Lindh asks Bush to commute 20 year Taliban sentence
John Walker Lindh asks President Bush to reduce his 20 year term for aiding the Taliban arguing he fought with them against the Northern Alliance and is not a terrorist. His lawyer notes Yaser Hamdi’s pending release as a point of parity. The Justice Department says Lindh pleaded guilty and the White House defers comment.
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Carbon dioxide rises above Antarctica for first time
Tokyo AP reports Japanese researchers say Antarctic CO2 levels rose 2.6 percent from six years earlier. Takashi Yamanouchi of the National Institute of Polar Research notes continental emissions reach the Antarctic sky. He cautions about atmospheric warming but calls for verification of temperature trends.
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Detained Chechens Held Over Killing of American Journalist
Moscow police say two Chechen men were detained on suspicion in the July 9 killing of Paul Klebnikov editor of Forbes Russia. Authorities seized three guns and say the suspects kidnapped an unidentified person before the shooting in central Moscow.
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