Hood seeks Supreme Court review over Texas death case
Texas inmate Charles Dean Hood asks the U S Supreme Court for a new trial citing a tainted 1990 capital murder trial. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled his sentencing appeal was time barred though a judge and prosecutor reportedly conducted an extramarital affair during the case.
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Charles Dean Hood
Hood
U.S. Supreme Court
William Sessions
San Antonio
FBI
Texas
Mark White
Verla Sue Holland
Tom O’connell
Collin County
Attourney
O'Connell
Holland
O’connell
Court of Criminal Appeals
Supreme Court
Fort Worth
Kari's Law push for automatic autopsies in suspicious deaths
Tom and Jan Purdy urge Texas lawmakers to require autopsies in all apparent deaths by own action to prevent concealed murder. They cite Kari Baker's 2000 case and argue a medical examiner oversight poses risks to families, juries, and justice.
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Matt Baker
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Kari Baker
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Kari
Tom
Jan Purdy
Waco
Texas
Florida
Justice of the Peace
Let Peace Begin With Me Prompts Freedom Message
A 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner writes a bold editorial asserting that true freedom comes from self control and moral guidance. The piece emphasizes that liberty is a divine gift, not a political grant from chaos, and aligns with the Golden Rule and Independence Declaration.
Charen’s Career Path From Attorney to Columnist
Charen, an attorney and former Reagan White House speech writer, has become a syndicated columnist. For more on this subject, find coverage in the Washington Note archives from January 2010.
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Mona Charen
Charen
Reagan White House
Hope as Foreign Policy Ends in a World of Concessions
The piece argues that over Obama’s first year the policy of hope yielded preemptive concessions rather than tough bargaining. It notes Europe’s missile shield retreat, strains with Poland, the Czech Republic, and Israel, and outreach to Syria and Iran. It details diplomacy with China, limits on human rights talk, and delayed Iran sanctions, concluding that optimism failed to deliver decisive results.
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Syria
Iran
Bashar al-Assad
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Rafik Hariri
Iraq
Hezbollah
Hamas
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Hillary Clinton
al-Assad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Clinton
China
Dalai Lama
Communist Party
Qom
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Security Council
Nicolas Sarkozy
Robert Gibbs
Congress
The Courage of His Convictions
Susan Estrich, Robert Kingsley Professor of Law and Political Science at USC Law Center, stands at the intersection of law and politics illustrating steadfast belief in principle.
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Susan Estrich
Estrich
Robert Kingsley
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University of Southern California Law Center
Obama Courage Prompts Health Care Vote Gamble
In a bold stance, President Obama pushes for health care reform despite political risk, insisting the plan is worth the price as support shifts. The Odessa American weighs in with a thumbs up for St Matthew Baptist Church and invites reader opinions on current topics.
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