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Spike in Anti-Gay, Anti-Religion Crimes
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The FBI says reports of hate crimes against gays and religious groups went up sharply in 2008. Overall, the number of reported hate crime incidents increased about 2 percent. These same figures show a nearly 11 percent increase in hate crime offenses based on sexual orientation, and a nearly 9 percent increase in such offenses based on religion.
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9/11 Defendants Want to Air Views at Trial
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A lawyer for one of the five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks says the group will plead not guilty so that they can voice their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy. Scott Fenstermaker, the lawyer for accused terrorist Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali, says they wouldn't deny their role in the attacks but "would explain what happened and why they did it."
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Military Will Hold Fort Hood Suspect
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Plea Deal Reached in Walmart Case
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A plea deal is reached in the case of a black woman accused of assaulting white police officers during an altercation that began when she allegedly cut in front of other customers waiting in the checkout line at a Missouri Walmart.
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Former Smoker Wins $300M Verdict
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A jury orders Philip Morris to pay a 61-year-old former smoker $300 million in compensatory and punitive damages. Cindy Naugle, who has emphysema, filed a lawsuit against the tobacco company. The settlement is believed to be the largest award yet among thousands of similar suits in Florida.
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Couple's Suit Says Sewage Killed Relative
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Raw sewage poured into the Ohio home of Charles and Mary Williams not once, but twice. They say the toxins they could never really clean killed Mary's 84-year-old mother, and they and about 30 others are suing the city.
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