US Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin has accused the Democratic presidential candidate, Barack Obama, of associating with terrorists.
She said he had been "palling around" with an ex-member of US-based militant group Weather Underground, which opposed the Vietnam War in the 1960s.
Mr Obama once served on a charity board with a member of the group, Mr. Bill Ayers, who is now a professor at the University of Illinois.
The White House hopeful, who was a child when Weather Underground was active, has denounced Mr Ayers' radical past.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7653132.st
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Three of Salvatore F. DiMasi's oldest friends, lobbyists Richard W. McDonough, John J. McGlynn Jr., and John E. Murphy Jr. have vaulted into the top ranks of the Beacon Hill influence trade since DiMasi became House speaker in 2004.
Neither McDonough nor McGlynn returned calls seeking comment. A spokesman for Murphy - a former House majority leader - said his professional success has nothing to do with his personal relationship with DiMasi.
Source: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/10/05/friends_gained_as_dimasis_star_rose/
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O.J. Simpson faces the prospect of spending the rest of his life in prison after he and co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart were found guilty on 12 charges, including armed robbery and kidnapping.
The case involved a Las Vegas, Nevada, hotel room confrontation over sports memorabilia. Simpson said the items had been stolen from him.
Friday's verdicts came 13 years to the day after a Los Angeles jury acquitted Simpson of killing his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/04/oj.simpson.verdict/index.html
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