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...most controversial. Police raided their home in February 2005, suspecting that the couple was running a meth lab. The Bakers, who turned out to be users rather than dealers, were charged with endangering the welfare of their son Justin, 12. After the Bakers were able to plea-bargain their way out of jail time, Cindy Finch, an Olmsted County social worker, offered an ultimatum: come up with a life plan or lose Justin permanently...
...hopeless,” he said. “I cannot tell you that I have faith in the United Nations anymore.” Rusesabagina, who has received both the National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, ended his address with an emotional plea for action. “There are so many voices calling you for help,” Rusesabagina said. “Please, ladies and gentlemen, do not be bystanders. Please, stand up and fight for justice...
...Haddad's third finger." Summoned by Haddad, police "found Bettie in the shower with her clothes on, trying to wash out the blood stains. She kept the police waiting for an hour before she dried herself off." When brought to court, "Bettie pleaded not guilty but changed her plea to not guilty by reason of insanity after two California Department of Medical Health doctors testified that she was insane and had confessed to the attack." She was sentenced to 8-1/2 years in Patton. She stayed there until...
When federal prosecutors earlier this week announced a plea deal that will ultimately deport the controversial former University of South Florida computer science professor Sami al-Arian, they hailed it as a major achievement in the war on terror. As U.S. Attorney Paul Perez put it in a statement, "Because of the painstaking work of the prosecutors and agents who pursued this case, al-Arian has now confessed to helping terrorists do their work from his base here in the United States - a base he is no longer able to maintain." But given all the buildup, the resolution...
...really, however, a victory for al-Arian either. For decades, he'd insisted that he rejected the PIJ. But both his plea and wiretap evidence brought out in his indictment and trial severely undercut his image as nothing more than an outspoken advocate for Palestinian rights, a First Amendment victim who had been made a handy political target for a government hungry for terrorism convictions...