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Ex-congressman gets 13 years in freezer cash case
By News on Nov 13, 2009
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- A former Louisiana congressman who famously hid $90,000 cash in his freezer was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison for taking bribes, the longest term ever imposed on a congressman for bribery charges....
NYC trial of 9/11 suspects poses legal risks
By News on Nov 13, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hauling the professed 9/11 mastermind and four alleged henchmen to a New York courthouse is a risky proposition for President Barack Obama. The move will bar evidence obtained under duress and complicate a case where anything short of slamdunk convictions will empower the president's critics....Obama in Asia: Setting a newly cooperative tone
By News on Nov 13, 2009
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TOKYO (AP) -- President Barack Obama is emphasizing cooperation on his first major trip to Asia, opening with a warning to North Korea that there will be tough, unified action by the U.S. and its Asian partners if the Koreans fail to abandon their nuclear weapons programs....Army says morale down among troops in Afghanistan
By News on Nov 13, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Morale has fallen among soldiers in Afghanistan, where troops are seeing record violence in the 8-year-old war, while those in Iraq show much improved mental health amid much lower violence, the Army said Friday....
Napolitano pronounces US border more secure now
By News on Nov 13, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says many of the benchmarks Congress set in 2007 for border security have been met....
