 Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay sternly denied Monday he had broken the law and said he was eager to tell jurors in his fraud and conspiracy trial what really happened at the energy giant. Asked by one of his lawyers whether he conspired to violate federal securities rules or broke wire fraud and securities fraud laws, Lay answered in a firm voice: "I did not." He described as "ludicrous" a charge by federal prosecutors that Lay resumed his role as Enron chief executive officer in August 2001, six months after leaving the job, and immediately took the reins of a criminal conspiracy to commit fraud. Lay said he accepted "full responsibility for everything that happened at Enron," but added, "having said that I don’t take responsibility for illegal ...
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 Supreme Court Won't Rule on Student's Jesus Poster Lawsuit |
The Supreme Court refused Monday to get involved in a fight over a Jesus poster that a New York kindergarten student submitted for a class assignment on ways to save the environment. The Baldwinsville Central School District in suburban Syracuse wanted justices to stop a lawsuit filed by Antonio Peck and his parents, who claim his free-speech rights were violated when school officials censored his poster.The justices' action leaves in place an appeals court ruling that requires a trial to determine whether Antonio's rights were violated when school officials obscured a robed figure in the boy's poster in displaying it at a school assembly in 1999....
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| Al-Jaafari Ally New Nominee for Iraq PM |
Shiite politicians agreed Friday to nominate Jawad al-Maliki as prime minister, replacing the incumbent in a bid to clear the way for a long-delayed new government, two Shiite officials said.Al-Maliki is a top ally of outgoing Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, whose nomination had sparked sharp opposition from Sunni Arab and Kurdish leaders and caused a deadlock lasting months.With the deal on al-Maliki, Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish parties also agreed on nominees to fill the other top posts of government, to be presented to parliament for approval on Saturday, Shiite lawmaker Ridha Jawad Taqi said.Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, would remain as president for a second term, with Sunni Arab Tareq al-Hashemi and Shiite Adil Abdel-Madi would hold the two vice president spots, he said....
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| Pakistan Won't Speculate on Bin Laden |
Pakistan has no information on where Usama bin Laden could be hiding, a Cabinet minister said Monday, following the broadcast of a new audio tape purportedly from the Al Qaeda chief. Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao refused to comment on the tape, broadcast Sunday by Arab news network Al-Jazeera. But he said Pakistan's efforts to fight terrorism were not focused on just trapping bin Laden, long suspected to be hiding in Pakistan's tribal regions bordering Afghanistan."It is not to arrest one particular person but to curb terrorism in all its forms and manifestations," Sherpao told The Associated Press....
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| Eight die in Baghdad bomb attacks |
At least eight people have been killed in a series of car bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. There were seven attacks, the most deadly of which was a double car bombing near a university in the east of the city in which five people died. Another blast near the health ministry, apparently targeting a police patrol, left three people dead. The blasts came as the new PM-designate Jawad Maliki prepared to hold talks on forming a national unity government. The first explosion was the one close to the health ministry. In addition to the three people killed, 25 were hurt, including several policemen - two of whom had been directing traffic. A police spokesman said at least three other cars were destroyed and some shops had their windows blown out. ...
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| Trial hears 'Saddam phone call' |
Prosecutors at Saddam Hussein's trial have played a recording said to be of a phone call in which Saddam discussed a crackdown on Shia with a co-defendant. During the call, the ousted leader allegedly discussed the destruction of farmland in Dujail with former Vice-President Taha Yassin Ramadan. Saddam and seven co-defendants face charges for their alleged role in the killings of 148 Shia Muslims in Dujail. The trial was adjourned until 15 May, when the defence case is due to begin. In the recording played to the court, a voice said to be that of Taha Ramadan said the destruction of farmland and palm groves in Dujail was nearly completed, and that owners would receive compensation, the Associated Press reported. ...
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