... . Conrad Murray, the personal physician of the late Michael Jackson, took a turn for the worse after the 911 call was played to jurors on September 29th. Murray chose not to call for an ambulance for nearly ... medical attention - a fact that prosecutors are calling an attempt at a cover-up (Los Angeles Times). Jackson's security guard, Alberto Alvarez, took the stand against Murray, claiming that when he walked in the room, he saw Jackson's lifeless body on the floor and Murray acting incompetent. Murray made a half-hearted attempt at CPR, according to Alvarez, who reported that Murray...

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... . Because Freeman was supposed to meet up with McGuffin that night, police questioned him and received a search warrant to search his car and house. They found that McGuffin had removed the trunk liner from his car, although his father protested that he had removed the liner because of a fuel leak. Neighbors also reported that a bonfire was held at the McGuffin household the day ... after Freeman disappeared (Lohr). In October of 2009, Freeman's mother, Cory Courtright, requested that the Coquille Police Department and ... the district attorney's office reinvestigate the case. "They nee...

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... security search at the airport (Kelleher). Jin simultaneously worked for Motorola as well as a Beijing-based company called Kai Sun News Technology Co., or SunKaisens, which is affiliated with the Chinese military (Harris). Jin waived her right to a jury trial, leaving it in the hands of US District Judge Ruben Castillo of Chicago. Judge Castillo found her guilty of three counts of stealing ... Motorola's trade secrets but acquitted her of three counts of economic espionage in favor of China. Castillo commented that prosecutors revealed that Jin had "criminally betrayed Motorola," but t...

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... from poverty in Trinidad and his charity work. "What about the rest of his life, what about before Michael Jackson asked for propofol, what about that?" Thirty-five letters were sent to the judge from former patients, family, and friends on behalf of Murray (Ryan). "Regrettably the most significant chapter as it relates to this case is the chapter regarding treatment of lack of treatment of Michael Jackson ... ," responded Judge Pastor (Ryan). He continued, "It should be made very clear that experimental medicine is not going to be tolerated, and Mr. Jackson was an experiment. The fact t...

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... campaign, presidential candidate Herman Cain suddenly recalled the financial settlement he was a part of years before. In the late 1990's, as the head of the National Restaurant Association, Cain battled two sexual harassment claims involving two different women, although he later remembered the first accusation and denies remembering the second accusation altogether (Oliphant). "My ... that he did not recall such an instance, but when pressed later by radio host, Laura Ingraham, Cain suddenly remembered the instance. "The word settlement suggested to me some sort of legal settlement,"...

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... White House Correspondents Association. After reporting on every president since Eisenhower, Thomas made a name for herself by being aggressive in her interviews. In her lifetime, Thomas has been honored by the Society of Professional Journalists, as well as receiving over thirty honorary degrees. The Helen Thomas award was given out each year by Wayne State's Journalism Institute for Media Diversity to ... than classic, garden-variety anti-Semitism," said the ADL's director, Abraham Foxman. "Through her words and deeds she has besmirched both herself and her profession. This is a sad fi...

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... neighborhood or appear on your doorstep out of the blue. 6. Let your first phone call to him from a pay phone: Make it difficult if not impossible for him to find you. Engage in phone infatuation in the beginning. Conversation and tone of voice speaks volumes. Question him about his family, friends, work, hobbies, hopes, dreams, disappointments. Take notes if you have to. It may seem ... a little extreme, but your safety is of the utmost importance. Listen for warning signs: Irrational explosions of anger, unrealistic requests or demands, controlling attitudes, derogatory ... he says h...

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... red sludge, Zoltan Bakonyi, is being questioned on the suspicion of public endangerment causing multiple deaths and environmental damage (Yahoo! News). The sludge burst from its reservoir last week, killing eight people. The European Union and environmental groups are worried that the sludge could spread down the Danube River, resulting in long-term consequences for many nations. Emergency workers are currently trying ... that the sludge will be so diluted by the time it reaches the river that it won't be harmful anymore. However, the heavy metal that is part of the sludge will sink to ...

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... and family members have been trying to keep it operating, but they just can't do it. People are winding up in nursing homes and intensive care units" (Lovett). Harry Kerr, another survivor and director of the Southeast chapter, said, "We just ran out of gas, that's what it amounted to. We felt we ran a good course for 70 years. Fought a good fight. We have ... no place to recruit people anymore: Dec. 7 only happened on one day in 1941." Kerr chose not to attend the ceremony this year (Lovett ... fellow shipmate aboard the U.S.S. Utah, which sank during the attack (Lynch). Vernon Olsen'...

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... be difficult for the jury to sympathize with Sowell because of his standoff attitude during the trial. While the jury was plagued with pictures of the dead bodies bruised and battered and then dumped around the house and yard in trash bags. Mary Myers, a psychologist, retired police captain, and teacher at the University of Akron, believes that the jurors will not "buy that he ... going to see that he knew exactly what he was doing, just like he sat there in that courtroom and didn't show any emotion whatsoever" (The Washington Post). Sowell pleaded not guilty to the murders, but the de...

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... home and focus on their sport in the U.S. There are multiple reasons why foreign athletes train in the United States. Some do it because of the United States" overall track record of success in the Olympics as well as its overwhelming support of Olympic athletes. Others come to learn more about the training rituals of the U.S. in the Olympic sports in which it excels, most notably ... aquatic sports. Still others travel in part to escape hostile circumstances in their home countries ... . Training in the U.S. is a trend ... ...

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Since announcing their decision to charge debit card users a $5 monthly fee on Thursday, September 29th, Bank of America has received great backlash from the angered customers. In fact, Bank of America, which is the largest bank in America by deposits, saw its stock plummet 2 percent on Friday morning, adding to the 56 percent decrease the bank's stock has experienced this year. Shares are down 44 ... percent for the quarter. Additionally, the bank faces multibillion-dollar lawsuits and financial losses from its questionable mortgage practices during the housing boom (Halzack). Bank of Americ...

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... Hurmuzlu, said the military was "part of the problem, not part of the solution" (Derhally). The Foreign Ministry agreed, "The operations will not only make no contribution to securing public order, they also have an extremely negative impact on the process of necessary reform. The events raise questions over the Syrian administration's goodwill and sincerity in the search for a peaceful resolution" (Derhally). ... The U.K. chimed in that, "Assad is mistaken if he believes that oppression and military force will end the crisis" (Derhally). ... the Assad government" (Derhally). However, al...

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... not expect to represent all eight during the entire process (The Berkshire Eagle). A ninth suspect, Rudy Vargas-Perez, is being searched for. Vargas-Perez is believed to have taken part in one of the torture sessions that involved slashing the victims with box cutters, burning them with cigarettes, sodomizing them, and forcing a victim to choose between a bat or a pipe to be beaten ... with. Despite rumors that Vargas-Perez intended on turning himself in, he is still at large (Goldman). New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, condemned the attack. "What kind of twisted logic spurs a lar...

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If you buy a man a horse and call it transportation in a world full of cars and freeways, you do him no favors. This is the sort of thinking that is killing analog television. The effects of the full switchover to digital television broadcasts are likely to be as catastrophic as the Y2K phenomenon proved to be - it's a lot of hoopla over a bang that will likely be less ... than a fizzle. That's likely what lawmakers had in mind when they enacted the law that requires television stations to make the switch which has been rescheduled for June 12, 2009. While certainly ... to do away with analo...

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... for several years about Mubarak's reign, which most Egyptians see as corrupt, heavy-handed, and neglectful of increasing poverty. Protestors were enraged at their president's move, which they see as an attempt to set up a successor (Hadid). Since the announcement, Cairo has been engulfed in chaos. Looting and lawlessness ran rampant through the streets. Many residents are boarding up their homes to ... protect against thugs roaming the streets with sticks, knives, and guns. The headquarters of Mubarak's party was burned down, as well as many other buildings. Despite the night curfew ... ...

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... , Jones' uncle, was first to be notified. After answering a knock at his door on Saturday, George was told that his nephew was found dead in his bunk by two US Army officials. Jones' family has said that the Army is being very brief and is hesitant to give them any details ( ... Bailey). "They said that they found him in his room at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and there was one gunshot wound to his head. That was it. They didn't say anything about anything ... -hour waiting period after notifying family members (Grondahl). Jones' death falls close to the one-year anniversary of the de...

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Dancehall music, which has its roots in the reggae of the 1970s, has now become entrenched in American culture. Dancehall has brought social borders down, in a way, bringing those who inhabit an uptown world together with the downtown scene. But not always in a positive way. Dancehall, like most music, is a form of self expression. It is an art form through which the entertainers explore and relate the events ... and issues of their lives. In dancehall's infancy, the message was predominantly light-hearted and even humorous, and it was always kept more or ... norm. Even if they don't realize...

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Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was recently in America this week for the UN General Assembly being held in New York City. The problem with this is, that puts her right in the fire, so to speak. She and her country have defaulted on billions in debt owed to U.S. creditors. President Kirchner has repeatedly ignored the U.S. federal court system and supposedly removed any of her country's assets to outside the U.S. and away from collectors. With her being in New York this week for the UN talks, U.S. bondholders' have become more upset due this obvious slap in the face to the U.S. Justice s...

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... irritate the lungs, interfere with the supply of oxygen to parts of the body, or further complicate heart and lung issues. So What Are You Breathing? Some of the offending substances are carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and sulphur dioxide. All of these can contribute to the problems listed above. Of course, all of this depends upon the amount of each substance in the air, how long you are ... exposed to the levels you come in contact with, and any pre-existing condition, such as ... you eat, but people are beginning to understand that you need to watch what you breathe in, too. Heal...

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... by Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, is a revised draft of the plan proposed earlier this month, that also resulted in great controversy. Changes to the second draft include higher domestic cuts than the original version, as well as a decrease in the health care savings from overhauling the medical malpractice system. Unlike ... malpractice awards, but instead recommends a change in how awards are made (Andrew and Kuhnhenn). The proposals that did not change from the original draft include a gradual increase in the Social Security retirement age to 68 by 2050 and 69 by 2075. The cost-of-l...

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... . The reason the press doesn't give you the answer is that the answer is a well known cure for insomnia. Up late? Read on! When most business people think of banks, they think of business in a linear fashion. Product or service costs X dollars and after mark-up, consumers buy the product for Y amount. It's easy to mistake banks as falling into the same category ... they ding you for using outside ATM machines, monthly service fees, multiple fee fees, and etc. The list goes on. The truth of banking, however is that banks are not in business to service accounts. They are in business to loa...

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... to him because he's buried the perceived aggression and rage at the workplace. Teaching men to be more assertive in their lives is often a key component in anger management and domestic violence counseling. Since the majority of batterers lack self-esteem, battering is often propelled by jealousy that stems from deep insecurity. Batterers, over a lifetime, have developed ... them and causing shame after a violent outburst. The psycho dynamics of battering do not excuse the batterers of responsibility, it only offers a framework for intervention, and a looking glass for the batter in whi...

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In recent years, the issue of whether gay and lesbian people ought to be able to legally marry has been hotly debated. On the one side are the right-wingers ... - or heterosexual parents. (Note that many states allow homosexual couples to adopt children, but not to legally marry). The definition of marriage has got some opponents struggling up in arms, too. Traditionally, the definition of marriage is the union of a man and a woman. For them, it is the term "marriage" that is the stumbling block, not the legal ... rights the status confers. This camp would be satisfied to allow same-sex coup...

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Pirates, and their trouble-making, are not just the thing of books and Hollywood blockbusters. Reports of piracy off the coast of Somalia more than doubled in 2008; as of late September 2008, a total of sixty ships had fallen victim to pirates. The upshot of this is that international trade has become pricier, which in turn gives these seafaring terrorists a new way to line their pockets. And these tyrants ... $20 million. That money, which has been as high as $30 million in some cases, has helped to finance the war in Somalia, according to some reports. Groups like Al-Shabaab, which the U.S....

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