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Harry Thomas Jr. resigned Thursday night, hours after he became the first sitting D.C. Council member to be charged with a felony, when federal prosecutors accused him of embezzling more than $350,000 in government funds and filing false tax returns. In a statement issued shortly after 8 p.m., Thomas said: “I am resigning my position as a member of the Council effective immediately. I made some very serious mistakes and exhibited inadequate and flawed judgment. I take full responsibility for my actions. I am truly sorry.” Read full article > >

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D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. resigns after being charged with embezzlement

Stanmore Cooper and the federal government each did something wrong. Cooper pleaded guilty for his actions and paid a $1,000 fine. Now he wants the government to pay. An attorney for Cooper, a pilot who is HIV-positive, conceded to the Supreme Court on Wednesday that Cooper lied on official forms from 1994 until 2005 about his medical condition and the medication he was taking. Read full article > >

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Justices weigh whether Privacy Act violations allow for distress damages

Mr. Bloomberg, who is known to bristle when his actions come under scrutiny, may be forced to answer, under oath, tough questions about his campaign spending.

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City Room: Bloomberg to Testify at Trial of John Haggerty

The parents of a man stabbed to death in Portadown at the weekend say those who use knives should be shown the effects of their actions.

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Appeal by murder victim’s parents

Under heavy guard, Anders Behring Breivik retraced his actions on the island where he killed 69 people last month.

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Suspect in Norway Reconstructs Killings for Police

The Obama administration is planning to call for the resignation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as soon as this week, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday, turning up diplomatic pressure as Assad continues his bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. “It is his actions that have done it,” the administration official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal policy deliberations. A White House call for Assad’s departure would be unlikely, by itself, to force him out. But proponents said it could encourage other countries to also press Assad to leave and help persuade influential businessmen in Syria to abandon him. Read full article > >

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As Syrian crackdown continues, Obama administration to call for Assad’s resignation

The managing director of the IMF could claim immunity from prosecution in the US, but his actions suggest he has decided instead to fight the charges against him.

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Does IMF boss have diplomatic immunity?

“We worship and venerate the river with words, even as we defile it with our actions”

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Opinion: The river always wins

The U.N. resolution authorizes the international community to impose a no-fly zone and take other actions to protect civilians.

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Troubled by the actions of its star designer, Christian Dior acted quickly and decisively in an effort to limit any long-term damage to the brand.

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Galliano Case Tests Dior Brand’s Future

As President Obama and his advisers measured their response to the mass killing in Libya over the past week , they were mindful of one particular scene unfolding thousands of miles away.

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White House caution in response to Gaddafi’s actions was guided by fears for the safety of Americans in Libya

Like any other high school kid, Stephen Strasburg wanted to emulate the major league baseball players he watched on television. He mimicked their actions down to the last detail. He rolled his pants up to reveal high socks, wore wristbands at the plate and, during downtime, opened tins of chewing…

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As mass protests swept Egypt on Friday, the actions of two key institutions served as indicators for what lies ahead for the embattled regime: the military and the media.

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Who’s holding the cards in Egypt?

A government-appointed commission defended the actions of the country’s troops during last year’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla from Turkey.

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