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Wild pitches from Sen. Bunning
March 19, 2010In his 17 years pitching in the big leagues, Jim Bunning was known for his graceful curveball, his rising slider and his sidearm fastball. Now 78 years old and about to retire from the Senate, the Republican of Kentucky is apparently down to only one pitch: the screwball.
Skilling case latest to test 'honest services'
March 19, 2010 Lawyers for former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling on Monday gave the Supreme Court a host of reasons it could overturn Skilling's conviction and lengthy prison term, from the "wave of passion" that purportedly poisoned the jury pool in Houston to the vagueness of the charges lodged against him.
Prosecutor reflects on wrongful conviction in D.C. killing
March 19, 2010It is the type of news no prosecutor wants to hear: The defendant you worked for months to send to prison for 28 years is actually innocent.
Local Digest
March 19, 2010
Woodbridge man gets life sentence in murder of woman, 80, reading in park
March 19, 2010 A mentally ill Woodbridge man who shot and killed an 80-year-old woman as she sat reading on a Fairfax County park bench was sentenced Friday to life in prison.
Names and Faces: Gossip about Justice John Roberts, Michelle Obama, Eric Dane
March 19, 2010
Sometimes losing a home is just the beginning of the pain
March 19, 2010As if losing one's home in a foreclosure or short sale were not already sufficiently traumatic, many former homeowners are learning that the day they turn in their keys may be only the start of an even more prolonged housing-induced misery.
Texas judge says death penalty unconstitutional
March 19, 2010HOUSTON -- A Texas judge in the county that sends more inmates to death row than any other in the nation is apparently taking a stand.
Dueling Post columns on Rahm Emanuel
March 19, 2010A Roberts rumor's blip on Washington's radar
March 19, 2010WASHINGTON -- For a short time, Washington buzzed over a rumor reported exclusively by an online gossip Web site with no particular Supreme Court expertise that Chief Justice John Roberts was considering stepping down.
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