Nobel ceremony honors dissident in absentia
In Oslo the Nobel Peace Prize marks 74 years without a handover as Liu Xiaobo remains jailed in China. The ceremony featured a portrait on the empty chair while dignitaries stood in tribute amid China denouncing the prize as political. The $1.4 million award progresses without its laureate.
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Clinton backs tax cut deal urging Dems to back it
Bill Clinton urged Democrats to support the tax cut agreement Obama negotiated with Republicans. He appeared with Obama in the White House briefing room and said there is no better deal. The pact would extend income tax cuts, renew unemployment benefits, and trim Social Security taxes for a year. Liberal Democrats oppose parts of the deal while negotiators added energy incentives to win support. It looks likely to pass the Senate despite House resistance.
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Elizabeth Smart reacts to guilty verdict in abduction case
Elizabeth Smart, now 23, testified about the nine months of captivity after being kidnapped from her Salt Lake City home by Brian David Mitchell. A federal jury found Mitchell guilty of kidnapping and transporting a minor for illicit sex, rejecting insanity defenses.
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La Familia cartel chief believed to be dead
In Michoacan state, police say Nazario Moreno Gonzalez known as The Craziest One or El Chavo was likely killed in a Thursday clash with federal officers after a two day gunfight that left five officers and three civilians dead. Authorities say three other suspected cartel members were found dead and three detained. The cartel’s ideology and a violent code guided its members.
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Iran TV airs new confession in serious case drama
Iran state television broadcast a new interview with Sakineh Ashtiani, a 43 year old mother of two, claiming she helped kill her husband in a 2005 incident. Amnesty International condemned the televised confession as a violation of fair trial standards.
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