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A black father has been sensationally pardoned for the racially charged murder of a white teenager he claimed was part of a ‘lynch mob’ that stormed his home. John White, 57, was freed after serving just five months of a two-to-four-year prison sentence for the shooting.

Guilty verdict for black dad in shooting death of white teen in Long Island BY NICHOLAS HIRSHON, JOE GOULD and RICH SCHAPIRO DAILY NEWS WRITERS Saturday, December 22nd 2007, 10:25 PM Roca/NewsJohn White and his wife Sonia as they leave the courthouse after his guilty verdict was handed down. Roca/NewsMembers of the Cicciaro family celebrate the verdict. The black Long Island father charged with shooting a white teen was convicted of manslaughter Saturday night by a jury that rejected his claim he was defending his family from a "lynch mob."John White, 54, was found guilty of gunning down 17-year-old...

OKLAHOMA LOSS IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- (Senate - June 05, 2003) [Page: S7467] GPO's PDF --- Mr. NICKLES: Mr. President, over the past few months, we've seen the fall of Saddam Hussein's brutal regime coupled with the dawning of a new day for the Iraqi people. With major military combat operations in Iraq over and the security of our homeland bolstered, America and her allies are turning our efforts toward helping the Iraqi people build a free society. Like many Americans, I was thrilled and heartened by the dramatic images of U.S. troops helping Iraqi citizens tear down statues...

Names of the four US Marines who died in yesterday's helicopter crash: Maj. Jay Thomas Aubin, 36, of Waterville, Maine Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre, 30, of Bloomington, Ill. Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy, 25, of Houston, Texas Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Watersbey, 29, of Baltimore, Md. The Pentagon has just released the names of two more US Marines who were killed in Iraq. I'll post as soon as I find that.

<p>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A Marine captain with a passion for flying and a lance corporal with dreams of becoming a Camp Pendleton instructor were among a group of Marines who died when a transport helicopter crashed in central Iraq.</p>