Right defends Pasqua
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France's Right-wing establishment has rallied behind the former interior minister Charles Pasqua, who has come under furious attack after securing immunity from a series of criminal investigations by winning a ...
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A South African state lawyer defended a subpoena forcing Mark Thatcher to answer questions on his alleged role in a coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, saying Pretoria had a duty to fight &quot;chequebook colonialism.&quot;
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Jean Chretien, Canada's former prime minister defends his involvement in a sponsorship funds scandal.
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Before Clinton Portis opens his mouth again to make light of dog fighting, maybe he should know something about what he's defending.
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Conservative Sen. Larry Craig got support from an unexpected source on Monday. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a brief in court saying the lawmaker's bathroom bust was likely unconstitutional.
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Filippos Sirigos, a key witness in the investigation into Olympic champion Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou. what local media saw as the worst intimidation case against Greek journalists for years.
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Former US Sen. Max Cleland defended Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry from attacks on Kerry&#39;s combat record in Vietnam during a visit to Green Bay on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Parkway on Museum Place.
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GLASGOW, May 24 (IPS) - New defence is being considered for defenders of  civil society rights by the nearly 1,000 participants in the  Civicus world assembly under way in Glasgow this week.
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Much like Muhammad Ali before him, heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko isn&#39;t afraid to take a political stance. By Joe Cavaretta, AP.
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By Chelyen Davis, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.  Mar. 1--RICHMOND -- Republican legislative leaders yesterday defended  their transportation plan and lashed out at Gov. Tim Kaine, who has said he  will substantially amend it and may veto it.
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Republican front-runners Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney defended their conservative credentials in the face of pointed attacks from their rivals Sunday night in the most aggressive debate to date of the race for the White House.
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By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  May 26--The local legislators who this week assaulted local businessman Dan Moore's reappointment to the Coastal Carolina University board of trustees claim to be staunch defenders of ethics.
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Â· Civil liberties activists condemn proposalÂ· Conservatives back other counter-terror measures
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SYDNEY -- On one side is the incumbent, a conservative career politician who steadfastly defends his decision to send troops to Iraq.
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Early in his closing argument, John Allen Muhammad laid out the heart of his defense against six murder charges for the 2002 sniper shootings in the Washington area: He and accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo were framed.
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Former refereesâ chief Philip Don has defended Graham Pollâs decision to allow Thierry Henry to score with a quick free-kick against Chelsea yesterday.
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The New York senator weighs in on whether Republicans would gain an advantage.