Federal prosecutors drop case against John Edwards
Federal prosecutors drop all charges against John Edwards after a six week trial in North Carolina. Jurors acquitted on one count of illegal campaign contributions and deadlocked on five other felony counts. The government will not seek a retrial.
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Senate farm bill tests regional subsidy divisions
Senate votes to preserve sugar price supports while shifting to a shallow loss safety net for farmers. The five year bill would end direct payments and broaden crop insurance, with critics like rice and peanut growers saying the plan undervalues price volatility. CBO projects net savings of about 8.5 billion over five years, totaling 23.6 billion over a decade. Debates continue as House and Senate work out differences.
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Former mobster Henry Hill dies at 69 in Los Angeles
Henry Hill longtime Lucchese associate and informant who inspired the film Goodfellas died after a long illness in a Los Angeles hospital. He had open heart surgery last year and died from heart complications linked to smoking. Caserta described him as remorseful in later years.
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Accusers recount threats and gifts by Sandusky during trial
A former foster child testified that Jerry Sandusky threatened him with never seeing his family again if he told anyone what happened. Another accuser said he stayed quiet to keep getting tickets to Penn State games while Sandusky allegedly abused him in the Sandusky home basement. The trial touched on years of alleged abuse by the former Penn State assistant coach.
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