Families sue drug maker over Columbine shooter case
In Denver five victims' families sue Solvay Pharmaceuticals claiming Lavox, taken by Eric Harris, caused manic and psychotic behavior and seeking over 75,000 dollars each. They also target the sheriff's department, school officials, and three gun show workers for contributing to the attack.
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Denver
Columbine
Eric Harris
Jefferson County
Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc
U.S. District Court
Solvay
Harris
Sheriff's Department
Torture trial begins today in Atlanta civil action
In Atlanta the civil rights case opens against Nikola Vuckovic a Bosnian-Serb ex soldier accused of detaining torturing and killing Bosnian Muslims and Croats after 1992. Plaintiffs allege torture genocide assault and false arrest under a 200 year old U S law with Amnesty International linked lawyers seeking redress.
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Atlanta
Yugoslavia
Nikola Vuckovic
Vuckovic
United States
Center For Justice and Accountability
Amnesty International
Taft proposes 100 million tobacco settlement loan
Ohio Governor Bob Taft seeks to borrow 100 million of the state's share from the 1998 tobacco settlement to cover a ballooning budget deficit. Anti-smoking advocates opposed the plan, noting limited use of settlement funds for prevention. States nationwide face deficits as the 206 billion settlement funds loom.
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Columbus
Ohio
Bob Taft
Taft
Jet contract a necessity for Fort Worth
Fort Worth faces hard times after Boeing bypassed the city five months ago for Chicago. The economy reels from the Sept 11 attacks as American Airlines cuts 15,000 jobs and smaller firms shrink. Locals await a Pentagon decision next week hoping Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. wins the largest U.S. military aircraft contract, beating rival Boeing.
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Fort Worth, Texas
Boeing Co
North Texas
Chicago
Fort Worth
APEC leaders back U S fight against terror amid Afghanistan debate
At the Shanghai summit leaders from China Russia Japan and others urged international cooperation in the war on terrorism while stopping short of endorsing the Afghanistan campaign. President Bush reported strong support for intelligence sharing diplomacy anti financial actions and military operations from APEC members including Russia and China. Indonesia and Malaysia urged restraint warning of Muslim civilian deaths and possible backlash during Ramadan.
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Shanghai
China
Pacific Rim
Afghanistan
Bush
Economic Forum
Russia
Japan
APEC
World Trade Center
Pentagon
Indonesia
Malaysia
Osama bin Laden
Hasan Wirayuda
Mahathir Mohamad
Vladimir Putin
Putin
Jiang Zemin
U.S
Jiang
Bush and Putin press progress on new ABM framework
After the APEC gathering Bush and Putin said they made progress toward a new strategic framework that could include limited missile defenses. Putin opposed abandoning the ABM treaty but welcomed future discussion as talks continue toward Washington and Crawford.
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Shanghai
China
Bush
Vladimir Putin
Putin
Russia
States turn to exile instead of jail time
Savannah based report on district attorney Kelly Burke using banishment as punishment in Georgia and Kentucky. The practice bans offenders from their home counties for the length of probation, sparking debate among prosecutors scholars and defense attorneys about legality and rehabilitation.
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Savannah
Kelly Burke
Georgia
Kentucky
Burke
Houston County
Macon
Donald E. Wilkes
University of Georgia
Marc Mauer
The
Sentencing Project
Mauer
Spencer Lawton Jr
Chatham County
Lawton
Georgia Supreme Court
Larry Schneider
DeKalb County
Atlanta
Lawyers seek High Court block on Mitchell execution
Huntsville Texas AP lawyers ask the Supreme Court to halt Gerald Mitchells death sentence arguing international law bars executing those under 18 at the time of their crimes. Mitchell 33 was convicted for a 1985 robbery and fatal shooting with a sawed off shotgun.
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Huntsville
Texas
Supreme Court
Gerald Mitchell
High Court
Mitchell
United States
Tom Moran
Congress
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Napoleon Beazley
Beazley
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