Gas cartel talks draw Iran Russia and Qatar
Iran and Russia discuss a gas cartel with Qatar as the EU criticizes free market limits. The EU, dependent on Russian gas, challenges the proposal. Separately, a Colorado judge Nottingham resigns amid misconduct probes as Nacchio wins a retrial in a separate insider case. In Dallas, Amber Milbrodt waits 19 hours in Parkland ER for treatment and receives a $162 bill.
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European Union
Denver
Colorado
Qwest Communications
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Edward W. Nottingham
Nacchio
Nottingham
Dallas
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Amber Joy Milbrodt
Parkland
Milbredt
Charges Dropped in Five Detentions Over Torture Claims
Lawyer Clive Stafford Smith travels to the US and British courts to seek evidence that Mohamed, an Ethiopian who grew up in Britain, was tortured and forced to falsely confess. Last month Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld said the military withheld evidence that could have cleared the detainees.
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Clive Stafford Smith
Mohamed
Britain
Army
Darrel Vandeveld
Congress kills new satellite program
Congress canceled Pentagon plans to buy and launch two commercial imagery satellites as part of intelligence spending cuts. The budget was zeroed, eliminating about 1 billion dollars and erasing remaining 2008 funds, with the program estimated to cost around 1.7 billion. This decision affects future satellite purchases amid wars and the financial rescue package.
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Congress
Pentagon
House
Senate Defense
Appropriations
Iraq
Afghanistan
Stevens corruption trial at end argues about rule bending
Prosecutors accuse Alaska Senator Ted Stevens of believing he was above the law by failing to report about 250000 in gifts from Bill Allen of VECO. Defense says government lacks sufficient evidence and targets a trusting man.
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Alaska
Ted Stevens
Brendan Sullivan
Brenda Morris
Stevens
Morris
Senate
Bill Allen
Veco Corp
Ch2m Hill
Panel weighs use of Nowak statements and seized items
A three judge panel in Daytona Beach heard whether prosecutors may use Lisa Nowak’s police statements and items from her BMW seized after her arrest for an Orlando incident. They questioned Detective Becton’s search and potential alternatives to locate the vehicle.
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Fla
Lisa Nowak
Kellie Nielan
Orange
Marc Lubet
Nowak
U.S. Navy
Orlando
Houston
Orlando Interna
Shipman
Nielan
Fort Dix defendants shown with guns in FBI video
Jurors viewed FBI hidden camera footage from Cherry Hill showing Dritan and Shain Duka handling AK-47s and M-16s on May 7 2007 as prosecutors outline plans to acquire four machine guns and three rifles. The five men, all foreign-born Muslims in their 20s, face life terms if convicted of attempted murder conspiracy and weapons offenses.
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N.J
Fort Dix
FBI
Cherry Hill
Mahmoud Omar
Dritan
Shain Duka
Dritan Duka
Omar
Eljvir Duka
Serdar Tatar
Mohamad Ibrahim Shnewer
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