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Washington prepares for 1st execution since 2001
September 10, 2010WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- Prison officials are making final preparations for Washington state's first execution since 2001.
Nickles thrives in role as protector and enforcer
September 10, 2010When a young Adrian M. Fenty and his brothers were forbidden by their parents to consume meat, salt and sugar, they could count on family friend Peter Nickles to loosen that nutritional regime.
Bond between D.C. mayor and city's attorney general has grown stronger through the years
September 10, 2010When a young Adrian M. Fenty and his brothers were forbidden by their parents to consume meat, salt and sugar, they could count on family friend Peter Nickles to loosen that nutritional regime.
Alabama executes inmate who shot former girlfriend
September 10, 2010 ATMORE, Ala. -- Alabama has executed a 50-year-old inmate for shooting his former girlfriend to death as she slept in 1993.
EPA officials: Kan. must revise air permit process
September 10, 2010TOPEKA, Kan. -- Federal officials told Kansas legislators Thursday that the state will be expected to cut greenhouse gas emissions as it considers air-quality permits for power plants, large factories, and oil refineries - and if it refuses, the Environmental Protection Agency could step in.
Appeals court ends tattoo parlor ban in Calif city
September 10, 2010SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court struck down a city ban on tattoo parlors Thursday, ruling the artistic expression is entitled to free speech protection under the U.S. Constitution.
Pa. mayor to take immigration law to Supreme Court
September 10, 2010HAZLETON, Pa. -- A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Hazleton, Pa., may not enforce its crackdown on illegal immigrants, dealing another blow to 4-year-old regulations that inspired similar measures around the country. The city's mayor pledged to take the case to the Supreme Court.
Atty: Wife of imprisoned ex-Ill. gov. terminal
September 10, 2010 CHICAGO -- The 76-year-old wife of imprisoned former Gov. George Ryan has a terminal lung disease, Ryan's attorney told a judge Thursday as he sought bail for Ryan while the judge considers a request to toss part of his corruption conviction.
Appeals court lets government halt torture lawsuit
September 10, 2010SAN FRANCISCO -- A sharply divided federal appeals court on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit challenging a controversial post-Sept. 11 CIA program that flew terrorism suspects to secret prisons.
Ore. abuse case lawyers want to question cardinals
September 10, 2010PORTLAND, Ore. -- Lawyers for a man who wants to hold the Vatican accountable for the priest who molested him in the 1960s asked a federal judge Wednesday to allow them to question top cardinals.
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