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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: innocence

innocence stories: 3 news summaries

Dallas DA Makes Waves by Overturning Convictions

DA makes waves with quest to root out wrongful convictions

Nov 15, 08 6:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Craig Watkins is becoming famous for something rather unusual for a district attorney: getting people out of jail, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dallas County prosecutor is painstakingly going through hundreds of convictions secured by his predecessors, using DNA evidence to overturn wrongful convictions. His Conviction Integrity Unit has... More »

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Texas • Dallas • justice • wrongful conviction • exonerate • innocence • district attorney • DNA evidence • Craig Watkins

UK Retailer Blasted for Kids' Push-Up Bra

Chain places Item
next to undershirts
for 7- and 8-year-olds

Apr 15, 08 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - A British supermarket chain is coming under heavy criticism for selling a padded bra in its children's clothing section, the Daily Mail reports. The plunge bra is displayed next to undershirts and other items intended for 7- to 8-year-olds. "I was shocked when I saw it," said one... More »

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children • Britain • innocence • push up bras • Tesco • children's clothes

OJ Loses
Black Support

Steadfast 71% who thought him innocent
in 1994 now down
to 40%

Sep 29, 07 3:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - OJ Simpson has seen his steadfast defenders in the black community run for cover in the wake of his hypothetical confession and his new legal mix-up: a Washington Post survey concludes that whereas 71% of African Americans thought he was innocent of the 1994 double-murder rap at the time, only... More »

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African Americans • murder • Nicole Brown Simpson • OJ Simpson • Ronald Goldman • innocence

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