TEHRAN — A former U.S. Marine sentenced to death in his native Iran for spying for the CIA could be saved if the Obama administration would consider a prisoner swap, his Iranian attorney said Wednesday. Read full article > >

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Ex-Marine sentenced to death in Iran needs U.S. intervention, lawyer pleads

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman abruptly called off a news conference at which he could have provided a crucial endorsement of a proposed settlement with some of the nation’s biggest banks over shoddy foreclosure practices. Read full article > >

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Feds, attorneys will discuss ruling on Monday.

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Judge: Loughner Still Not Fit For Trial

The Manhattan District Attorney’s office is investigating an allegation that Greg Kelly, who is a son of Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, raped a young woman last October.

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Greg Kelly, Police Commissioner’s Son, in Rape Investigation

CANBERRA, Australia — Japan has agreed to release without charge three Australian activists who boarded a Japanese vessel off southwest Australia as part of a campaign to stop whale hunting in Antarctic waters, Australia’s attorney-general said Tuesday. The three men boarded the security ship Shonan Maru No. 2 on Sunday as it tailed the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s flagship the Steve Irwin. Read full article > >

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Australian government says Japan agrees to release 3 activists who boarded Japanese whaler

To mark 10 years of military detention at Guantanamo Bay , human rights groups are organizing events worldwide this week, from rallies to flash mobs to concerts. The detainees themselves are marking the anniversary in quieter fashion, with peaceful demonstrations. Detainees are planning three days of protests, beginning Tuesday, according to an attorney for a handful of the men. Some will refuse to return to their cells for the four-hour nightly lockdown and will attempt to sleep in the recreation areas. Others plan to refuse food for three days. Read full article > >

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LOS ANGELES — A German man was charged Wednesday with 37 counts of arson in connection with a rash of fires that terrorized Los Angeles over the New Year’s weekend. Harry Burkhart, 24, was charged with 28 counts of arson of property and nine counts of arson of an inhabited structure, District Attorney Steve Cooley said. Read full article > >

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German man charged with 37 counts of arson in New Year’s weekend fires in Los Angeles

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R) announced Sunday that he has reconsidered his decision from Saturday and will not seek to get several GOP presidential candidates added to the state’s primary ballot. Every candidate except Mitt Romney and Ron Paul failed to meet the stringent requirements to get on the ballot for the state’s March 6 primary, and Cuccinelli said Saturday that he would seek to get them added to the ballot. Read full article > >

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Two doctors who Maryland authorities say botched an abortion last year in Elkton have been indicted on murder charges — in what appears to be the first use of the state’s fetal homicide law involving a medical professional performing surgery. “We’re in uncharted territory,” Cecil County State’s Attorney Edward D.E. Rollins said Friday. He declined to comment further because the indictment will remain sealed until the suspects are arraigned in Maryland. They were arrested Wednesday in New Jersey and in Utah. Read full article > >

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Two doctors charged with murder under Md. fetal homicide law

Actress’s mother sues former attorneys.

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Mold May Have Killed Brittany Murphy

Intensifying heat on Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. comes as the Justice Department is stepping into some of the most politically divisive issues of the day.

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A defense attorney for Pfc. Bradley Manning opened his pretrial hearing Friday with a surprise demand that the investigating officer recuse himself on grounds that he cannot be perceived as impartial in the case against Manning, who is charged with leaking a trove of government secrets to WikiLeaks . The attorney, David E. Coombs, made the charge against Army Lt. Col. Paul Almanza, who is presiding over the hearing at Fort Meade, Md., to determine whether Manning should face a court-martial. Read full article > >

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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. weighed in on the partisan debate over race and ballot access in a speech assessing new state laws that critics say restrict voting rights.

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AUSTIN, Texas — Attorney General Eric Holder vowed Tuesday to fully enforce civil rights protections in next year’s elections amid a flurry of activity by states to redraw political boundaries and impose requirements that could reduce voting by minorities who enthusiastically supported Barack Obama in the 2008 election. Read full article > >

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President Obama lashed out at Congress on Thursday for blocking his nomination to head a consumer financial watchdog agency, saying Americans are frustrated with legislators for holding up critical appointments to win concessions on other matters. Speaking shortly after the Senate rejected his appointment of former Ohio attorney General Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Obama said his Capitol Hill adversaries were not acting “on the level” in their consideration of the public interest. And he complained that Republicans in Congress were systematically delaying his political appointments. Read full article > >

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