Gore presses for tighter gun safety at mayors meeting
Vice President Al Gore urged more than 300 mayors to back stricter gun laws, warning the NRA can sway Washington. He noted a Senate gun show background checks measure and urged crossing party lines for children’s safety, while releasing a Justice Treasury report on youth gun crime. Gore also outlined jobs, education, and urban development aims, receiving a standing ovation for his preschool education pledge.
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Jackson fights for Jews release in Iran case
New York AP The Rev. Jesse Jackson seeks a meeting with Iran's U.N. ambassador over 13 Iranian Jews arrested on espionage charges. Jewish leaders asked Jackson to press for their release after months of quiet diplomacy failed. The group faces possible death sentences. Jackson has previously helped free an American pilot in Syria and three U.S. soldiers in Yugoslavia.
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Jesse Jackson
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U.N
Jackson
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Yugoslavia
Swiss court overturns Ecstasy verdict in drug case
In Lausanne the Swiss supreme court reversed a year jail term for a man convicted of selling 1,000 Ecstasy tablets, ruling that dealing the drug is not a serious crime.
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Mistrial Declared in 1966 Dahmer Killing Case
Circuit Judge declared a mistrial in the murder case of Charles Noble tied to the 1966 Dahmer slaying of Vernon Dahmer after FBI informant Billy Roy Pitts testified he faced a threat related to his testimony. Noble, a poultry executive, denies involvement in the firebombing at Dahmer's home.
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Charles Noble
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Noble
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Dahmer
Sam Bowers
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