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...officials won't be safe if people start to ask questions about this, so the court only mentioned the least harmful reason in the ruling," says Pu. "They want to divert attention." Tan has appealed his conviction, writing simply, "I'm innocent; I object; I refuse to accept the verdict; I appeal...
...Anti-American sentiment was further stoked Wednesday just hours after news broke of the three U.S. personnel killed in Koto, when a New York City court convicted Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani scientist, of the attempted killing of U.S. personnel after she had been captured in Afghanistan. The verdict triggered an outpouring of rage across the Pakistani media and political class, which has long championed Siddiqui as a victim of alleged American brutality...
...federal trial over gay marriage has rested, and we won't know who won until U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker calls the lawyers back to hear closing arguments and issues his ruling. That is likely to take several weeks. But it's already clear that the verdict itself will be only a beginning, as all sides shift their focus from testimony to the real task of convincing federal appellate judges, and ultimately the U.S. Supreme Court, to rule their...
...Sarkozy responded to the verdict in a communiqué that stated he was "serene" and satisfied with the court's decision. "I will not appeal it," he said. (See 10 things to do in Paris...
...wonder, then, that even in claiming to turn the page, de Villepin made his view clear that he'd survived Sarkozy's political assassination attempt. "I salute the courage of the tribunal, which allowed justice and law to prevail over politics," the silvery-haired de Villepin said after the verdict. "I now want to turn to the future to serve the French people and continue, with a unifying spirit, to help France recover...