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In Wisconsin, Money Really is Speech

Massive crowds gather to see 14 democratic senators that left state to protest bill proposed by Gov. Walker as crowds continued to protest at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison
A federal appeals court struck down a law that imposed a $10,000 cap on contributions to political action committees only weeks after Gov. Scott Walker introduced a new policy that will charge protesters for the cost of cleanup and extra police in the state capitol.
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Dr. Conrad Murray listens as Judge Michael Pastor sentences him to four years in county jail for his involuntary manslaughter conviction of pop star Michael Jackson in this screen grab from pool video in Los Angeles

Michael Jackson's doctor too poor to fund appeal

Michael Jackson's doctor on Tuesday asked for a publicly-funded lawyer to handle his appeal on a manslaughter conviction in the pop star's death, saying he could not afford to pay for one himself.
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Behar Merlaku Wins $57M Jackpot, But Casino Claims 'Software Error'

A gambler who thought he'd won a $57 million jackpot at the slot machines was shocked to receive only $100 and a free meal after casino owners brushed off the win as a computer glitch. Merlaku is suing the Austrian casino for his winnings in the biggest civil claim of its kind, saying he will fight until my death to get Casinos Austria to pay up.
Three deer hunters have been detained, one of them having been arrested on suspicion of trespassing, for possibly shooting two male students participating in outdoor basketball tryouts at Harwell Middle School in south Texas on Monday, according to the Lo

Three Deer Hunters Detained in Shooting of Texas Middle School Students

Three deer hunters have been detained, one of them having been arrested on suspicion of trespassing, for possibly shooting two male students participating in outdoor basketball tryouts at Harwell Middle School in south Texas on Monday, according to the Los Angeles Times. Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino told The Associated Press that authorities have theorized that the two were hit by errant or stray bullets fired from hunting pastures near the school.
Reflections are seen in the window of an AT&T store in New York

AT&T, rivals delay legal fights over T-Mobile

AT&T Inc and Sprint Nextel Corp asked a U.S. court on Tuesday to delay hearings in their private litigation over whether the telecommunications giant can buy T-Mobile USA, and the judge promptly agreed.
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Verizon Denied Request to Delay Payments to ActiveVideo

The New York-based telecommunications company must pay up to $11 million a month in royalties to ActiveVideo for providing video-on-demand service found to violate patents, U.S. District Court Judge Raymond Jackson ruled last month in Norfolk, Va.
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Vietnam Vet Confronts Mitt Romney on Gay Marriage [VIDEO]

Vietnam veteran Bob Garon, 63, was having breakfast with his husband at a restaurant in Manchester, N.H., when Mitt Romney saw his veteran's hat and approached him to ask about his war service. But Garon wanted to talk about same-sex marriage.
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I Want My Court TV

The debate on televising U.S. Supreme Court proceedings continued in Washington, D.C., where senators last week debated the idea of legislatively forcing justices to accept cameras.
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Price fixing or good manners? Jury might decide

As the Department of Justice gears up for a rare criminal trial against a publicly traded company, the Taiwanese defendant wants to argue that prosecutors just don't get Asian business culture.
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WaMu Settles Dispute, Eyes Bankruptcy Exit

Washington Mutual Inc., the biggest bank to fail in U.S. history, said it reached a settlement in a dispute between shareholders and certain creditors that had prevented the bank from emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
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Death Toll in Syria Tops 5,000: U.N.

More than 5,000 people have been killed in nine months of unrest in Syria, the U.N. human rights chief said, as an insurgency begins to overshadow what had been mostly peaceful protests against President Bashar al-Assad.

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