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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: defense

defense stories: 11 news summaries

(Newser) - Branch Rickey once complained that “there is nothing on earth anybody can do with fielding,” but that's about to change thanks to a complex new camera and computer system, the New York Times reports. The system, which will be unveiled for baseball executives tomorrow, records the exact speed... More »

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sports • technology • MLB • San Francisco Giants • Cleveland Indians • statistics • baseball • defense • Mark Shapiro • Branch Rickey

 Court: Defendants  
 Can Question  
 Crime Lab 

Scientists must be brought to court

Jun 26, 09 9:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 5-4 Supreme Court ruling yesterday gives defendants the chance to face authors of crime lab reports in their cases. Prosecutors who want to use lab testing undertaken for a given case will be required to bring its authors to court, where the defense can confront them. The ruling shows... More »

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Antonin Scalia • Anthony Kennedy • US Supreme Court • defense • criminal prosecution • crime lab • defendant

US Fortifies Hawaii Against
N. Korea Threat

Gates moves anti-missile system to islands ... just in case

Jun 18, 09 3:28 PM CDT
(AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he is positioning defenses near Hawaii just in case North Korea fires a missile across the Pacific toward the island state. Gates says he has sent the military's ground-based mobile missile system to Hawaii and positioned a radar system nearby. Together the systems theoretically could... More »

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North Korea • Robert Gates • United States • missile defense system • Hawaii • Kim Jong Il • defense • intercontinental ballistic missile

(Newser) - New Jersey police are investigating a complaint by a Canadian tourist who reported being raped at the home of New York Jet star defensive back Kerry Rhodes after she met him and a friend at a Manhattan night club, reports the New York Post. "I am not the subject... More »

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sports • crime • New Jersey • police • Manhattan • rape • nightclub • New York Jets • defense • Kerry Rhodes • Morristown

ANALYSIS

 Line by Line: Some 
 Obama Budget Cuts 


May 7, 09 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama said today proposed budget cuts are “not a criticism of” federal workers. Still, they take a toll, from defense to education. The Washington Post takes a look at what’s being trimmed:
  • Anthrax vaccine research: The administration says the goals of the program have been
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education • Pentagon • budget cuts • anthrax • Yucca Mountain • defense • federal budget • Obama administration • defense contractors • President Obama • F-22 fighter jet • cotton • federal programs • Even Start

 Knox Co-Defendent: 
 'I Wouldn't Harm a Fly' 

Accused Kercher killer gives emotional self-defense

Feb 6, 09 9:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Amanda Knox’s ex-boyfriend, accused of a role in the killing of British student Meredith Kercher, made an emotional speech in his own defense in an Italian court today, saying he “wouldn’t harm a fly,” the Guardian reports. Raffaele Sollecito, 24, called his circumstances “unreal,"... More »

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Italy • murder • testimony • student • murder trial • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox • Raffaele Sollecito • Rudy Hermann Guede • defense • evidence

Anthony Defense Granted Access to Crime Scene

Lawyer also says he'll seek new venue for trial of mom accused of murdering toddler

Jan 30, 09 5:14 PM CST
(Newser) - A judge ruled today that Casey Anthony’s defense team must have access to the scene where Caylee Anthony’s body was found, but denied a request for information from an unofficial search group, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Attorneys for the mother accused of murdering her young daughter had sought... More »

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Florida • crime • defense • criminal trial • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony • Jose Baez

(Newser) - Casey Anthony’s defense yesterday revealed a high-powered team of attorneys and expert witnesses in her trial for the murder of her daughter, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Lead counsel Jose Baez will be supported by Linda Kenney Baden, a New York attorney who defended Phil Spector. Also on board... More »

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Florida • crime • murder trial • attorney • defense • expert testimony • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony

Russia Will
Move Missiles Near Poland

Installation would 'neutralize' US shield
in Central Europe

Nov 5, 08 1:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivered an aggressive speech against the US today, threatening to deploy short-range missiles and perhaps its navy to “neutralize” US plans for an anti-missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic. Moscow perceives the American defense system—which Washington says is intended to deter “... More »

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Russia • NATO • Vladimir Putin • United States • missile • Dmitry Medvedev • defense

 Strahan Goes
 Out on Top 

Giants' sack-happy defensive end says he's retiring at 36; TV gig may be next

Jun 9, 08 4:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Strahan is retiring after 15 years with the New York Giants, ESPN reports. The defensive end, 36, set the NFL's single-season sacks record with 22.5 sacks during the 2001 season, participated in seven Pro Bowls, and got his first Super Bowl ring earlier this year. Strahan walks away... More »

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NFL • retirement • championship • NFL Pro Bowl • New York Giants • Michael Strahan • defense

Blair Eyes Role as
Europe's First President

Ex-British PM wants post to have strong say on defense, trade

Feb 2, 08 12:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Tony Blair is angling to become Europe’s first president, the Guardian reports, but the former British PM wants to be assured the EU’s new top job will come with real authority on defense and trade. Blair, currently the Mideast envoy for the US, EU, UN, and Russia,... More »

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Tony Blair • Angela Merkel • European Union • Nicolas Sarkozy • Gordon Brown • European council president • defense • trade affairs

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