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TalkLeft: Saturday Open Thread
It's Champion League Final Day!
Bayern Munich vs. Borussia Dortmund (or BVB for those in the know) in an all German club final.
I invested in Dortmund at the quarterfinal stage at 8-1, so a hedge is in order - Bayern (-1) at (+135) for 3...
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Dateline: 2013-05-25 10:46am -07:00T (73 words)
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TalkLeft: Friday Open Thread
Your turn. Here's an open thread, all topics welcome.
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Dateline: 2013-05-24 11:31am -07:00T (30 words)
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TalkLeft: George Zimmerman: Continuance, Sanctions and Gag Order Sought
There's been a spate of new pleadings in the George Zimmerman case. (This morning's filings are discussed here.) The defense is asking for a trial continuance (motion here) because of expert Alan Reich, who it appears, is not a speaker...
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Dateline: 2013-05-23 9:01pm -07:00T (61 words)
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TalkLeft: Jodi Arias Jury Deadlocks on Death Penalty,, Mistrial Declared
The jury has deadlocked on the sentence for Jodi Arias and the court declared a mistrial.
Under federal law, that would mean a life sentence. Not so in Arizona. A new jury will be seated to give the state another shot at killing her.
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Dateline: 2013-05-23 5:16pm -07:00T (68 words)
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TalkLeft: New George Zimmerman Discovery: Trayvon Liked Guns, Fights and Pot
(Larger version here)
The defense in the George Zimmerman case today released another batch of discovery it has provided the state. They include text messages and photos extracted from Trayvon Martin's cell phone. Several texts pertain to...
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Dateline: 2013-05-23 4:01pm -07:00T (62 words)
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TalkLeft: Widow and Father of Ibragim Todashev Speak Out
While unnamed officials continue to tell the media that Ibragim Todashev "implicated" himself in the killing of three men in Boston in 2011, his wife (from whom he was separated) and father are speaking out and disputing the media allegations. ...
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Dateline: 2013-05-23 12:16pm -07:00T (64 words)
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TalkLeft: Thursday Open Thread
Lots of work today. Here's an open thread, all topics welcome.
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Dateline: 2013-05-23 3:46am -07:00T (32 words)
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TalkLeft: Gov. Hickenlooper Grants "Reprieve" from Death Penalty to Nathan Dunlap
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper today granted a reprieve from the death penalty to Nathan Dunlap, who is scheduled to be executed in August for killings 15 years ago at a Chucky Cheese pizza parlor.
The reprieve is not clemency. A future...
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Dateline: 2013-05-22 6:01pm -07:00T (63 words)
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TalkLeft: US Acknowledges Killing 4 US Citizens in Drone Strikes
In a letter from Attorney General Eric Holder to Congress today, for the first time, the U.S. has admitted killing 4 American citizens in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan.
The letter is here. It says only Anwar al-Awlaki was targeted for...
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Dateline: 2013-05-22 4:46pm -07:00T (66 words)
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TalkLeft: FBI Agent Kills FL Man During Questioning About Boston Bombing
The FBI and Boston police were in Florida questioning Ibragim Todashev, an acquaintance of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, when the FBI says he got violent and an FBI agent shot and killed him in self-defense.
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Dateline: 2013-05-22 2:31pm -07:00T (63 words)
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TalkLeft: Tuesday Night Open Thread
Ryan Lizza at the New Yorker has details of the Government's investigation of Fox News Reporter James Rosen. DOJ also got phone records.
In South Africa, Oscar Pistorius' brother Carl was acquitted of culpable homicide and lesser charges...
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Dateline: 2013-05-21 7:46pm -07:00T (60 words)
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TalkLeft: Zimmerman Defense Pleading on Trayvon Martin's Marijuana Use
George Zimmerman's attorneys have filed a response to the State's motion to exclude evidence of Trayvon Martin's marijuana use. The pleading is available here and includes this information:
From other evidence in the case, it is...
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Dateline: 2013-05-21 1:31pm -07:00T (61 words)
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TalkLeft: Jodi Arias Asks Jury to Impose Life Sentence
Jodi Arias has changed her mind. She wants to live. Today, she spoke to the jury and told them why, and what she can contribute from prison. More here and here.
The judge denied a motion for mistrial after a defense witness who would have...
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Dateline: 2013-05-21 1:31pm -07:00T (69 words)
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TalkLeft: Hearing on IRS Underway
The Senate Finance Committee is holding a hearing on the IRS targeting of conservative groups. Former acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller is testifying now. You can watch here.
Also expected to testify: Former IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman....
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Dateline: 2013-05-21 8:31am -07:00T (60 words)
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TalkLeft: Vermont Governor Signs "Death With Dignity" Law
Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed Vermont's "Death With Dignity" law. The law allows doctors to prescribe medication that permitting the terminally ill to end their lives. It takes effect today.
The law, which went into effect Monday, allows for...
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Dateline: 2013-05-21 8:31am -07:00T (62 words)
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