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...federal crimes. Ryan, who won worldwide acclaim and even a Nobel Peace Prize nomination for clearing out the state's Death Row and putting a moratorium on executions, was found guilty of running campaigns - and government offices - like a personal piggy bank to enrich himself, family and friends. The verdict, convicting Ryan on 18 counts ranging from racketeering to mail fraud, came after five months of testimony from more than 100 witnesses, including Ryan's previously convicted former chief of staff, some 20 hours of closing arguments and nearly a month of jury deliberations...
...This decision today is not in accordance with the type of public service that I provided the state of Illinois," Ryan said moments after the verdict was read. "There will be an appeal." His lawyer, former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb, said that among the grounds for appeal - and for immediate motions to overturn the verdict - would be the "unusual developments" during deliberations, including the disclosures about jurors who lied during attorneys' pre-trial questioning. On at least two occasions, the case appeared close to being tossed out after revelations that two jurors had failed to disclose criminal records and another...
...figure of Christ" on its way to becoming one of the best-selling (40 million copies) adult novels in history; of allegations that he lifted a theme--that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and had a child--from another book, The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail; in a verdict by Britain's High Court that clears the way for next month's release of the film version of the book, starring Tom Hanks; in London. Brown, who acknowledged reading Blood during his research, called the charge "utterly without merit...
Whatever the eBay verdict, the patent office looks overwhelmed. It received a stunning 409,532 applications in its 2005 fiscal year, up from around 126,000 in 1985. Examiners average just 19.7 hours per application. None of this is news to Jon Dudas, director of the office, who admits that his staff can't keep up. "It's not that we're taking longer," he says, "but the line just gets longer out the door." In January Dudas announced steps to streamline the process and hire more examiners...
Woolston, for his part, vows to fight eBay regardless of the Supreme Court verdict. One of his rejected patents was reinstated on appeal, he says, and he plans to sue eBay again. An eBay spokesman says the company has a workaround should Woolston get an injunction. Suffice it to say, this is one patent war that won't end soon...