Convictions in Fast and Furious gun trafficking case
Two men, Jacob Wayne Chambers and Jacob Anthony Montelongo, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy in the operation that supplied guns to Mexican drug gangs. Montelongo also admitted dealing guns without a license as part of a 20 person ring linked to the Sinaloa cartel. Two rifles tied to a December 2010 border shootout were found at the scene of the killings of a Border Patrol agent.
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Phoenix
Mexico
U.S
Jacob Wayne Chambers
Jacob Anthony Montelongo
Montelongo
Arizona-Mexico
No jail time for Haditha Marine in Iraq killings
The lone Marine sentenced for the 2005 Haditha killings avoided jail time after pleading guilty to negligent dereliction of duty. Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, 31, faced a six year prosecution. the judge recommended rank reduction but no pay cut, and the plea sparked outrage among Iraqi survivors.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
Haditha
Frank Wuterich
Fight Marines
Wuterich
U.S
America
Awis Fahmi Hussein
David Jones
Jones
Meriden
Conn
Gadhafi Loyalists Seize Bani Walid in Western Libya
Gadhafi loyalists captured Bani Walid after eight hours of battle with the May 28 Brigade, with green flags raised as pro-NTC forces shelled the area. Four fighters were killed and 25 wounded as Brigade 93 militia members took control, signaling continued resistance to the National Transitional Council amid regional rivalries and unrest in Benghazi.
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Benghazi
Libya
Muammar Gadhafi
Bani Walid
Gaddafi
National Transitional Council
Mubarak al-Fatmani
Sirte
NTC
Abdullah al-Khazmi
Associated Press
Brigade 93
al-Khazmi
al-Fatmani
Muammar Gaddafi
Romney Tax Returns Highlight Riches and Tax Details
Romney's 500 plus pages show annual income over 20 million with 2010 federal taxes around 3 million. The release, prompted by rivals and political pressure, outlines Bain Capital profits, overseas investments, and charitable gifts while Obama and Gingrich react to the disclosures.
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Washington
Mitt Romney
U.S
Romney
Massachusetts
White House
Barack Obama
Newt Gingrich
Gingrich
Obama
Michelle
Bain Capital
South Carolina
Benjamin Ginsberg
Ginsberg
FBI arrests 4 East Haven officers in civil rights probe
Four East Haven police officers including the union president were arrested by the FBI on charges of conspiracy against rights and related offenses. The indictment alleges excessive force against Hispanics, unlawful searches of Latino businesses, and intimidation of witnesses and reporters amid a federal civil rights investigation ongoing since 2009.
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FBI
Conn
Bridgeport
New Haven
East Haven
Wit
Nesses
U.S. Department of Justice
Luis Rodriguez
Ecuador
Los Amigos
Spaulding
Zullo
Connecticut
David Fein
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Dupree Barber
Steve Ebert
Ramos
Barber
Ebert
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U.N. Security Council
Russia
Walid al-Moallem
Security Council
U.N
Syria
Julie Watson
Gadhafi
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Rami Al-Shaheibi
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