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Paulson Seeks Quick Passage of Bailout Plan Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday that Congress has to quickly pass the administration's 700 billion dollar bailout of the financial industry. (Sept. 23) Tags: paulson congress seeks passage bailout plan |
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Bin Laden Driver Seeks Leniency From Gitmo Jury PlusBin Laden Driver Seeks Leniency From Gitmo JuryBin Laden Driver Seeks Leniency From Gitmo JuryThe Associated PressOsama bin Laden's former driver is expected to ask the Pentagon jury that convicted him of a war crime to spare him from life in prison on Thursday, his defense lawyers said. (August 6)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [Notes:VO--GUANTANAMO BAY/COURTROOM SKETCHES]AT THE FIRST U.S. WAR CRIMES TRIAL SINCE WORLD WAR II -- A PANEL OF SIX OFFICERS DELIVERED A SPLIT VERDICT IN THE TRIAL OF OSAMA BIN LADEN'S DRIVER -- SALIM HAMDAN (sah-LEEM' hahm-DAHN') -- FINDING HIM GUILTY OF AIDING TERRORISM -- BUT AQUITTING HIM OF TWO MORE SERIOUS CHARGES OF CONSPIRING TO ATTACK THE U.S.DEFENSE ATTORNEYS HAVE LONG ARGUED THE TRIALS ARE UNFAIR AND VIOLATE THE U.S. CONSITITUTION - BUT WEDNESDAY -- HIS DEFENSE TEAM APPLAUDED THE JURY'S DECISION ON THE CONSPIRACY CHARGES. [Notes:SOT --HARRY SCHNEIDER/DEFENSE ATTORNEY] I would have to think that given the case that was put on...it had to be an unwelcome development for the prosecution. [Notes:VO--COURT SKETCHES/HAMDAN]HAMDAN'S ATTORNEYS SAY BEFORE THE U.S. SUPREME COURT RULED THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST ATTEMPT AT THE MILITARY TRIBUNAL SYSTEM WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL -- HAMDAN FACED CONSPIRACY CHARGES ALONE.BUT THEY SAY PROSECUTORS TACKED ON THE AIDING TERRORISM CHARGES IN THE MONTHS AFTER THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION -- WHEN THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION RE-WROTE THE RULES. [Notes:SOT --CHARLES SWIFT/DEFENSE ATTORNEY] The problem is that the law was specifically written after the fact to target mr. Hamdan...and that's where you lose justice...if there was justice..mr.hamdan would have been completely aquitted. [Notes:VO -- HAMDAN/GUANTANAMO BAY]DEFENSE ATTORNEYS SAY NOW THAT HE'S BEEN CONVICTED -- HE'LL WILL ASK FOR LENIENCY AT HIS SENTENCING HEARING -- SET FOR THURSDAY. A SPOKESMAN AT THE WHITE HOUSE IS APPLAUDING WHAT HE CALLED "A FAIR TRIAL" -- AND SAYS PROSECUTORS WILL NOW PROCEED WITH OTHER WAR CRIMES TRIALS AT GUANTANAMO BAY. ___ ___, The Associated Press. Tags: guantanamo bin laden's driver laden seeks leniency from |
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Palin Goes Home, Seeks Solace After constant media attention, Sarah Palin returns to Alaska as her son leaves for army deployment. As Nancy Cordes reports, Palin has reached out to famed pastor Rick Warren for guidance. Tags: Evening Politics Trigg Wasilla Anchorage |
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Zambia seeks bigger copper profits - 12 December 07 Copper is one of Zambia's biggest earners. The country's copper exports are worth billions of dollars, but most of that is ending up in the pockets of international mining companies, and not the Zambian government.And as Kalay Maistry reports from Chingola, the country's miners are claiming profits are being put before people. Tags: Zambia copper export news grassroots al jazeera africa |
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AA Seeks British Ally American Airlines wants to team up with British Airways to stay competitive against a looming merger between Delta and Northwest, reports Nancy Cordes. Tags: Evening Aviation Flights Transatlantic Travel |
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VP Debate: Sarah Palin Seeks Expanded VP Powers as Cheney Did Sarah Palin states that she agrees with Dick Cheney on an expanded role of the VP. Governor Sarah Palin is currently under investigation for abuse of power in her homestate of Alaska. Tags: Sarah Palin Joe Biden VP debate role of vp dick cheney constitution us senate |
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FAA Seeks $7M Fine Against American Airlines The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday it is seeking $7.1 million from American Airlines for continuing to fly airliners after safety problems were reported and for drug-testing violations. (Aug. 15) Tags: american airlines-fines faa seeks $7m fine against airlines |
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Ren And Stimpy - Ren Seeks Help1 ^^ Gewisse Leute hier haben wohl eine ähnliche Kindheit wie Ren gehabt, würde zumindest einiges erklären... Tags: Ren Stimpy Seeks Help Cartoons |
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US seeks private sector fix for housing Feb. 21 - The Bush administration is cool to the idea of a government bailout for U.S. homeowners facing foreclosure. U.S. Treasury Undersecretary for Domestic Finance Robert Steel told the Reuters Housing Summit on Thursday that the next 30 to 60 days will provide a much better gauge of efforts by the Hope Now alliance of mortgage lenders and servicers to keep troubled borrowers from losing their homes. Speaker: U.S. Treasury Undersecretary for Domestic Finance Robert Steel Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Tags: Reuters private sector housing fix business_GF |
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Kerkorian Seeks to Boost Ford Stake Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian made yet another foray into the troubled automotive industry on Monday with an offer to expand his stake in Ford Motor Co. to 5.6 percent. (April 28) Tags: ford kerkorian seeks boost stake |