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A man accused of shooting a security guard at the Washington headquarters of a conservative lobbying group pleaded not guilty Friday to assault and handgun charges.
An Idaho man facing charges of attempting to assassinate President Obama was ordered to undergo a mental evaluation and held without bond at a preliminary hearing Monday in U.S. District Court in the District.
A judge on Tuesday spared Michael Jackson's former general manager prison time after she tearfully blamed a failure to file her tax returns on being overwhelmed with handling the affairs of the pop superstar and her ailing mother.
A State Department contract employee pleaded guilty Wednesday to snooping into confidential passport application files, including those belonging to 60 celebrities, politicians, musicians, actors, members of the business community and others, the Justice Department said.
In his decision, U.S. District Judge Alan Kay said the state had legitimate reasons for its marriage laws and the court should not "pre-empt" the democratic process of deciding whether or not to authorize same-sex marriage.
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He said Bain clearly had the resources and staff available to help her, noting prosecutors found deposits of roughly $1.3 million in accounts she controlled during the three years she didn't file taxes.
