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21 Jun 2009 20:54

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U.S.: Accused “Craigslist Killer” Phillip Markoff indicted this weekend

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19 Jun 2009 15:02

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U.S.: Roland Burris is giggling like a little schoolgirl right now

  • Dude won’t be facing perjury charges. Ah, Roland. The only guy who’s a bigger joke than you in this whole Illinois Senate mess has a nest for a haircut and a near-unpronounceable last name. And he’s probably going to jail eventually. You, on the other hand, probably won’t. The prosecutor behind the case didn’t have enough evidence to pin any wrongdoing on you. The Senate will still investigate him, but no senator has been removed since the Civil War era for wrongdoing. You’re made of Teflon, Roland. source
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29 May 2009 14:18

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Biz: Southwest, looking for revenue, stares hard at kids and pets

  • $50 charge for children traveling alone on an airplane, round-trip source
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20 May 2009 10:41

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Biz: Credit cards will try to cash in on their good customers

  • $20 billion amount credit companies are supposed to make from fees – overlimit charges and such – on bad customers this year source
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12 May 2009 09:27

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U.S., World: Roxana Saberi is just happy to be out of prison

  • I am very happy that I have been released and reunited with my father and mother. I am very grateful to all the people who knew me or didn’t know me and helped for my release. I don’t have any specific plans for the time being. I want to stay with my parents.
  • Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi • In short remarks after getting released yesterday. Saberi could have faced eight years in jail on espionage charges in Iran but instead got out after about a month. Let’s hope she enjoys going home to the U.S. • source
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11 May 2009 23:34

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Tech, U.S.: Court: A dude uploaded naked pics of himself? Clearly it’s hacking.

  • Richard Wolf was looking at (and distributing) porn at work. An Ohio appellate court upheld a felony hacking conviction last week of Wolf that claimed he exceeded his authorized use of the computer. Part of the reason Wolf is facing this conviction is that the law has stretched – The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act has been allowed to be amended by the states who have put in restrictions against access to unauthorized information at work. Technically, porn is unauthorized, but most experts agree that was never the intent of the law. source
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07 May 2009 09:53

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U.S.: Jackson, Miss. mayor Frank Melton dies in dramatic fashion

  • Background: Melton moved to the city in the early 1980s to run a local TV station, where he became known for his fiery op-ed pieces. in 2005, he was elected mayor. source
  • Conflict: His odd way of running the city led to charges that he and a bodyguard attempted to attack a duplex he considered a crack house with sledgehammers. source
  • Crisis: The charges, which were about to be retried in federal court, took a toll on his political career, and he ended up losing a heated primary for re-election. source
  • Resolution: Melton, in ill health for years, went to the hospital just after the primary results were announced and then died. He leaves behind a killer biopic. source
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18 Apr 2009 11:16

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U.S., World: Roxana Saberi faces the wrath of an Iranian court

  • 8 years in prison for the Iranian-American journalist on spying charges source
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02 Apr 2009 20:45

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U.S.: Notable number of the day #1: Charges against Blago

  • 16 federal felony charges against the guy with the hair source
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30 Mar 2009 22:30

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U.S.: Judge: You can’t get in trouble for sexting yourself

  • Gah! We still hate the term “sexting.” Anyway, a U.S. judge ruled today that a Pennsylvania prosecutor can’t charge three teen girls with child porn for sending nude photos of themselves with their cell phones. Because that would be just lame. On a side note, this stat gave us pause: 20% of all teens have sent sexually suggestive nude photos of themselves with their cell phones or online. WHOA. *jaw drop* source
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