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The Marine Corps delivered a verdict Friday on the 1998 ski gondola accident near Cavalese, Italy, in which a low-flying jet clipped the cable and killed 20 people. The pilot of the EA-6B Prowler, who was acquitted in March of manslaughter, was convicted by a military jury of...
If Starr's surprising testimony on Capitol Hill doesn't kill the law by itself, the verdict two days earlier in Susan McDougal's trial should help. Acquitted of an obstruction-of-justice charge, and with the jury deadlocked on two criminal-contempt counts, McDougal claimed victory after a five...
Ex-Whitewater partner Susan McDougal won an important victory on Monday at the expense of Independent Counsel Ken Starr and his prosecutors. A Little Rock, Ark., federal jury acquitted McDougal of obstruction of justice charges stemming from the Whitewater investigation, and the judge in the case declared a mistrial on...
TIME: So the heart of the obstruction case against the President was, in the end, a big coincidence?
While military prosecutors alleged that Ashby had been "flat-hatting"--flying recklessly--his lawyers revealed widespread training deficiencies. Prosecutors couldn't prove Ashby had been told of speed and altitude restrictions for the flight. There was also a sense among some leathernecks that Ashby was targeted for punishment that should...