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Judge finds former John Edwards aide not in contempt of court in sex tape dispute
PITTSBORO, N.C. - A former aide to past presidential candidate John Edwards has avoided jail again in a dispute over a tape that allegedly shows Edwards and his lover in a sexual encounter.
Superior Court Judge Abraham Penn Jones ruled Friday that Andrew Young was not in contempt of court ... Friday , March 12, 2010
Clinton stings Israeli PM with blunt criticism over housing announcement
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his government’s announcement this week of new Jewish housing in east Jerusalem, calling it "a deeply negative signal" for the Mideast peace process ... Friday , March 12, 2010
Mandela’s ex-wife denies interview criticizing anti-apartheid icon in British newspaper
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife denied Friday that she had given an interview to a British newspaper in which she was quoted sharply criticizing the anti-apartheid icon.
The London Evening Standard had quoted Winnie Madikizela-Mandela as saying that her ex-husband had... Friday , March 12, 2010
As elephant poaching deaths skyrocket, Kenya opposes proposal for one-time ivory sale
TSAVO EAST NATIONAL PARK, Kenya - Tracking the wounded elephant to its death bed was easy for the ranger. Hit by a poison arrow, the huge mammal could only drag its hind leg, creating a wide gash across the bush.
Poachers’ footprints were all around the kill, but the hunters did not have t... Friday , March 12, 2010
Special court rejects claims that vaccines with mercury preservative caused autism
WASHINGTON - The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special U.S. court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by parents convinced there is a connection.
While expressing sympathy for the parents involved in the emotionally charged cases, the court concluded they had ... Friday , March 12, 2010
