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Moussaoui Trial Presses On, Without Shoe Bomber

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Defense lawyers for Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui will have to persuade a jury to spare their client’s life without the help of his Al Qaeda comrade, would-be shoe bomber Richard Reid. Testimony resumes Monday in Moussaoui’s death-penalty trial with the defense in flux. Moussaoui took the …

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Duke Alumni Weekend Amid Lacrosse Investigation

DURHAM, N.C. – Several Duke University alumni questioned the school’s president Saturday about suspending two lacrosse players charged with raping a stripper at a team party, with one saying his alma mater is guilty of “a tremendous rush to judgment.” “It was convenient to throw the lacrosse team overboard along …

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NBC Cancels 'The West Wing'

PASADENA, Calif. – NBC’s political drama “The West Wing,” which briefly made bureaucrats hip and won four Emmy awards for best drama, will end this spring with the inauguration of a new fictional president. NBC announced the series’ conclusion after seven seasons on Sunday. In the end, it fell victim …

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