Iraqi leaders move to lift immunity for foreign security firms
Iraqi government approves a draft law to lift immunity for foreign security contractors including Blackwater USA, aiming to overturn a three year old U S decree. The measure could strain U S Iraqi ties and faces broad parliamentary support amid anger over civilian deaths and immunities granted after the Sept 16 Baghdad shooting.
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Debaters Question Clinton Front-Runner Status
In Philadelphia Barack Obama and John Edwards sharply challenge Hillary Clinton as the first Democratic debate in a month underscores her frontrunner position. They question her changes on trade torture and Iraq while Clinton defends her record and plans.
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Supreme Court mulls narrowing child porn law reach
The court debated if a 2003 federal provision imposing a five year term for promoting child pornography could overreach, potentially criminalizing legitimate expression and innocent materials. Justices voiced concern about prosecutions of documentaries or emails and a decision is expected by spring.
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Court halts Mississippi execution in last minute ruling
The Supreme Court halted the 6 p.m. CDT execution of Earl Wesley Berry in Mississippi. Berry, convicted of kidnapping and beating a woman to death in 1987, sought delay pending the Kentucky lethal injection challenge. Justices Alito and Scalia would have allowed the execution to proceed.
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Vitamin D and cancer risk questioned by large study
A national study of nearly 17 000 adults finds no overall link between vitamin D levels and cancer mortality. However higher vitamin D correlates with lower death risk from colorectal cancer, while general cancer deaths show no significant change.
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