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• D&D video game couple neglects children

  Published: July 16, 2007, 1:05 pm

  Tags: Health, Children, Parenting, Toddlers, Babies, Abuse, Children, Malnourished, Prosecution, Responsibility

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• Legal powerhouse

  Published: September 10, 2007, 12:23 am

  Tags: I Report Features, In The News, Defense Lawyers, Erap, Joseph Estrada, Ombudsman, Plunder Trial, Prosecution, Special Prosecutor Dennis Villa Ignacio

  ONE thing's for sure: the Estrada defense team was not wanting in intellect and prestige, having included a former Supreme Court chief justice, a former justice minister, and a former dean of the College of Law of the University of the Philippines. Ombudsman Special Prosecutor Dennis Villa-Ignacio also estimates that at least eight high-powered

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• The Justice Department Swallows Its Tale

  Published: September 11, 2007, 1:24 am

  Tags: Department Of Justice, Don Siegelman, Bush Appointees, Alabama, Malicious Prosecution, Ouroboros

  operative connect the prosecution of Mr. Siegelman to Karl Rove, will be questioned under oath this week by investigators for the House Judiciary Committee. That's not the good part.  Oh, I know that the prospect of dragging Karl Rove (again) into political witch hunts launched by the Justice Department might seem like the good

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• Systematic rape in Congo: a weapon of war

  Published: September 12, 2007, 4:09 am

  Tags: Mer Ay, Humanitarian Impacts, Sexual Violence, Human Rights Watch, Holmes, Ihl, Prosecution, Drc, Conflict, Civilians, Systematic, Rape

  Last week, John Holmes, UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, spent four days in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of the UN's efforts to assess the humanitarian situation in the region.Quoted in a Washington Post article published on 9 September 2007, he described the prevalence and

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• The Jena 6 Movement

  Published: September 7, 2007, 6:59 pm

  Tags: Racist Prosecution, Mychal Bell, Jena 6, Jenna Louisiana, Political Expediency, Police Prosecutorial Misconduct, Race, Racism, Power Games, Politics

  Hat Tip: by Marisol Bello, USA Today A grass-roots movement is spreading across black America in support of six black high school students charged with attempted murder for beating a white classmate in the small Louisiana town of Jena. On black radio, black college campuses and websites from YouTube to Facebook, the young men known as the Jena

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• Louisiana black caucus appeals to Gov. Blanco

  Published: September 13, 2007, 9:38 pm

  Tags: Jena 6, Racist Prosecution, Jena Louisiana, Punitive Punishment, Gov Kathleen Blanco, Police Prosecutorial Misconduct, Criminal Injustice System, Racism, Race, Racial Profiling, White Supremacy, Power Games, Politics

  Hat Tip: By Sherrell Wheeler Stewart, BlackAmericaWeb The Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus asked Gov. Kathleen Blanco to intervene in the case of the Jena Six, but the governor maintains that state law prevents her from acting at this time. Black Caucus Chairman Rep. Juan LaFonta wrote Blanco a letter on Monday and said he spoke with the

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• Charges against Mychal Bell overturned in Jena 6 case

  Published: September 14, 2007, 11:16 pm

  Tags: Racist Prosecution, Racially Insensitive Remarks, Mychal Bell, Jena 6, Jena Louisiana, Police Prosecutorial Misconduct, Louisiana Politics, Racism, Race, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, White Supremacy, Politics

  know what approach the prosecution is going to take whether they will re-charge him, where he would have to be subjected to bail all over again or not,” Scott said. Civil rights leaders, including the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, had been planning a rally in support of the teens for the day Bell was to have been sentenced.

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• Ain’t No Jury Black Enough

  Published: September 19, 2007, 1:16 am

  Tags: Humor, I Did It Confessions Of Killer, O J Simpson, Racist Judges, Sports Memorabilia, Johnny Cochran, Racism, Racist Prosecution

  Ain’t No Jury Black Enough Sung to the tune of Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Listen, O.J. Ain’t no jury black enough (In Las Vegas) Ain’t no lawyer low enough Ain’t no legal argument good enough What you need is, Jesus–Don't call me No matter where you are No matter how far Don't call my name I’ll

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• Jesse Jackson takes Obama to task over Jena 6

  Published: September 19, 2007, 6:13 pm

  Tags: 2008, Barack Obama, Jena 6, Jesse Jackson, Obama For President, Politics, Power Games, Race, Jena Louisiana, Political Expediency, Punitive Punishment, Racism, Racist Prosecution

  Hat Tip: By Roddie A. Burris, the State The Rev. Jesse Jackson called Tuesday on Democrats seeking the 2008 nomination for president to give S.C. voters something to vote for when they go to the polls in January. On a statewide tour to register new voters, Jackson said South Carolina will determine who has momentum in the primary

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• To the Jena 6: Just hold on, change is coming

  Published: September 20, 2007, 10:10 pm

  Tags: Al Sharpton, Black Politics, Criminal Injustice System, Jena 6, Jesse Jackson, Louisiana Politics, Politics, Power Games, Race, Jena Louisiana, Mychal Bell, New Orleans Katrina, Political Expediency, Punitive Punishment, Racial Profiling, Racism, Racist Prosecution

  Norman Hutchin’s song, “A move of God,” has been in my head all day. To Mychal Bell, Robert Bailey, Jr, Theo Shaw, Carwin Jones, Bryant Purvis, and the other unnamed young brotha, just hold on, change is coming. “I feel a breakthrough coming your way, it’s a mighty move of God, it’s gonna change your day.

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• Jena 6 DA yields to pressure from Governor

  Published: September 26, 2007, 9:20 pm

  Tags: Al Sharpton, Gov Kathleen Blanco, Jena 6, Louisiana Politics, Martin Luther King Iii, Politics, Power Games, Race, Jena Louisiana, Racism, Racist Prosecution

  Hat Tip: Doug Simpson, Associated Press Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco said Wednesday that the prosecutor in one of the so-called “Jena 6″ cases has decided not to challenge an appellate ruling that sends the case to juvenile court. LaSalle Parish District Attorney Reed Walters had earlier said he would appeal the state appeals

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• Mychal Bell is freed on bail

  Published: September 27, 2007, 7:07 pm

  Tags: Jena 6, Louisiana Politics, Politics, Power Games, Race, Reed Walters, Jena Louisiana, Mychal Bell, Political Expediency, Punitive Punishment, Racism, Racist Prosecution

  Press A black teenager whose prosecution in the beating of a white classmate prompted a massive civil rights protest here walked out of a courthouse Thursday after a judge ordered him freed. Mychal Bell’s release came hours after a prosecutor confirmed he will no longer seek an adult trial for the 17-year-old. Bell, one of the teenagers

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• Finally, CBC steps up on the Jena 6

  Published: September 27, 2007, 6:20 pm

  Tags: Congressional Black Caucus, Gov Kathleen Blanco, Jena 6, Politics, Power Games, Race, Reed Walters, Jena Louisiana, Mychal Bell, Political Expediency, Punitive Punishment, Racism, Racist Prosecution

  Hat Tip: N.O. Times Picayune, Associated Press The Congressional Black Caucus is asking the Justice Department to investigate possible civil rights violations in the “Jena 6″ case that sparked a massive protest in Louisiana last week. “This shocking case has focused national and international attention on what appears to

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• Mychal Bell’s bail set at $45,000

  Published: September 27, 2007, 5:59 pm

  Tags: Al Sharpton, Gov Kathleen Blanco, Jena 6, Louisiana Politics, Martin Luther King Iii, Politics, Power Games, Race, Reed Walters, Jena Louisiana, Mychal Bell, Punitive Punishment, Racist Prosecution

  attack, and defended the prosecutions ahead of last Thursday’s peaceful march. Blanco defended the prosecutor Wednesday, saying, “He has a solid record and is highly respected among his peers.” Walters also addressed the stress and notoriety the town has been subjected to, saying the only way he and other residents

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• Public prosecutors, tax authorities against Siemens AG

  Published: October 4, 2007, 2:43 pm

  Tags: Society, Lawsuits, Prosecution, Siemens

  The Munich District Court has imposed a fine of 201 million on Siemens, marking the end of the investigation by the Munich Office of Public Prosecution at the former Group Communications (Com) as it relates to Siemens AG. In addition, a final settlement has been reached with the German tax authorities.

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