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CASEY ANTHONY TRIAL

Defense Accuses Man Who Found Caylee's Body

Cops have already cleared utility worker

Nov 20, 09 12:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Lawyers representing Casey Anthony, accused of murdering her daughter, Caylee, are attempting to cast suspicion on another suspect who has been cleared by police. Roy Kronk, a meter reader, found the Florida toddler’s body and notified police. After interviews with ex-wives and family, Anthony's defense team has concluded Kronk... More »

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Florida • testimony • murder trial • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony • child murder • defense attorney • Roy Kronk • Casey Anthony trial

Elizabeth Smart to Testify on Sanity of Her Kidnapper

Will detail his behavior during 9-month captivity

Sep 29, 09 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Elizabeth Smart is ready to testify against the homeless street preacher who abducted her at knifepoint seven years ago. At a hearing Thursday to determine if Brian David Mitchell is fit to stand trial, Smart will tell the court how he acted over her nine-month captivity. The prosecutor thinks she’... More »

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mental health • kidnapping • testimony • kidnapper • Elizabeth Smart • Brian David Mitchell

Jaycee Likely to Testify Against Garridos

Lawyer says she's doing 'remarkably well' with family reunion

Sep 24, 09 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jaycee Lee Dugard will likely testify against the couple who held her captive for 18 years, says her family’s lawyer. “Jaycee will, in all likelihood, be a witness for the prosecution,” he told CBS’ Early Show. “She’s aware of that and understands that. That... More »

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kidnapping • testimony • witness • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido • Nancy Garrido

Knox's Alleged Murder Weapon Doesn't Match Wound: Coroner

And no evidence group killed Kercher, he says

Jul 6, 09 11:34 AM CDT
(AP) - The knife prosecutors believe Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito used to kill Meredith Kercher is “not compatible" with the wounds on her body, a coroner testified today. Testifying for the defense, he said the neck wound was made with a knife with a 3-inch long blade, while prosecutors maintain... More »

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Italy • testimony • murder trial • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox • Raffaele Sollecito • expert testimony

Knox on Roomie's Murder: 'Yucky, Disgusting'

Says she's trying to 'get on with my life'

Jun 14, 09 8:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amanda Knox said in continuing testimony yesterday that she imagined her housemate’s murder as “shocking, yucky, disgusting,” the Times of London reports. Asked why she said Meredith Kercher must have died slowly, Knox said: “I heard that she had her throat slit, and from what I... More »

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crime • Italy • murder • testimony • murder trial • Perugia • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox

(Newser) - Rihanna will testify in court against former boyfriend and alleged attacker Chris Brown next month, E! Online reports. “The judge advised me that there will be a subpoena for Rihanna as a witness at the preliminary hearing,” said her attorney. “She will definitely comply.” Brown also... More »

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entertainment • subpoena • LAPD • testimony • Rihanna • criminal trial • Chris Brown • felony assault

Anthony Marshall Trial

 Producer Tells 
 Poignant Tale 
 of Fading Astor 

Hollywood producer met Astor in '92; pair stayed close

May 12, 09 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Movie and Broadway producer John Hart took the stand in the trial of Brooke Astor's son yesterday, offering a first-hand look at her mental deterioration over more than a decade of friendship, the New York Daily News reports. Hart met Astor at a dinner party in 1992; the pair hit... More »

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trial • testimony • Brooke Astor • friendship • John Hart

 Bernanke Sees
 Economy Stabilizing 

But not going to improve quickly

May 5, 09 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - It looks like the economy is stabilizing, Ben Bernanke told the congressional Joint Economic Committee today, but recovery won’t be quick, and there are still “sizable job losses” on the horizon. “We continue to expect economic activity to bottom out, then to turn up later this year,... More »

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Congress • Ben Bernanke • Federal Reserve • testimony • economy

(Newser) - The recording industry and radio-station owners are clashing in Washington over the issue of royalties, Bloomberg reports. Both sides have spent tens of millions on lobbying, and contributed to the campaigns of legislators of both parties. At present, radio stations pay royalties to songwriters and publishers, not artists. “This... More »

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Congress • royalties • RIAA • radio stations • testimony • revenue • recording industry • Billy Corgan • Smashing Pumpkins

Former AIG Chief Greenberg
to Testify Today

'I don't feel any responsibility,' 38-year CEO says of AIG

Apr 2, 09 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former AIG chief Maurice “Hank” Greenberg will go before a House committee on Capitol Hill today, testifying about the world-wide conglomerate that is now the most infamous culprit of the financial crisis, despite efforts by both the GOP and current AIG management to undercut his credibility. Greenberg is expected... More »

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testimony • AIG • Hank Greenberg • bailout • financial crisis • Wall Street bailout


 Knox Pulled 
 Knife on Him, 
 Witness Says 

Homeless man puts suspect, boyfriend
near murder scene

Mar 28, 09 3:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - A witness in the Amanda Knox murder trial testified that she waved a knife at him outside the house where Meredith Kercher was killed, the AP reports. The Albanian witness, at times mumbling and interrupted by the judge, said he “bumped into a big black trash bag” that turned... More »

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Italy • testimony • murder trial • Perugia • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox • Raffaele Sollecito

(Newser) - Witnesses in the Amanda Knox trial testified today that they heard screams and the sound of multiple people fleeing the scene the night of Meredith Kercher’s murder, ABC News reports. An elderly woman who lives near the crime scene said she heard a scream that “made my skin... More »

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Italy • testimony • murder trial • Perugia • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox • Raffaele Sollecito • witness

 Geithner Asks Congress 
 for Broad Takeover Powers 

Defends actions during AIG bailout

Mar 24, 09 10:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Timothy Geithner today asked Congress for expanded power to take the helm of big, failing  institutions like AIG and wind them down in an orderly fashion, Reuters reports. “AIG highlights broad failures of our financial system," Geithner said in unusually spirited testimony before the House Financial Services Committee.... More »

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Ben Bernanke • testimony • AIG • Treasury Department • bank regulation • Obama administration • financial crisis • Timothy Geithner

(Newser) - An Italian shopkeeper has contradicted Amanda Knox's claim that she slept in the day after her roommate was murdered, ABC News reports. Marco Quintavalle testified in Italy yesterday that Knox, 21, dropped by his store early on the morning of Nov. 2, 2007—when Knox says she was at the... More »

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Italy • testimony • murder trial • Perugia • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox • Raffaele Sollecito • witness

OPINION

 Hill Grilled the Wrong AIG Guy 


Mar 19, 09 12:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Edward Liddy’s much-ballyhooed testimony yesterday—Chris Matthews billed it as “Watergate Redux”—didn’t wind up accomplishing much, “aside from revealing congressional ignorance of all things financial,” Daniel Gross writes in Slate. Yes, Liddy currently runs the reviled AIG, but he wasn’t running it... More »

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Congress • Chris Matthews • testimony • AIG • Hank Greenberg • Martin Sullivan • Edward Liddy • grandstanding

AIG Chief: I'm Angry About Bonuses, Too

Liddy blames 'cold realities of competition,' legal issues

Mar 18, 09 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lawmakers read Edward Liddy the riot act today over AIG’s recent bonuses, CNNMoney reports, and the company’s CEO was expected to say he, too, found them “distasteful,” but felt he had to disperse them. “We have to continue managing our business as a business, taking... More »

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Congress • testimony • AIG • Edward Liddy

 Fritzl Daughter 
 Gives Video Testimony 

Will be held on camera; press faces jail for reporting

Mar 17, 09 6:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The judge in Josef Fritzl’s incest trial kicked press and the public out of the court today ahead of Elisabeth Fritzl’s video testimony in a move to protect her identity, the Guardian reports. Her recorded evidence is being played “in small portions,” a court official said,... More »

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rape • Austria • sexual abuse • trial • court • testimony • incest • Josef Fritzl • Elisabeth Fritzl

 Fritzl Blames It All 
 on 'Troubled Childhood' 

Lawyer says dungeon dad's just a guy who wanted a big family

Mar 16, 09 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apparently Josef Frizl’s mom made him do it. Austria’s most infamous incestuous rapist today told the court he’d committed his awful deeds because he had a “troubled childhood,” the Daily Telegraph reports. Fritzl regaled the court with the story of his early days, showing... More »

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rape • trial • testimony • incest • Josef Fritzl • Elisabeth Fritzl

TARP Manager: Let's Not Micromanage

Banks can't make bad loans for lending's sake, says Kashkari

Mar 11, 09 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Neel Kashkari, the man who manages the Troubled Asset Relief Program, doesn’t think the government ought to try to make decisions for the banks it helps, he told lawmakers today. “However well-intended, government officials are not positioned to make better commercial decisions than lenders,” he insisted. He... More »

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Congress • testimony • Treasury Department • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform • Troubled Asset Relief Program • Neel Kashkari • Timothy Geithner • TARP • toxic assets

(AP) - Rihanna's attorney says the singer would testify against Chris Brown if called as a witness in her boyfriend's assault case, the AP reports. Donald Etra, who is representing the 21-year-old Barbados native, said today that Rihanna would be required by law to testify if prosecutors subpoena her. Etra appeared in... More »

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court • testimony • assault • Rihanna • Chris Brown

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