Jefferson pleads guilty to bribe scheme across Africa
Representative William Jefferson of Louisiana admits soliciting bribes from 11 companies while using his office to broker deals in Africa. Prosecutors say he took more than $500,000 in bribes between 2000 and 2005 and faces broader allegations including bribery of a Nigerian official.
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Pace replaced as Joint Chiefs chair amid Iraq war rift
Defense Secretary Gates announced Gen. Peter Pace will be replaced as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Gates cited congressional opposition to Pace’s renomination and a difficult confirmation amid Iraq policy debates. Philippe Mullen is favored to lead in Pace’s place. Pace’s departure leaves a largely new leadership slate for the war in its fifth year with over 3,500 US troops dead.
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Bush
Philippe Mullen
America
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Atlantis lifts off on first shuttle flight of 2007
Atlantis blasted from Cape Canaveral with seven astronauts on a 11 day mission to the International Space Station. The launch followed delays from a hailstorm foam damage and a spate of NASA troubles including an arrest and a fatal incident at Johnson Space Center.
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Wayne Hale
Space Station
Mike Leinbach
Lisa Nowak
Johnson Space Center
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Bush presses ahead with missile defense despite Putin proposals
President Bush, delayed by an upset stomach, continued plans for a missile defense shield in Poland and the Czech Republic. Poland’s president supported interceptor sites while Putin floated alternate locations, including Azerbaijan and Turkey, as Washington weighed options.
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Woman who shot husband may go free in 2 months
Mary Winkler, convicted of voluntary manslaughter for shooting her preacher husband, could be released on probation in about two months after time served and potential short mental health treatment. She faced up to six years. jurors chose manslaughter in April. Her lawyers may pursue appeals.
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Tenn
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Weber McCraw
McCraw
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Steve Farese
Alabama
Terror plot suspects innocent, families say
Georgetown Guyana relatives insist Abdul Kadir Abdel Nur Kareem Ibrahim and Russell Defreitas were wrongly arrested in the JFK airport bombing plot despite links to Jamaat al Muslimeen JAM officials deny conspiratorial ties while acknowledging shared prayer and residence patterns Some family members describe the men as ordinary citizens facing alleged charges.
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