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(Newser) - Britney Spears' dad yesterday asked an LA court for help in keeping the troubled pop star away from three men he fears are attempting to interfere with her recovery. Jamie Spears, who has legal control of his 27-year-old daughter's affairs, appeared weary as he offered a peek into daily life... More »

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Britney Spears • pop music • testimony • Adnan Ghalib • Sam Lutfi • Jamie Spears • conservator • restraining order • court appearance

 Bernanke: 
 Recession 
 Should End 
 This Year 

2010 will be 'year of recovery'

Feb 24, 09 10:09 AM CST
(Newser) - If the government’s plans work, the recession will be over by the end of this year, Ben Bernanke told senators today, making 2010 a “year of recovery.” But, the Wall Street Journal reports, the Federal Reserve chief pointed to continuing storm clouds, saying the US is undergoing... More »

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Ben Bernanke • Federal Reserve • recession • testimony • Senate Banking Committee • economy • financial crisis

 Knox Speaks Up About Vibrator 

Friend says she wasn't upset by Kercher's death

Feb 13, 09 11:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Amanda Knox spoke in court today for the first time since her trial began, both to declare her innocence and to set the record straight about her vibrator. A witness had said Kercher was chagrined that Knox kept the sex toy in a transparent bag in plain view. “It... More »

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testimony • sex toys • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox • Raffaele Sollecito • vibrator

Bank Execs
to Congress:
We Are Lending

CEOs defend compensation,
call for new regulation

Feb 11, 09 9:35 AM CST
(Newser) - “We’re lending,” bank executives told Congress this morning, as CEOs including Jamie Dimon, Ken Lewis, and Vikram Pandit testified before the House Financial Services Committee. They also defended the outrage-inducing (but, they stressed, much reduced) bonuses they handed out, according to their prepared testimony. “Our employees... More »

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executive compensation • House Financial Services Committee • testimony • bonuses • Vikram Pandit • banking industry • Jamie Dimon • Ken Lewis

Knox, Kercher Feuded Over Boys, Chores: Housemate

Accused killer showered in bloody bathroom, she said

Feb 7, 09 11:42 AM CST
(Newser) - British student Meredith Kercher and her accused killer Amanda Knox got along well when they first moved into their shared house in Italy, but tensions grew over boys and housework, another housemate testified. She said Knox frequently brought men home, while Kercher never did, and Knox sometimes “missed her... More »

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Italy • murder • testimony • Perugia • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox • sexual assault • witness

 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

UPDATED

 Geithner 
 Sorry, 
 Blames 
 TurboTax 

Treasury nominee, at confirmation hearings, apologizes for tax missteps

Jan 21, 09 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Timothy Geithner apologized for failing to pay $34,000 in taxes today in his Senate confirmation hearing. “I should have been more careful,” the would-be Treasury secretary said, calling them careless, avoidable mistakes. When asked how he prepared the taxes he replied, “I will answer that, but... More »

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testimony • Treasury Department • Senate confirmation hearings • confirmation hearings • Obama administration • Treasury secretary • Timothy Geithner • Obama Cabinet

 Bernanke Backs New Stimulus 

But Fed chief says new measure must include access to credit

Oct 20, 08 10:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ben Bernanke gave his blessing to a new economic stimulus package today, the New York Times reports, saying the slowdown warrants another boost but hedging his approval with conditions that would discourage the sort of package Democrats are pushing. “If the Congress proceeds with a fiscal package, it should... More »

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Congress • Ben Bernanke • testimony • economic stimulus package • financial crisis

Palin Aides
to Testify on Troopergate

Judge denied attempt by staffers to void lawmakers' subpoenas

Oct 6, 08 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - State employees who had argued that Alaska’s legislature lacked the power to call on them have agreed to testify in the so-called Troopergate probe investigating Sarah Palin’s motives in firing the state’s public-safety commissioner, the Anchorage Daily News reports. A state judge ruled last week against the... More »

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subpoena • testimony • Election 2008 • Troopergate • Sarah Palin • firing • Walt Monegan

Vegas Cop Thought OJ Heist 'Couldn't Be True'

'It didn't make sense' until he heard tape

Sep 18, 08 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The first Las Vegas detective to investigate OJ Simpson’s alleged involvement in an armed robbery last September said he was initially flabbergasted at the idea, the Los Angeles Times reports. “It didn't make sense,” Andy Caldwell testified yesterday at Simpson’s trial. Caldwell was soon swayed by... More »

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celebrity trials • Las Vegas • kidnapping • OJ Simpson • trial • video • testimony • armed robbery • recording

Opinion

Anti-Gay Rant Makes Hill Wish It Hadn't Asked

Outspoken activist succeeds in unifying lawmakers against her

Jul 24, 08 11:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Don’t ask Elaine Donnelly what she thinks of gays in the military—she’ll tell you. Congress made that mistake yesterday, and the anti-gay activist let out what Dana Milbank of the Washington Post calls an “extraordinary exhibition of rage.” Donnelly warned the panel of the... More »

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Congress • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • testimony • activist • gays in the military • House Armed Services Committee

Police Question Dungeon Daughter

Interview conducted
in secret location, videotaped for court

Jul 11, 08 9:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Elizabeth Fritzl won’t have to appear in court to give her account of her dungeon nightmare. Fritzl, who was imprisoned by her father for 24 years and forced to bear him seven children, was questioned in a secret location today, police announced, and will be interviewed again Monday. ... More »

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testimony • incest • Josef Fritzl • Elisabeth Fritzl • Amstetten, Austria • dungeon

 Brinkley: 
 'I Thought We 
 Were Happy' 

Supermodel takes the stand in her celebrity divorce trial

Jul 3, 08 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Christie Brinkley took the stand today in her increasingly lurid divorce trial, weeping as she recalled how her porn-loving husband cheated on her with a teenager, the New York Daily News reports. When an opposing lawyer reminded all she was an actress during a largely unsuccessful cross-examination, the supermodel... More »

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court • testimony • celebrity divorces • Christie Brinkley • Peter Cook • Diana Bianchi

Opinion

Cheney's Brain Smug, Evasive in Testimony

Administration's shadowy architect bridles under spotlight

Jun 27, 08 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dick Cheney’s chief of staff David Addington has long lurked in the shadows of the Bush administration, building its view of the imperial presidency, writes Dana Milbank of the Washington Post. But yesterday, “Cheney’s Cheney” was forced to step into the light and testify before Congress—and... More »

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Bush administration • Congress • testimony • David Addington

House Panel Subpoenas
Karl Rove

Lawmakers want
to know if attorneys were fired over politics

May 22, 08 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - A House panel slapped Karl Rove with a subpoena today to compel his testimony on the White House's role in the firing of federal attorneys and the prosecution of Democratic Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, the Chicago Tribune reports. Rove, due to appear July 10, refused requests to speak voluntarily to... More »

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Karl Rove • US attorneys scandal • House Judiciary Committee • Don Siegelman • subpoena • John Conyers • testimony

Updated

 Petraeus: Iraq Has Stepped Up; Gains Still Fragile

The surge is working, but things are still rough in places

Apr 8, 08 9:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq's security has greatly improved since September, Gen. David Petraeus told the Senate Armed Services Committee today, thanks largely to Iraqis themselves. “Iraq has also conducted a surge,” Petraeus said, pointing to the improved Iraqi army and the contribution of Sunni Awakening groups. But he warned that those... More »

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Iraq • John McCain • David Petraeus • Ryan Crocker • testimony • Senate Armed Services Committee • Sunni Awakening

Bernanke Signals New Rate Cuts

Says central bank 'will act as needed'
to further minimize economic risks

Feb 27, 08 9:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke today said that the board stands ready to cut interest rates again to give the economy "adequate insurance against downside risks," reports the Wall Street Journal. The move, which follows 2.25% in cuts to the key rate since September, is widely expected... More »

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inflation • Ben Bernanke • housing market • Federal Reserve • energy prices • House Financial Services Committee • testimony • US economy • credit market • Federal Open Market Committee • interest rate cut • labor market

White House Scrubbed CDC's Climate Speech

Critics say Bush team deleted portions
on global warming

Oct 24, 07 5:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The White House halved prepared testimony the CDC director gave to a Senate committee this week, zapping sections about diseases that might result from global warming. A Bush spokeswoman said the speech was not “watered down,” the AP reports, but sentences such as “scientific evidence supports the... More »

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climate change • disease • White House • testimony • Dana Perino • air pollution

Petraeus on Iraq: No Exit

Question haunts congressional hearings

Sep 12, 07 7:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - When David Petraeus led the 101st Airborne into Iraq in 2003, he made a rhetorical request: "Tell me how this ends." That question hung in the air during 2 days of testimony before Congress. McClatchy's Newspapers' Warren Strobel summarizes press sentiment when he concludes that the general failed... More »

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Iraq • Congress • Chuck Hagel • troop surge • David Petraeus • Ryan Crocker • John Warner • testimony • Bill Nelson • Lindsey Graham

Justice Faces Blank Slate in Gonzo Probe

Few precedents for special prosecutor to investigate dept. boss

Jul 30, 07 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Solicitor General Paul Clement has a tough decision to make: whether to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate his boss Alberto Gonzales' testimony to Congress. Four Senate Democrats have written to Clement requesting a special counsel to determine if Gonzales concealed the truth in his testimony in the US Attorney... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • investigation • perjury • US attorney firings • testimony • Paul Clement

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