Supreme Court Says Defendants Have Right to Good Lawyers

Supreme Court Says Defendants Have Right to Good Lawyers


Supreme Court Says Defendants Have Right to Good Lawyers

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 12:56 PM PDT

Because about 95 percent of criminal convictions arise from guilty pleas, two Supreme Court decisions represent a vast expansion of judicial supervision of the criminal justice system.


Cheap Drug, Tranexamic Acid, Is Found To Staunch Bleeding

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 10:27 AM PDT

Hospitals in the United States have been slow to adopt the blood-clotting drug tranexamic acid, even though a recent study found that it could save up to 4,000 American lives each year.


The Caucus: After 2 Amendments, Senate to Vote on Jobs Bill

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 12:00 PM PDT

The Senate had three votes scheduled Wednesday -- two on amendments to tighten online investing rules and the third on the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or JOBS bill.


Bernanke and Geithner Say Europe Poses Less Risk to U.S.

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 12:40 PM PDT

Top economic policy makers said Europe's sovereign debt crisis continued to suppress growth, but its threat to the American economy has declined significantly.


European Union Plans Retaliation in Public Contract Bidding

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 12:52 PM PDT

Chinese, United States or Japanese companies could be blocked from bidding for public contracts in Europe if their countries are thought to be excluding bids from European firms.


Docs: Soccer star 'dead' 78 minutes

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 12:53 PM PDT

Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba did not respond to 15 defibrillator shocks and was in effect dead for 78 minutes before his heart started beating again, doctors who treated him have revealed.


Who is French shootings suspect Mohammed Merah?

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 12:02 PM PDT

Mohammed Merah, a 23-year-old man described by French authorities as a self-styled al Qaeda jihadist, has been named as the chief suspect in a series of shootings that have left seven people dead.


Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, in reversal, may nominate presidential candidate

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 12:20 PM PDT

CAIRO — Faced with a crowded presidential race and with no consensus candidate emerging for its members, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said Wednesday it is considering reversing a year-old pledge not to put forward a candidate from its ranks.

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Who is France shootings suspect?

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 12:02 PM PDT

Mohammed Merah, a 23-year-old man described by French authorities as a self-styled al Qaeda jihadist, has been named as the chief suspect in a series of shootings that have left seven people dead.


Alleged Toulouse shooter surrounded

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 11:49 AM PDT

About 300 police officers surrounded an apartment in the south of France on Wednesday, trying to coax a man whom authorities called a self-styled al Qaeda jihadist to surrender after a series of shootings that left seven people dead.


Homicide charge likely for U.S. soldier

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 12:07 PM PDT

Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who is accused of shooting 16 Afghan civilians, is likely to be charged with homicide Thursday, his lawyer said.


French police surround shooting suspect

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 11:42 AM PDT

About 300 police officers surrounded an apartment in the south of France on Wednesday, trying to coax a man whom authorities called a self-styled al Qaeda jihadist to surrender after a series of shootings that left seven people dead.


VIDEO: 'Gunman told me attacks would go on'

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 12:06 PM PDT

The Frenchman suspected of a spate of shootings in the Toulouse area planned more killings, prosecutors have said.


VIDEO: Satellite market booms in Middle East

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 04:24 AM PDT

In the Middle East the market for satellites is booming - as more and more countries push to develop their communications infrastructure and get their populations connected.


Noriega in Panama hospital, lawyer says has brain tumor

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 01:17 PM PDT

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, serving a 20-year jail sentence in Panama, was hospitalized on Wednesday for what authorities say was a routine check-up though his attorney says he has been diagnosed with a brain tumor.


Mali soldiers storm state broadcaster

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 12:14 PM PDT

Troops reportedly angry over handling of Tuareg revolt rally in capital, forcing presidential palace to be sealed off.


U.S. suspends war remains search over North Korea missile plan

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 12:11 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has suspended plans to send a team to North Korea to search for U.S. war remains because of Pyongyang's decision to launch a rocket next month marking the centenary of founder Kim Il-sung's birth, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.


Bangladesh blocks Facebook pages

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 11:30 AM PDT

Bangladesh's High Court rules five "blasphemous" Facebook pages and an unnamed website must be blocked, for offending Islam and other religions.


Al-Qaeda claims wave of deadly Iraq attacks

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 12:04 PM PDT

Front group claims its "Sunni lions" were responsible for attacks that killed 46 people ahead of Arab League summit.


Docs: Soccer star 'dead' 78 minutes

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 12:56 PM PDT

Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba did not respond to 15 defibrillator shocks and was in effect dead for 78 minutes before his heart started beating again, doctors who treated him have revealed.


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