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Graphic cigarette warnings stopped by US court

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An appeals court has upheld a decision barring the US government from requiring tobacco companies to put large graphic health warnings on cigarette packages, saying the government cannot scare smokers into quitting. The US Court of Appeals in Washington affirmed a lower court ruling that the requirement ran afoul of the US Constitution’s free More >

Armstrong starts dope fight with support

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LANCE Armstrong’s lawyers have already started to challenge the new doping charges against him even as sponsors vow to stand behind the seven-time Tour de France cycling champion.

The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) brought doping conspiracy charges against Armstrong on Wednesday and has not responded to letters from Armstrong attorneys seeking More >

All charges against John Edwards drop by US prosecutors

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US prosecutors have dropped all charges against ex-Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards after his corruption trial ended last month in a deadlocked jury.

Jurors in North Carolina acquitted the former Democratic party star and two-time presidential hopeful on one count of accepting illegal campaign contributions and deadlocked on five More >

Heroin trafficker gets life for supporting Taliban

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A notorious Afghan drug trafficker was sentenced to life in prison for using proceeds of one of the world’s largest heroin distribution operations to support the Taliban insurgency.

Haji Bagcho manufactured heroin in secret laboratories along Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan and sent drugs to more than 20 countries.

He was arrested in May 2009 More >

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