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		<title>Bieber&#8217;s Baby Mama &#8212; BUSTED!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TMZ now has proof that Justin Bieber&#8217;s alleged baby mama is a BIG, FAT liar! Yup, she&#8217;s so totally busted.]]></description>
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		<title>SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Kagan absences no big deal (AP)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ WASHINGTON &#8211; Justice Elena Kagan's leather-backed chair was empty this week for the 26th and final time this term while the other Supreme Court justices listened to arguments in an obscure dispute between the government and an Indian tribe. When President Barack Obama nominated Kagan for the Supreme Court last year, some court observers worried that her work as solicitor general would force her from enough cases to pose a serious problem for the high court. After all, there is nothing worse for a petitioner than a meaningless 4-4 vote after expending all the effort that goes into winning a precious spot on the court's calendar and presenting arguments to the justices. Tie votes leave the lower court ruling in place but set no national precedent. So far, though, Kagan's absence has been important only once in 19 cases the court has decided without her. A lawsuit about Costco's sale of Swiss-made Omega watches at a steep discount ended up 4-4, leaving unresolved an issue about rules that apply to so-called gray market goods that are purchased abroad, then imported and resold without the permission of the manufacturer. In the other 18 cases, there occasionally have been as many as two dissenting votes, but more often none at all, so Kagan's absence didn't prevent reaching a decision. Of the remaining undecided cases that do not include her, the most important ones concern Arizona's employer sanctions law for knowingly hiring undocumented workers and the government's use of a federal law intended to ensure the presence of witnesses to detain terrorism suspects. Kagan said from the outset that removing herself from cases in which she had taken part at the Justice Department would be a short-term problem that would dissipate fairly quickly. She has been out of 26 of the term's 78 arguments so far, but has missed just six of the 37 cases argued this year. The court, with Kagan, will hear the final four cases of its term next week. The decision to stay out of a case is a justice's alone to make, guided by a federal law that bars judges from hearing a case because they owned stock in an affected company, had a relative involved in some way or had participated in the case either as a lawyer or judge. The court's consideration of two big issues &#8212; health care and gay marriage &#8212; that appear headed the justices' way soon could be significantly affected if Kagan were to sit out. It is by no means certain that she would step aside from either of those. She already has taken part in the court's denial of a health care appeal, but that case turned on procedural issues, not the substance of Obama's health care overhaul. ___ Another justice's decision to step aside from a high court case gave Justice Antonin Scalia his first chance in more than 24 years on the court to preside over an argument. Chief Justice John Roberts' ownership of Microsoft Corp. stock forced him out of the court's consideration of a patent dispute with a Canadian company. That left Scalia, the longest-serving justice since John Paul Stevens retired, in charge. It should be said that Roberts sometimes has to direct traffic on the bench because the other justices are cutting off their colleagues' questions or jumping in to answer, which really is the job of the lawyer arguing the case. Scalia is not the only culprit, but he may be the leading recidivist. Scalia was not his usual acerbic self during the patent argument, though that could be attributable to the less than lively nature of the argument as well as his unaccustomed role. But he carried out his duties as presiding justice well, with one small glitch. The Supreme Court's guide for lawyers is quite explicit about the way things are supposed to happen. It admonishes lawyers delivering argument to "remain standing at the lectern and say nothing until the Chief Justice recognizes you by name." Scalia appeared to be chatting with Justice Anthony Kennedy when Seth Waxman, the lawyer for Toronto-based i4i, stood at the lectern and awaited recognition. Waxman waited longer than usual before he breached court custom and began his argument. "Justice Scalia and may it please the court," Waxman said, using the traditional opening line. That got Scalia's attention. "Mr. Waxman," he replied. ___ Kagan has been on the court just nine months, but her concern about her legacy is already obvious. She was known as the coffee dean at Harvard Law School for providing free coffee to students. Now, she told a Harvard reunion recently, she will be known as the frozen yogurt justice. The junior justice at the tradition-bound court serves on the cafeteria committee, and Kagan was taking credit for the frozen yogurt machine that appeared in the court cafeteria a couple of months back Now, if she can only do something about the rest of the menu. ___ Associated Press writer Jesse J. Holland contributed to this report. Follow Yahoo! News on Twitter , become a fan on Facebook ]]></description>
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		<title>REFILE - CLARIFYING CAPTION
Amanda Knox (bottom R), the U.S. &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 09:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ (Reuters) - REFILE - CLARIFYING CAPTION Amanda Knox (bottom R), the U.S. student convicted of killing her British flatmate in Italy three years ago, speaks to her lawyer Carlo Della Vedova (bottom L) in the courtroom before a trial session in Perugia March 12, 2011. Knox and former lover Raffaele Sollecito returned to court on Saturday for the fifth hearing of their appeal against their conviction for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito (ITALY - Tags: CRIME LAW) ]]></description>
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		<title>American Lori Berenson freed from Peru prison (AP)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ LIMA, Peru &#8211; Her parole restored, political activist Lori Berenson slipped out a prison's side door and back to freedom after serving three-quarters of a 20-year sentence for collaborating with leftist rebels in Peru. The 40 year-old New York woman's legal troubles are not over, however, as Peru's top anti-terrorism prosecutor is trying to revoke her parole. Berenson and her lawyer and husband, Anibal Apari, arrived by taxi at her apartment just after dark Monday. "I will not be making any statements at this time," the bespectacled Berenson told reporters as she carried in a black backpack and a green shopping bag. The couple's 18-month-old son, Salvador, awaited them at the apartment along with Berenson's mother, Rhoda, who had spirited the child out of the prison several hours earlier. Apari told The Associated Press that Berenson planned to speak to news media but wanted to rest first. Berenson was initially paroled in May. But an appeals panel returned her to prison in August on a technicality. The judge who first freed Berenson reinstated her parole on Friday. The former Massachusetts Institute of Technology student must remain in Peru until her full sentence is served &#8212; unless President Alan Garcia decides to commute it. Garcia has indicated he will not consider a decision until all of the legal issues in the case have been resolved. The prosecutor, Julio Galindo, claims Berenson has not fully qualified for parole. He says her case could establish a precedent for others convicted of terrorism-related crimes and that they, too, could go free. "Our goal is to achieve the revocation" of Berenson's parole, Galindo said Monday. "This is a very sensitive matter for the country." He said an appeals court could decide in less than a month. Many of Berenson's new neighbors protested vehemently the first time she was released but the neighborhood was peaceful Monday evening. Six riot police officers with shields took up positions at the entrance to her apartment building. Berenson was arrested in 1995 and accused of helping the leftist Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement plan an armed takeover of Congress. The takeover never happened, but prosecutors said that among other things, Berenson had helped the group to rent a safe house. A military court convicted her the following year and sentenced her to life in prison for sedition, but after intense U.S. government pressure for a civilian trial she was retried in 2001 and sentenced to 20 years for terrorist collaboration. Berenson was completely unrepentant at the time of her arrest but softened during years of sometimes harsh prison conditions, eventually being praised as a model prisoner. In May, she apologized to Peruvians in a letter for any hurt she may have caused. Yet she is viewed by many Peruvians as a symbol of the rebel violence that afflicted the nation two decades ago. Many people remain traumatized by the 1980-2000 conflict that claimed 80,000 lives. In that conflict, the fanatical Maoist Shining Path movement did most of the killing, while Tupac Amaru was a lesser player. Berenson denies ever belonging to Tupac Amaru or engaging in violent acts. In August, when she was returned to prison, Berenson said in an interview with three Lima-based journalists that her case had become a political football with presidential elections due in April. ___ Associated Press writer Franklin Briceno contributed to this report. Follow Yahoo! News on Twitter , become a fan on Facebook ]]></description>
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		<title>Detained Malaysian cartoonist vows to carry on (AFP)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 11:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) &#8211; A Malaysian political cartoonist being held by police said on Saturday that he will not quit highlighting controversial issues, as rights activists demanded his freedom. Zulkifli Anwar Ulhaque -- better known as Zunar -- uses cartoons to confront contentious issues such as the sodomy trial of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and police shootings. He was arrested by police Friday just hours before he was due to launch his new book. Police also seized 70 copies of his latest work, called "Cartoon-O-Phobia". "I will continue to draw," the defiant cartoonist told AFP from the Sepang police station, south of Kuala Lumpur. "This government is weak. Anything said against them is considered a threat," Zunar said. On Saturday, police obtained a one-day remand order from a magistrate to investigate Zunar under the harsh Sedition Act. Rights activist S. Arulchelvan, of Voice of the Malaysian People, criticised the arrest as an abuse of power and said it was an attempt to sabotage the book launch. "We condemn Zunar's arrest. We demand his immediate release. I was at the launch. A lot of people have placed orders for the book," he said. The 80-page comic book had a caricature of Prime Minister Najib Razak's wife on the front cover and contained cartoons that touched on numerous controversial issues. Najib, who took office in the mainly Muslim country in April last year, had promised to promote openness and transparency but has since faced accusations that his administration is trying to silence critics. Major newspapers and broadcasters are closely linked with the ruling coalition, so the Internet has become a lively forum for dissent and debate. Unlike the mainstream press, the web and online media in Malaysia have remained relatively free, despite occasional raids, bans and government criticism. Lawyer Fadiah Nadwa Fikri told AFP that Zunar could be freed late Saturday after police record his statements. Follow Yahoo! News on Twitter , become a fan on Facebook ]]></description>
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		<title>The Counsel &#8212; Film Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Counsel -- Film Review By Ray Bennett, August 16, 2010 08:33 ET Bottom Line: Cliched mob yarn with a nonsensical script. LOCARNO, Switzerland -- French director Cedric Anger's ambitious legal thriller "The Counsel" ("L'Avvocat") looks good and has a fine cast but his script covers familiar terrain and is so naive that the whole thing becomes laughable. Told in flashback, it's the story of a brilliant young lawyer who goes to work for a mob boss but gets in too deep and discovers that his only way out is by incriminating the man -- or by dying. Such predicaments have been explored and picked over in such an endless number of books, films and television shows that the film should face scorn from fans of crime yarns who expect their puzzles to have a lot more intelligence. Handsome and keen-eyed Benoit Magimel cuts an effective dash as Leo, a sharp and driven attorney whose skill at courtroom oratory wins him a job at a top legal firm. He proves his mettle fast but is soon bored. There's no suggestion that his employer is a mob operation such as the one in "The Firm," but when a hoodlum big in waste disposal seeks to hire him, the head of the legal firm, played with imperial elegance by director Barbet Schroeder, tells him the client is always right. Gilbert Melki gives the mobster, Paul, the smooth veneer of a polished psychopath as he involves Leo deeper in his criminal activities with the lawyer failing to hear any of the most clanging alarm bells. Violence against witnesses, bribery, double books on the waste disposal and the income it generates, none of these bother the counselor a bit. He's not suspicious when Paul offers him tens of thousands over his usual salary, and talk about the illegal storage of toxic hospital waste troubles him not a whit. His beautiful pregnant girlfriend (Aissa Maiga) doesn't push him for riches and Anger's script gives Leo no motivation for his greed and willingness to be a party to criminal corruption. He is pleased that Paul appears to like him and even befriends Paul's enforcer Ben, who is made both sinister and engaging by Samir Guesmi. Eric Caravaca gives an oily touch to the inevitable law officer who comes knocking on Leo's door with the option of giving evidence or going down with the bad guys. The howlers keep coming although delivered with a straight face and only the handsome shape of the production maintains interest. Guillaume Schiffman's cinematography has a classic structure and there's even an old-fashioned montage showing Leo's quick career path. If only Anger the screenwriter had plugged the many gaping holes, Anger the director could be proud of this film, rather than leaving viewers to shake their heads. Venue: Locarno International Film Festival Production company: Sunrise Films Cast: Benoit Magimel, Gilbert Melki, Aissa Maiga, Eric Caravaca, Samir Guesmi, Barbet Schroeder Director/screenwriter: Cedric Anger Producer: Thomas Klotz Director of photography: Guillaume Schiffman Production designer: Antoine Platteau Music: Gregoire Hetzel Costume designer: Marielle Robaut Editor: Simon Jacquet Sales: Snd Groupe M6 No rating, 100 minutes ]]></description>
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		<title>Jetblue folk hero electrifies news media, ad firms (Reuters)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) &#8211; Last week, nobody knew Steve Slater. Now, office water coolers, Twitter feeds, Facebook and chat rooms are buzzing with expressions of support and the question: What's next for the flight attendant who quit his JetBlue job in such memorable fashion that some have called him an instant American hero? Heroic or not, the story of Slater's confrontation with a misbehaving passenger has swept through Madison Avenue and Hollywood in addition to Main Street. Slater's story has the most immediate effect on TV news organizations, with broadcast networks and CNN among outlets trying to book him for interviews. A media scrum followed Slater's brief jail stay. "Good Morning America" producers jumped into the same car as Slater, but he made them get out. An ABC News spokeswoman said Wednesday that the producers had done nothing unusual and simply were chasing the story as their peers were. "It's a very competitive story, and everybody wants to hear from him directly about what happened," said David Friedman, executive producer of CBS' "The Early Show." Friedman's bookers staked out the jail, Slater's house and his lawyer's office -- but not necessarily with the aim of nailing an exclusive interview. "All I care about is that we have him on our show," he said. Friedman said he figures an interview can be done anytime during the next 10 days. Will Slater get a manager or agent to explore further opportunities such as book deals, TV shows or even a movie? Major talent agencies are unlikely to sign anyone who doesn't have a background in a craft such as acting or writing. Companies that book reality TV stars and celebrities of varying degrees as guest speakers might be a more logical fit. Steve Peckham, senior vp at branding agency Olson, said it looks like a case of 15 minutes of fame. "I suspect Mr. Slater's fame is about to peak as he is sure to hit the late-night TV and radio talk show circuit, but it won't last long," Peckham said. "So a pure advertising play might prove challenging." Yet ad folks say they already have discussed the Slater situation with colleagues or clients. Chris Raih, founder and managing director of Los Angeles-based creative agency Zambezi, said he and his team mentioned him Wednesday morning. "People around the country seem to have followed this classic go-to-hell moment with voyeuristic glee," he said. "They want to root for him even more in a recessionary environment when many have gobbled up their anger." But he cautioned that ad campaigns referencing Slater and the incident will be hard to pull off given that it takes weeks to shoot a commercial and more lead time to get a campaign out. "I don't think any brand will be fast enough to capitalize on this moment," Raih said. But Raih's team is working on a 2011 campaign based on the idea that people should "go for it" each day. Other ad folks see some opportunity for a campaign once possible legal implications and other risks become clearer. Beer companies were a popular suggestion for a natural ad home for Slater given that he had a cold one before his exit from the plane. Michael Priem, CEO of USDM.net -- an agency that works with U.S. and international airlines, Hilton and others -- said he has brought up the Slater story in meetings and expects travel and tourism marketing firms to react to it, whether by referencing the case directly or drawing indirect lessons from it. He can see any service company benefiting from a campaign that uses Slater as a spokesman. "He could show how painful it is to be in the wait line for a cell phone carrier or sit at a service center that frustrates us," Priem said. Joseph Jaffe, a marketing consultant, had a Hollywood comparison for the flight attendant. "Steve Slater is the modern-day equivalent of Charles Bronson in 'Death Wish' -- except, of course, there's no artillery, bloodshed or permanent damage in this particular example of brand vigilantism," he said. "I'd recommend JetBlue gets behind him. They have the kind of brand personality and authentic self-assuredness to use this as a perfect opportunity to demonstrate purpose and conviction. And if not, then I'd recommend one of their competitors snapped him up." Angela Farrell, an accountant at marketing firm MSCO, reminded that "American Idol" seems to be in need of a new controversial host/hero, and Scott Cromer, partner and managing director of creative agency Mutt Industries said, "The whole thing feels like a John Hughes film." Said Jim Joseph, president of Lipper Taylor: "I think he will end up being a spokesperson of some sort. He's quickly becoming the mascot for the disgruntled employee." Follow Yahoo! News on Twitter , become a fan on Facebook ]]></description>
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		<title>Bodyguard: Anna Nicole&#8217;s boyfriend supplied drugs (AP)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ LOS ANGELES &#8211; Anna Nicole Smith was "obsessed" with pills and was assisted in taking drugs by her lawyer-boyfriend in the weeks before her death, the celebrity model's bodyguard testified Friday. Maurice Brighthaupt depicted a chaotic situation at the home where Smith was staying in the Bahamas after the birth of her daughter and the death of her son, Daniel, from a drug overdose. Brighthaupt said he saw defendant Howard K. Stern holding Smith's head and giving her pills when she was too weak to take them on her own. Meanwhile, Dr. Khristine Eroshevich, another defendant who was Smith's psychiatrist, was trying to hide medications from Smith after shipping the drugs to the model from Los Angeles, he said. "She was demanding them like an addict," Brighthaupt said, but the comment was stricken by the judge because an issue in the case is whether Smith was addicted or merely dependent on drugs to ease pain. In one confrontation with Smith, Eroshevich "started crying and threatening to leave if she mixed alcohol and prescription drugs," Brighthaupt said. "And what was Mr. Stern saying?" Deputy District Attorney Renee Rose asked. "Oh, he said she can handle it. Anna can handle it," the bodyguard recalled. Across the courtroom, Stern shook his head and appeared incredulous. Stern and Eroshevich have pleaded not guilty along with Dr. Sandeep Kapoor to conspiring to supply the Playboy model and reality TV star with massive amounts of opiates and sleep medications. They are not charged with causing her 2007 overdose death in a Florida hotel room. Brighthaupt has said in the past that he liked Eroshevich but had a falling out with Stern. The bodyguard said he and Eroshevich tried to convince Stern that Smith should go into rehab. "She was out of control with this," he said. "She was obsessed." Asked about Stern's reaction to the rehab suggestion, Brighthaupt said: "He explained she was in rehab before and that it almost killed her and she vowed not to go into rehab again." The witness said he and Eroshevich suggested Smith should be put on placebos and Stern agreed, but it was never done. As Smith drifted further into a drug haze, she once fell off a raft in the middle of the swimming pool and sank to the bottom before Brighthaupt dove in and rescued her, he testified. Brighthaupt, who was one of the last people to see Smith alive, testified that both Eroshevich and Stern injected Smith with substances, but he didn't know if she was given B-12 shots or drugs. He also identified shipping receipts for packages of drugs sent to him by Eroshevich for Smith. Smith would take 20 pills at a time, including Valium, from a dish she kept at her bedside, Brighthaupt testified, and her obsession with the drugs increased after her son's death. "She was a hurt lady," Brighthaupt said. Brighthaupt, a Miami firefighter and paramedic, unsuccessfully tried to revive the 39-year-old Smith as she lay lifeless in the Hollywood, Fla., hotel room. Brighthaupt said the model used drugs almost from the day he was hired in 2003. "Anna had a bag of meds she would take with her," he said. After she took medication, he said, "she was tired a lot. She would sleep a lot. But when she was up, she was a happy, fun-loving young lady who liked the attention and enjoyed her fans." Brighthaupt tried to discourage her from taking so much medicine. "That was my job &#8212; to protect her from herself," he said. Despite her drug use, Smith remained intelligent and "you couldn't put nothing over on her," he added. "She wasn't just sitting there popping pills." Follow Yahoo! News on Twitter , become a fan on Facebook ]]></description>
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		<title>Activist: Iranian with stoning sentence tormented (AP)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ LONDON &#8211; An Iranian woman whose sentence of death by stoning was lifted earlier this month says she's grateful for the international support she's received, but remains heartbroken at the separation from her children and tormented by the fear she could still be executed, a rights activist said Friday. Iranian officials have said Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani will be spared stoning, which in Iran involves being buried from the chest down and pelted with rocks. The announcement came after international outrage over plans to execute the mother of two for adultery &#8212; an offense her supporters say she confessed to under duress. Germany-based activist Mina Ahadi, who helped publicize the case, said Friday that Ashtiani remains locked up in Tabriz prison in northwestern Iran and could still be hanged. Many others on Iran's death row still face the prospect of being stoned, Ahadi said. "You're talking about the Middle Ages," she told journalists in London, speaking through a translator. "Stoning is a form of terrorism." Ahadi read out a message from Ashtiani in which she spoke of her shock at the sentence and said that "part of my heart is frozen." "The day they sentenced me to stoning, it was as if I fell into the bottom of a well, and I lost consciousness," the message read. "Many nights before going to sleep I think: 'Who can think of throwing a stone against me, and crushing my face and hands? "From Tabriz prison, I thank all of you. Tell everyone I am afraid of dying." Ahadi said Ashtiani had dictated the message over the phone from prison during the past week. Ahadi did not provide further details. Ashtiani, who is in her early 40s, was first convicted in May 2006 of having an "illicit relationship" with two men following the death of her husband and sentenced to 99 lashes. Later the same year, she was also convicted of adultery. A translated court document handed out to journalists appears to show that judges were divided about Ashtiani's guilt. The minority opinion held that she was being tried twice for the same crime, and that in any case there was no proof she cheated on her husband. "Prosecution in this case has no legal justification as no positive religious or legal evidence can be found," the minority opinion read, according to the document. "The above-named is believed to be innocent of the charge." But the majority ruled that Ashtiani's "severely corrupt mind," as well as other evidence, pointed to the crime of adultery, and she was sentenced to death by stoning. Ashtiani's appeal failed, and she has been sitting on death row since. She might have died in obscurity had it not been for the efforts of her tech-savvy attorney, Mohammad Mostafaei. Shortly after he published a blog post saying he feared his client would be executed imminently, the image of Ashtiani's face &#8212; framed in a black chador &#8212; spread across newspaper front pages, television bulletins and the Internet. Celebrities including Robert Redford, Emma Thompson and Colin Firth put their names behind a campaign to release her, while the United States and Britain also demanded Ashtiani's sentence be lifted. Such a punishment would "disgust and appall the watching world," British Foreign Secretary William Hague said, while Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu promised to raise the issue with Tehran. Faced with a growing international outcry, the Iranian Embassy in London issued a statement saying Ashtiani would not be executed by stoning, although the announcement still left a question mark over her fate. On Saturday, authorities called Mostafaei, her lawyer, in for questioning. He was released, but has since disappeared and is thought to be in hiding. Ashtiani's son, Sajad, has also had his cell phone blocked in an effort to prevent him from speaking about the case, Ahadi said. Amnesty International Iran researcher Ann Harrison said about a dozen people are still thought to face death by stoning in Iran. Ahadi said Friday she believed the number could be twice as high. The phone rang unanswered at the Iranian Embassy in London Friday. Follow Yahoo! News on Twitter , become a fan on Facebook ]]></description>
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		<title>Utah firing squad executes convicted killer (AP)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ DRAPER, Utah &#8211; A death row inmate who had used a gun to fatally shoot two men suffered the same fate Friday morning as he was executed by a team of marksmen &#8212; the first time Utah used the firing squad to carry out a death sentence in 14 years. A barrage of bullets tore into Ronnie Lee Gardner's chest where a target was pinned over his heart. Two minutes later an ashen Gardner, blood pooling in his dark blue jumpsuit, was pronounced dead at 12:17 a.m. He was the third man to die by firing squad since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in 1976. Unlike Gary Gilmore , who famously uttered the last words "Let's do it" on Jan. 17, 1977, Gardner could muster few words before a black hood was fastened over his head. Asked if he had anything to say during the two minutes afforded him, Gardner said simply, "I do not, no." The five executioners, certified police officers who volunteered for the task and remain anonymous, stood about 25 feet away, behind a wall cut with a gunport, and were armed with matching .30-caliber Winchester rifles. One was loaded with a blank so no one knows who fired the fatal shot. Sandbags stacked behind Gardner's chair kept the bullets from ricocheting around the cinderblock room. Utah Department of Corrections Director Thomas Patterson said the countdown cadence went "5-4-3..." with the shooters starting to fire at the count of 2. Gardner's arm tensed and jerked back when he was hit. As the medical examiner checked for vital signs the hood was pulled back, revealing that Gardner's head was tilted back and to the right, his mouth slightly open. "I don't agree with what he done or what they done but I'm relieved he's free," said Gardner's brother, Randy Gardner, after the execution. "He's had a rough life. He's been incarcerated and in chains his whole damn life, now he's free. I'm happy he's free, just sad the way he went." The execution was witnessed by media representatives who are separated from witnesses for the victims or the condemned in rooms on opposite ends of the execution chamber behind reflective glass so they can't be seen. Gardner walked willingly to his execution , a stark contrast to the fatal escape attempt he undertook 25 years ago that resulted in his death sentence . Gardner was sentenced to death after being convicted of murder in 1985 for the fatal courthouse shooting of attorney Michael Burdell during a failed escape attempt . Gardner was at the Salt Lake City court facing a murder charge in the shooting death of a bartender, Melvyn Otterstrom when he took a gun smuggled into him and he shot Burdell in the face as the attorney hid behind a door in the chaotic courthouse. The execution process was set in motion in March when the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request from Gardner's attorney to review the case. On April 23, state court Judge Robin Reese signed a warrant ordering the state to carry out the death sentence. At that hearing, Gardner politely declared, "I would like the firing squad , please." He told his lawyer he did it because he preferred to die that way. Gardner was allowed to choose between the firing squad and lethal injection because he was sentenced to death before Utah eliminated the firing squad as an option in 2004. State officials did not like the negative publicity fire squad executions generated. Gardner, 49, chose his manner of death and then worked furiously with his lawyers to prevent it. They filed petitions with state and federal courts, asked a Utah parole board to commute his sentence to life in prison without parole , and finally unsuccessfully appealed to Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and the U.S. Supreme Court . Gardner's attorneys argued the jury that sentenced him to death in 1985 heard no mitigating evidence that might have led them to instead impose a life sentence . Gardner's life was marked by early drug addiction, physical and sexual abuse and possible brain damage, court records show. They also argued he could not get a "fair and impartial hearing" before Utah's Board of Pardons and Parole because lawyers that represent the board work for the Utah attorney general's office , which sought his death warrant and argued against the board commuting Gardner's death sentence The firing squad has been Utah's most-used form of capital punishment . Of the 49 executions held in the state since the 1850s, 40 were by firing squad. John Albert Taylor , who raped and strangled an 11-year-old girl, was the last person executed by firing squad on Jan. 26, 1996. Historians say the method stems from 19th Century doctrine of the state's predominant religion. Early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believed in the concept of " blood atonement " &#8212; that only through spilling one's own blood could a condemned person adequately atone for their crimes and be redeemed in the next life . The church no longer preaches such teachings and offers no opinion on the use of the firing squad. Gardner, who once described himself as a "nasty little bugger" with a mean streak, spent his last day sleeping, reading the novel "Divine Justice," watching the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy and meeting with his attorneys and a bishop with the Mormon church . A prison spokesman said officers described his mood as relaxed. He had eaten his last requested meal &#8212; steak, lobster tail, apple pie, vanilla ice cream and 7UP &#8212; two days earlier. Members of his family gathered outside the prison, some wearing T-shirts displaying his prisoner number , 14873. None witnessed the execution, at Gardner's request. "He didn't want nobody to see him get shot," Randy Gardner said. "I would have liked to be there for him. I love him to death. He's my little brother." The American Civil Liberties Union decried Gardner's execution as an example of what it called the United States' "barbaric, arbitrary and bankrupting practice of capital punishment ." And religious leaders called for an end to the death penalty at an interfaith vigil in Salt Lake City on Thursday evening. "Murdering the murderer doesn't create justice or settle any score," said Rev. Tom Goldsmith of the First Unitarian Church. Burdell's family opposes the death penalty and asked for Gardner's life to be spared. But Otterstrom's family lobbied the parole board against Gardner's request for clemency and a reduced sentence. George "Nick" Kirk, was a bailiff at the courthouse the day of Gardner's botched escape. Shot and wounded in the lower abdomen, Kirk suffered chronic health problems the rest of his life. Kirk's daughter, Tami Stewart, said before the execution she believed Gardner's death would bring her family some closure. "I think at that moment, he will feel that fear that his victims felt," she said. ___ Associated Press Writers Paul Foy and Rich Matthews contributed to this report. Follow Yahoo! News on Twitter , become a fan on Facebook ]]></description>
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