Holdout juror stands up for her vote in Blagojevich trial
JoAnn Chiakulas a 67 year old juror in Rod Blagojevich corruption case stood firm against a 11 to 1 verdict and refused to convict on the Senate seat charges though others urged conviction. She said she could not find a criminal conspiracy and cited reasonable doubt amid scattered statements.
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Chicago
JoAnn Chiakulas
Rod Blagojevich
Barack Obama
Chiakulas
Chicago Tribune
FBI
Robert
Robert Blagojevich
Blagojevich
Ruth Fuller
Senate
Illinois
Lisa Madigan
Oprah Winfrey
Chiakalas
Federal
Tme
Ashlee Moore
Moore
Olga Duvouri
Duvvuri
JoAnn
Nettleton School Ends Race Based Elections After Protests
In Mississippi the district abandoned a 30 year old policy that limited class election candidacy by race after Brandy Springer, a mixed race mother, protested that her daughter could not run for class reporter. The district said the rules aimed to ensure minority participation but will end the practice.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Brandy Springer
Florida
Springer
NAACP
Justice Department
Nettleton
Russell Taylor
U.S. Justice Department
Lee County
Nettleton Middle School
Associated Press
Iowa OK'd egg farm despite ties to habitual violator
AP review shows Austin DeCoster, branded a habitual violator, moved to expand Iowa egg farming by relying on associates to win approvals. The 1.8 million hen project near Galt, later run by Wright County Egg, faced strong local opposition amid pollution fears and linked to a nationwide salmonella recall. The recalls involve 380 million eggs and congressional inquiries continue.
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Iowa
Galt
Associated Press
Austin
Jack” DeCoster
DeCoster
Wright County Egg
Maine
Terry Branstad
Ohio
Maryland
Congress
Environ Egg Production LLC
Des Moines
State Department of Natural Resources
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Maine Contract Farming LLC
Mercy For Animals
Turner Egg Farm
Lewiston District Court
Lewiston