs' fortunes and 1990s privatizations.
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Moscow
Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
Khodorkovsky
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Georgian leader hints at resignation amid protests in Georgia
President Eduard Shevardnadze, visibly shaken by daily anti-government demonstrations, told the nation he might resign if the crisis eases. Opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili urged a civil disobedience campaign to paralyze the government and disputed alleged vote irregularities from the Nov 2 elections. He said parliament and the legislative branch must take effect before any resignation.
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Los Angeles Times
Moscow
Eduard Shevardnadze
Mikheil Saakashvili
Shevardnadze
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