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...Noriega's conversations in Spanish that CNN had revealed were in its possession. When Hoeveler issued an injunction forbidding broadcast of the recordings, CNN, which had previously disseminated parts of several tapes, still went ahead to air one purporting to ^ contain Noriega's talks with attorneys. After the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta upheld Hoeveler's prohibition, the network appealed to Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. He referred the matter to the full nine-member bench, which at week's end was considering an emergency CNN petition to rescind...
When they finally started fooling around with mariachi sounds in the mid-' 70s, the band members found another ingredient for its unique sound, as well as a further source of income: with a repertory of Mexican favorites, they could work the local wedding circuit. Eventually the coming of punk and the revitalizing of the Los Angeles music scene lured them out of the barrio and over to the Sunset Strip, where they found the beginnings of an audience that would turn them into a critics' favorite (they were 1984's Band of the Year in Rolling Stone) and a campus...
Rubino won a 10-day restraining order barring the network from airing further tapes. CNN appealed the order, then defied it, broadcasting a conversation between Noriega and a private investigator on his defense team. On Saturday the Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit rejected CNN's appeal of the restraining order. At the same time, Rubino sought a contempt ruling against the network...
...former Air Force Chief of Staff, fired in September for discussing plans to target-bomb Saddam Hussein, is thriving on the Washington dinner circuit, saying the same things. He also remains on the government payroll until Jan. 1, when his pension will jump $17,000 a year...
...crime actually take place? The 12 jurors who will hear evidence this week in Room 214 in the Winnebago County circuit courthouse in Oshkosh will break unusual legal ground in reaching a decision. Until now, the handful of U.S. criminal cases that have involved multiple-personality disorders have centered on sufferers who had committed crimes. They later maintained that they either were not responsible for their actions by reason of insanity or were incompetent to stand trial. For the first time, the testimony of a victim claiming to have the disorder could send someone else to prison for as many...