April 11, 2007

News Roundup: Iraq, Duke Lacrosse Case

Iraq. Commanders of a group affiliated with the Shiite Mahdi Army militia told AP their members had been trained in bomb-making by Iranian operatives. The commanders made the claims while in U.S. custody.

Duke rape case. North Carolina's attorney general today announced that he was dropping all charges against three former Duke University lacrosse players. The three men, all white, had been accused of gang-raping a woman hired to strip at a party. "We believe these individuals are innocent," Roy A. Cooper said.

Walter Reed scandal. Independent investigators have concluded that insufficient funding and lack of Pentagon oversight led to the problems in the military hospital's outpatient treatment.

WH '08. Republican contender John McCain stood fast in his support of the Iraq war, lashing out at Democrats seeking a timeline for U.S. troop involvement.

Imus. General Motors and American Express joined the list of advertisers who have quit sponsoring Don Imus' talk show in the ongoing controversy over remarks he made about the Rutgers women's basketball team.

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