National News Roundup From Santa Maria to Philadelphia
Across U S cities prosecutors outline phone activity in Michael Jackson case as trials advance. Boston pays 5 1 million to family of Pepper spray death victim Victoria Snelgrove amid Red Sox pennant celebration. Connecticut delays lethal injection of serial killer Michael Ross to May 13 as appeals court considers competency issues. In Philadelphia a classmate needle prick incident at Bayard Taylor Elementary is resolved with HIV negative results for 19 children after initial positive tests.
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Soldier pleads guilty in Abu Ghraib scandal at Fort Hood
Pfc. Lynndie England, 22, pleaded guilty to mistreating Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib, saying she was pressured by friends but initially resisted. The plea caps potential punishment under a bargain, with a jury to decide final sentencing. England’s case marks a high profile part of the Abu Ghraib abuses and could help bring the eighth reservist conviction.
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Court to address recruiting question on campus rights
The Supreme Court will rule on whether the government may withhold federal funds from colleges that bar military recruiters. The case centers on law schools restricting recruiters to protest the Pentagon’s don't ask don’t tell policy and the broader free speech rights of universities. It raises whether campuses may exclude recruiters to advance association freedoms while supporting national defense needs.
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