FBI missteps highlight records not turned over in Oklahoma City bombing case
Documents show December guidance allowed discarding some records, later rescinded after archivists found offices failed to hand over thousands of pages, photos, tapes, and letters to Timothy McVeigh's lawyers. Baltimore and other desks yielded seven additional files. officials stress no evidence destroyed, but review continues as Ashcroft delays execution to June 11.
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Medical marijuana ruling sparks fear of street access in Oakland
Oakland residents like Yvonne Westbrook fear a Supreme Court ruling ending medical cannabis protections will push patients back to buying from street dealers. The decision voids federal exemptions for medical use, threatening California clubs and complicating access for patients. Legal experts say states may still allow medical cannabis, but distribution remains federal crime.
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Bush unveils plan to curb gun violence in Philadelphia
President Bush announced Project Safe Neighborhoods a two year 550 million effort to curb gun violence. It will hire 113 assistant U.S. attorneys and 600 state and local prosecutors to work with police and community groups on gun cases. The plan aims to send a clear message that illegal gun use will incur hard time.
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Death row inmate may be freed after high court ruling
Lincoln Nebraska AP A white man sentenced to death for the 1992 kidnapping rape and murder of 17 year old Kenyatta Bush could be freed after the U S Supreme Court refused to hear the case The Nebraska Supreme Court ordered a new trial but the state appeals to the Supreme Court left the case without a viable path to conviction Prosecutor Jim Jansen said without new evidence the only option may be to dismiss the case Sheets 27 was convicted in 1997 for the black students killing and his co defendant Adam Barnett later died by suicide
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Democrats oppose tax-cut compromise now on Senate agenda
A split Senate weighs an 11 year 1.35 trillion tax relief plan drawing criticism from senior Democrats who say the package favors the wealthy, risks Medicare and Social Security, and may burden the economy. Republicans and some moderates defend it as a surplus driven refund.
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