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LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors dropped charges of solicitation to commit murder against a man who allegedly offered to kill Kobe Bryant's accuser. In exchange, Patrick Graber, 31, pleaded no contest to one charge of grand theft before Superior Court Judge Katherine Mader, the district attorney's office said. He faces up to three years in state prison when he is sentenced May 13. "His main goal was to get money," said Deputy District Attorney Marguerite Rizzo said. "We felt this was an appropriate plea in this case." Prosecutors dropped one count each of solicitation to commit murder and solicitation to dissuade...

Face it, you'll never be rich Why do Americans still believe in the rags-to-riches fairy tale? In this final extract from his explosive new book, Michael Moore explains why the corporate bosses will never let the American dream become a reality Tuesday October 7, 2003 The Guardian Buy Dude, Where's My Country? at Amazon.co.uk Perhaps the biggest success in the war on terror has been its ability to distract the nation from the corporate war on us. In the two years since the attacks of 9/11, American businesses have been on a punch-drunk rampage that has left millions of average...

For those who have paid attention, it is obvious that Juanita Broaddrick is a compelling witness. She lived a nightmare that she always wanted to be private but that became public. Juanita never wanted to testify. That is why she made the initial mistake of signing an affidavit that came from Bruce Lindsey, who was quite a behind the scenes fixer and apparently also an affidavit mill. Talk about a lowlife with no conscience. When she had to testify under oath, Juanita told the truth as she lived it. She came forward reluctantly. She had government contracts that could be...

SUPPORT THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF UPDATE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT DRAFTED AGAINST THE PRESIDENT! CRITICAL ACTION ITEMS BELOW! 3/13/03 We have just learned that House Judiciary ranking member John Conyers (D-Mich.) assembled more than two-dozen prominent liberal attorneys and legal scholars on Tuesday to consider articles of impeachment drafted against President Bush by activists seeking to block military action against Saddam Hussein. Conyers was the only Member of Congress to attend the meeting, however Ramsey Clark--former attorney general was also there. "We had a pretty frank discussion about putting in a bill of impeachment against President Bush," said Francis Boyle, an Illinois law...