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Court: Judges Can Reduce Crack Sentences

1 hr 41 mins ago, WASHINGTON
The Supreme Court on Monday said judges may impose shorter prison terms for crack cocaine crimes, enhancing judicial discretion to reduce the disparity between sentences for crack and cocaine powder.

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Georgia will try again to ban where sex offenders may live

33 mins ago, ATLANTA
Georgia will try again to limit where sex offenders may live, after the state's top court declared unconstitutional the strict residency requirements state lawmakers approved two years ago.

World

Gore Gets Nobel, Warns of Ominous Threat

Nobel Peace Prize winners Al Gore, left and Rajendra Pachauri, the U.N. climate panel's chief scientist, hold with their medals and diplomas at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at City Hall in Oslo, Monday, Dec. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/John McConnico)

3 hrs ago, OSLO, Norway
Al Gore received his Nobel Peace Prize on Monday and urged the United States and China to make the boldest moves on climate change or "stand accountable before history for their failure to act."

Libby to Drop Appeal in CIA Leak Case

Former White House aide I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby, leaves federal court in Washington in this March 6, 2007 file photo. Libby is dropping his appeal in the CIA leak case, his attorney said Monday, Dec. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

27 mins ago, WASHINGTON
Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is no longer appealing his conviction in the CIA leak case, a tacit recognition that continuing his legal fight might only make things worse.

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