Guantanamo detainee acquitted on most counts in embassy bombings
Ahmed Ghailani, the first Guantanamo detainee to face a civilian trial, was acquitted of murder and related charges in the 1998 Africa embassy bombings while found guilty on a single conspiracy count. The seven day Manhattan trial, marked by juror tension, tested the Obama administrations terror trial strategy.
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Africa
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Ghailani
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Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
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Fort Hood rampage trial recommended
Army Col. James Pohl recommended Maj. Nidal Hasan face court martial on 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder, with final decision pending by a commanding general after transfer to a higher Army official.
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Fort Hood
James Pohl
Nidal Hasan
John Galligan
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Murkowski makes history with Alaska write-in win for Senate
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski surprised rivals by winning a write-in campaign to secure re election after a hard fought count of handwritten ballots. The result comes despite a GOP primary loss to Joe Miller and tense intra party dynamics with Sarah Palin and the tea party faction.
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Juneau
Alaska
Lisa Murkowski
Senate
Joe Miller
Murkowski
Washington
Miller
Fox News
Sarah Palin
GOP
Palin
Republican Party
National Republican Senatorial Committee
Tenn mosque project Moves Forward in Murfreesboro
A Rutherford County judge declined to halt a proposed Islamic Center in Murfreesboro amid open meetings challenges. The ruling found no illegal, arbitrary, or capricious conduct by officials in approving the site plan, though public notice issues were noted.
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Tenn
Tennessee
United States
Rutherford County
Nashville
Robert Corlew
Joe Brandon Jr
Corlew
Islamic Center of
Islamic Center
Brandon
Laurie Cardoza-Moore
Jim Cope
Center
Afghan combat role could extend past 2014 NATO plans
NATO officials indicate the 2014 handover goal is realistic but not guaranteed. The transition would begin early next year and run through 2014, with U S and allied forces gradually withdrawing while focusing on training and advising Afghan troops.
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Mark Sedwill
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Portugal
U.S
Sedwill
Connecticut jurors offered counseling after brutal Hayes trial
Jurors in the Cheshire home invasion case faced graphic autopsy photos and harsh testimony. Connecticut's Judicial Branch launched a pilot counseling program for jurors, with nine of twelve attending a Nov. 10 debriefing to process the trauma and receive PTSD guidance.
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Mario Cardona
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Steven Hayes
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Valerie Hans
Cheshire
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Joshua Komisarjevsky
William Petit
Komisarjevsky
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Michaela
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N.H
Mark Langlois
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Ohio
Texas
Greg Hurley
National Center For State Courts
Melissa Farley
Judicial Branch
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Heidi Vogt
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