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Court to tackle clarity of Miranda warnings again

"You have the right to remain silent." Most people only hear those words while watching cop shows on TV. They usually zone out for the rest of the now familiar Miranda warning to people under arrest.

Miranda trainer says no illegal substances used

Edison Miranda's trainer claims he used nothing but petroleum jelly and a common coagulant on his boxer last weekend when the California State Athletic Commission seized a suspicious substance from the Colombian fighter's corner.

Ward wins unanimous decision over Miranda

Andre Ward remained unbeaten and stayed on course for a 168-pound title shot this year with the biggest victory of his pro career, a unanimous decision over Colombia's Edison Miranda on Saturday night.

Tidbits: It’s a girl for Pete and Ashlee

In just over three months, Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson will have a little girl, according to a report in the latest issue of . Earlier this month, rumor had it the couple registered for , but a source close to the couple says the family doctor assured them the future is looking pink.

5Top: Best ‘Sex and the City’ episodes

“Ex and the City” (season 2)Season two culminated with the best episode in “Sex and the City’s” history. Samantha encountered Mr. Too Big, and decided to take him on as a challenge. Miranda reunited with Steve — after first running away from him on the street. And Carrie decided to be friends with Big, only to find out that he was engaged to Natasha (“the idiot stick figure with no soul”). In a pivotal scene, the girls commiserated over cocktails, and Carrie realized that she was like the Barbra Streisand character (Ka-Ka-Ka-Katie) from “The Way We Were.” Miranda, Carrie and Charlotte broke into song, and Carrie began to see that she was a complicated woman — and that Natasha was just more simple. Carrie went to where Big’s engagement party was being held and the two of them met on the street (just like Katie and Hubbell did in “The Way We Were”). “Yo

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Does Osama bin Laden need to be read his Miranda rights if we capture him?
Source: American Thinker

The question put to Attorney General Holder by Lindsey Graham got this response: "Again I'm not -- that all depends. I mean, the notion that we -- "

Canadian minorities feel discriminated, alienated: UN expert
Source: www.dose.ca/news/story

The fact that this article states that police profile minorities and discriminate against them and they live in poorer housing and earn less money and have a higher unemployment rate in Canada appears to be a repeat issue of the United States and other countries as governments tu …

O'Reilly baselessly claims troops are Mirandizing detainees
Source: Media Matters for America

SUMMARY: Bill O'Reilly falsely asserted that the Obama administration has reportedly ordered "military people" to read Miranda rights to detainees in Afghanistan. In fact, the FBI -- not military personnel -- reportedly have been Mirandizing detainees in specific instances.

Obama: FBI Issues Miranda Rights to Foreign Fighters
Source: www.rightspundits.com

According to Mike Rogers, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, President Obama and his administration have ordered FBI agents to read terror suspects their Miranda rights; even though they have been captured on foreign soil and are not U.S.

Head Of Anti-Sotomayor Group: Hispanic Voters "Think Just Like Everyone Else…Not Like African Americans"
Source: WhoRunsGOV

Today, Miranda did a conference call with conservative bloggers organized by the Heritage foundation, where he discussed Sotomayor. Asked how Republicans could oppose her while avoiding charges of racism, Miranda said they had to wage substantive attacks.

Obamas host poetry night at White House
Source: msnbc.com

First lady Michelle Obama says the White House is a place where people should feel free to speak their minds. To that end, she and President Barack Obama welcomed actors, poets and writers to the East Room on May 12.

DNA clears Conn. man imprisoned for 20 years
Source: msnbc.com

A Connecticut judge dropped murder charges Thursday against a New Britain man who served 20 years in prison after being convicted of killing his pregnant girlfriend.

Brazil girl, alleged rape victim, aborts twins
Source: msnbc.com

A 9-year-old girl who was carrying twins, allegedly after being raped by her stepfather, underwent an abortion Wednesday despite complaints from Brazil's Roman Catholic church.

Miranda rule may hamper detainee trials
Source: The L.A. Times

Reporting from Washington -- Accused in a 2002 grenade blast that wounded two U.S. soldiers near an Afghan market, Mohammed Jawad was sent as a youth to Guantanamo Bay.

8-year-old murder suspect: There was blood all over his face | LOCAL NEWS | Local Breaking News from AZFAMILY.COM & KTVK 3TV - Arizona's Family
Source: azfamily.com

---Video of boy's interview, along with story.-- ---Accounts from when the story first broke until Nov. 17th update.-- UPDATE: Monday, Nov. 17 ST. JOHNS, Ariz. -- New tapes show the police interview of the 8-year-old boy accused of murdering his father and another man.

Heroic deeds follow fear and loathing - Miranda Devine - Opinion - smh.com.au
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

We don't like to think of ourselves as bullies, but the pile-on demolition of Belinda Neal in recent weeks shows that the mob will always find a victim.

IRC client review: xChat

Recently, i switched from Miranda to xChat, looking to try new things, and I must admit i am hooked on xChat. Frankly, i think xChat is better than mIRC in many ways. Read on for my full review

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