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Texas executes Mexican after court stay rejected
By News on Jul 7, 2011
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) -- Texas executed a Mexican citizen Thursday for the rape-slaying of a teenager after he and the White House pleaded in vain for a Supreme Court stay, saying he was denied help from his home country that could have helped him avoid the death penalty....Mistrial in foreign bribe case from FBI sting
By News on Jul 7, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Jurors were too divided to reach a verdict in the first U.S. case involving an undercover sting operation to catch bribery of foreign officials, so U.S. District Judge Richard Leon declared a mistrial Thursday....Court refuses to stop execution of Mexican
By News on Jul 7, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stop Texas from executing a Mexican citizen convicted of raping and killing a 16-year-old girl despite calls from the Obama administration to halt the execution to avoid international complications....
Mullen: More lethal Iranian weapons entering Iraq
By News on Jul 7, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Weapons flowing from Iran into Iraq are becoming more lethal and sophisticated, the top U.S. military officer said Thursday as Washington and Baghdad negotiate over whether American troops will remain in the country beyond the end of the year....Pelosi: Dems oppose Social Security, Medicare cuts
By News on Jul 7, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The top House Democrat says she and fellow Democratic lawmakers will oppose including cuts in Social Security or Medicare benefits in any package aimed at reducing huge federal deficits....
