Texas inmate executed for Sept 11 retaliation spree
Texas inmate Mark Stroman, 41, was lethally injected at Huntsville Unit after final appeals denied. The public safety incident spree targeted people of Middle Eastern descent, killing two and injuring a third at a Dallas area convenience store. Survivor Rais Bhuiyan had sought to halt the execution but lost his case.
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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South Asia
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Rais Bhuiyan
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
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Bhuiyan
Bangladesh
Fort Hood suspect drops civilian counsel in capital case
Fort Hood Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Hasan severed ties with his lead civilian attorney eight months before his military trial on charges of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder. Hasan said he wanted three military attorneys, jurors to be drawn from Fort Sill, and a trial date was set for March.
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Somalis Face Worst Famine in 20 Years Worldwide
Nairobi reports tens of thousands feared dead as Somalia endures a dire food crisis described by the U N as the worst in two decades. U S funds may reach al Qaida linked areas if aid delivery is not hindered. Oxfam calls for 1 billion dollars in relief. the U S adds 28 million in emergency aid to 431 million already released this year.
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U.S
al-Qaida
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Obama signals support for brief debt-limit pause if broader deal near
President Obama would back a very short term extension of the debt limit to avert a default on August 2, only if a large deficit-cutting package is largely in place. He pressed lawmakers to cobble together a bipartisan compromise, warning time is nearly exhausted and a stopgap 30 day or longer is opposed.
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R-Va
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Carney
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Ohio
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