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Jury Rejects Death Sentence for Moussaoui — A federal jury decided today to spare the life of Zacarias Moussaoui, sentencing the avowed al-Qaeda conspirator to life in prison for his role in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist plot. — The verdict was reached after seven days of deliberations following …
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Michael J. Sniffen / Associated Press:
Moussaoui Gets Life for Role in Sept. 11 — ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal jury rejected the death penalty for al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui on Wednesday and decided he must spend life in prison for his role in the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history.
New York Times:
Jury Decides Against Execution for Moussaoui — ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 — A federal court jury spared the life of Zacarias Moussaoui today, voting to send him to prison for the rest of his days rather than condemn him to death for the carnage of Sept. 11, 2001.
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Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report v3.0 Beta:
Moussaoui Gets Life: Travesty of Justice — A jury has sentenced Zacarias Moussaoui to life in prison for his part in the 9/11 conspiracy. News reports just breaking the story. Updates soon. — Moussaoui deserved death. This is a travesty of justice. — UPDATE: NY TIMES:
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Verdict reached in Moussaoui sentencing — Announcement expected at 4:30 EST. Sentence will be imposed tomorrow at 10 a.m. — Update: Life in prison. — Update: The juror numbers on the various aggravating and mitigating circumstances will be posted on the court website within the hour.
Phil Hirschkorn / CNN:
Jury spares 9/11 plotter Moussaoui — 9/11 trial ends after wrenching images, heartbreaking testimony — ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (CNN) — Al Qaeda terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui should spend the rest of his life in prison for his role in the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, a federal jury decided Wednesday.
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Michael J. Sniffen / Associated Press:
Moussaoui Gets Life in Prison — A federal jury decided Wednesday al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui deserves life in prison for his role in the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history, on Sept. 11, 2001. — On the seventh day of deliberation, the jury of nine men …
Jane Roh / Fox News:
Moussaoui Evades Death, Receives Life in Prison — Al Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole on Wednesday for his role in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. — "America, you lost. I won," Moussaoui said, clapping his hands as he was led …
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Juan Cole is 10th rate...he is the embodiment of the mediocre...his sentences are syntactical train wrecks...it's illiteracy, simply. - Christopher Hitchens — HH: Christopher Hitchens, welcome back to the Hugh Hewitt Show. — CH: Nice to be back. — HH: Now I don't even know how to raise this …
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New Poll: Americans Prefer House Approach on Immigration — Poll is First to Offer the Public a Choice — Between House and Senate Plan — WASHINGTON (May 3, 2006) - A new Zogby poll of likely voters, using neutral language (see wording on following pages), finds that Americans prefer …
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Reuters:
Britons find media hard to trust — LONDON (Reuters) - Britain may have a sophisticated media industry but it also has some of the most sceptical consumers, with nearly two-thirds (64 percent) believing the media does not report all sides of the story. — A 10-country opinion poll for Reuters …
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Chat With ExxonMobil VP Ken Cohen — Later today, I'll be participating in a blogger conference call with Ken Cohen, Vice President of Public Affairs for ExxonMobil. This follows an appearance this morning by Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson on NBC's Today Show, discussing oil prices and refuting accusations of industry collusion.
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Michael Yon / Online Magazine:
A Virgin Market — Car bomb 01 May 2006 in Tarin Kot, Afghanistan — I've never posted a rebuttal to a news story. Today is an exception. — Last week I participated on a panel at the Marine Command General Staff College in Quantico, Virginia. The dais was stacked with distinguished journalists …
Foreign Policy:
The Failed States Index — By FOREIGN POLICY & the Fund for Peace — Democracy may be spreading, but is the world more stable? In the second-annual Failed States Index, FOREIGN POLICY and the Fund for Peace track the countries on the edge of collapse. — Visit the Fund for Peace Website for more data and analysis.
Charlie Savage / Boston Globe:
Hearing vowed on Bush's powers — Senator questions bypassing of laws — WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, accusing the White House of a ''very blatant encroachment" on congressional authority, said yesterday he will hold an oversight hearing into President Bush's assertion …
Washington Post:
Kill This Bill — "BOLD, RESPONSIBLE, common-sense reform of our current lobbying and ethics laws is clearly needed," House Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier (R-Calif.) told his colleagues on the House floor last week. "We owe it to our constituents. We owe it to ourselves.
Susan_Spencer-Wendel / Palm Beach Post:
Limbaugh denies arrest, charge on radio show — WEST PALM BEACH — Conservative king Rush Limbaugh opened his talk show Monday with an account of the agreement he struck with prosecutors and his quick trip to the Palm Beach County Jail Friday. — "There was no arrest. There were no handcuffs.