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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: guilty

guilty stories: 9 news summaries

(Newser) - You can tell when Rover’s misbehaved by that guilty look on his face, right? Ruff—er, wrong, researchers say. If owners believed their dogs had misbehaved, they projected that famed "guilty" expression onto the animals’ faces regardless of whether any rule-breaking had happened, a new study says. Any... More »

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research • guilty • scientific study • dog • Barnard College

After 2 Mistrials, 5 Convicted in Sears Tower Attack Plot

One of the Liberty City Six was acquitted

May 12, 09 2:25 PM CDT
(AP) - Five men were convicted today of plotting to join forces with al-Qaeda to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices in hopes of igniting an anti-government insurrection. A jury in Miami acquitted one member of the so-called "Liberty City Six." Ringleader Narseal Batiste was the only... More »

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terrorism • FBI • terror plots • guilty • Sears Tower • al-Qaeda • Liberty City 7 • criminal trial

 Fritzl Gets 
 Life Sentence 

Incest dad found guilty on all charges

Mar 19, 09 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Austrian incest dad Josef Fritzl has been found guilty on all charges and sentenced to life in a secure psychiatric facility, the BBC reports. Jurors found Fritzl guilty on charges that included rape, incest, murder, and enslavement after he locked his daughter in a cellar for 24 years, raped her... More »

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murder • rape • Austria • guilty • enslavement • incest • verdict • Josef Fritzl • life sentence

(AP) - Bernie Madoff's new Manhattan home is the size of a walk-in closet, with cinderblock walls, linoleum floors, and a bunk bed. Breakfast will be served before sunrise, and the disgraced financier can stretch his legs outside, but only every other day—in a cage. The Metropolitan Correctional Center took in... More »

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prison • guilty • Ponzi scheme • defrauding investors • Bernard Madoff • Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION

Blagojevich Can't Not
Look Guilty 

Illinois guv's hair and clothes all point to one thing: crime

Dec 21, 08 8:19 PM CST
(Newser) - When it comes to Rod Blagojevich, it’s a little too easy to judge a book by its cover, writes the Washington Post’s Robin Givhan. When he wears black business suits, “he evokes the image of a goodfella engaged in ‘waste management.’” And when he... More »

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hair • corruption • Illinois • appearances • guilty • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal

After Witness Recants, Inmate Goes Free
After 25 Years

Los Angeles man says he's happy, not bitter

Mar 21, 08 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - A man locked up 25 years for a murder he says he did not commit walked free from a Los Angeles prison yesterday after the sole witness recanted. "I'm not bitter," said Willie Earl Green, now 56. "I'm happy today." Among those to greet him were... More »

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prison • murder • Los Angeles • jail • guilty • innocent

London Police Blasted in Subway Killing

'05 shooting of innocent mistaken for terrorist endangered public

Nov 1, 07 3:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - London police were found guilty today of fatal misconduct in the 2005 subway killing of an innocent Brazilian. The force will have to pay roughly $1.17 million for breaking safety rules and endangering the public. Officers shot the victim seven times in the head after mistaking him for a... More »

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terrorism • London • subway • Gordon Brown • Brazil • guilty

Philippine Ex-President Gets Life

Estrada guilty of plundering millions

Sep 12, 07 5:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Disgraced Philippine ex-president and former movie star Joseph Estrada was sentenced to life in prison today for plundering  $85 million from the nation's treasury. Estrada, 70— still popular despite his 2001 ouster amid corruption charges—returned under house arrest to his villa near Manila until his appeals are heard. More »

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Philippines • Manila • guilty • Joseph Estrada • plunder • Jinggoy • Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Vick Will Plead Guilty in Deal

Star QB admits to dogfighting ring, lawyer says; could get 5 years

Aug 20, 07 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick will plead guilty to federal charges related to a dogfighting ring, his lawyer said this afternoon, as part of a deal for leniency; the judge in the case is expected to announce the plea agreement today in Richmond. "Michael wishes to apologize to everyone who has been... More »

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Michael Vick • gambling • trial • court • conspiracy • dogfighting • guilty plea • plea • guilty

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