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Lawyer from anti-Chavez TV faces prosecution A lawyer who represents Venezuela's lone television channel that remains critical of President Hugo Chavez has been charged with obstructing justice, prosecutors said Tuesday. Lawyer: Chinese student has charges reduced NEWARK, N.J. (AP) The lawyer for a former graduate student arrested for allegedly threatening to burn down a building on his school's New Jersey campus says the charge has been reduced and his client has agreed to return to his native China. Lawyer convicted in insurance fraud reinstated to the bar By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff A lawyer who was sentenced to six months in jail after his firm was entangled in an insurance fraud scandal will be allowed to practice again, the state's highest court ruled today. "A fundamental... Lawyer who defended Iranian woman in stoning case is missing, says Amnesty International Amnesty International accused Iran of harassing the lawyer of a woman sentenced to death by stoning, saying Wednesday that he has gone missing and two of his relatives have been detained. ... Police block Kurdish lawmakers from Turkish town Armed police carrying riot shields blocked a convoy of Kurdish lawmakers from entering a district in southern Turkey. Local government officials say the decision was made to prevent clashes from erupting between Turkish and Kurdish nationalists. Police probe homicide; family mourns ex-NBA player Memphis police say they are investigating the discovery of a body that family members have said is missing NBA player Lorenzen Wright as a homicide. Soldier arrested for rape, attempted murder A soldier from Fort Polk has been arrested and booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail for aggravated rape and attempted first degree murder after authorities believe he raped and brutally attacked an employee at a Mandeville-area gas station. Soldier Reunited With Dogs That Saved His Life A soldier from metro Atlanta was reunited with two stray dogs, that are credited with saving his and other soldiers' lives in Afghanistan. Police: Probers say Rockies prez died of natural causes Police say investigators have determined Colorado Rockies president Keli McGregor died of natural causes. Colorado Rockies - Keli McGregor - Salt Lake City - United States - Law Police question French minister in L'Oreal affair Police on Thursday questioned the French labor minister about his relationship with the billionaire L'Oreal cosmetics heiress in an investigation into a scandal that has reached the highest levels of President Nicolas Sarkozy's government.
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