Law_Crime

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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (right) signs an autograph as he leaves federal court in Chicago on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, during his second corruption trial. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

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D.C. Council member Harry Thomas has denied any wrongdoing in relation to Team Thomas. The charity was never registered as a tax-exempt organization with the IRS, according to a lawsuit filed this week against Mr. Thomas by the city's attorney general. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Crystal Johnson (right), a supporter of the health care overhaul, argues with a protester outside the courthouse. Wednesday's nearly 2 1/2-hour hearing is the third time an appeals court has heard a case on the issue.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Mike Griffith, of Canton, Ga., protests President Obama's health care reform plan outside the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta on Wednesday where a three-judge panel was hearing arguments on whether to reverse a Florida judge's ruling that struck down the law. "If we uphold the individual mandate in this case, are there any limits on Congress's power left?" Chief Judge Joel Dubina asked.

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Former New York Giants star Plaxico Burress speaks to reporters after being released from the Oneida County Correction Facility in Rome, N.Y., Monday, June 6, 2011. Burress was released from prison after spending nearly two years behind bars on a gun charge. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)

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Laurence Fishburne is leaving his role as Dr. Raymond Langston on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." (Associated Press)

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Betsy Burgess of Flowery Branch, Ga., protests President Obama's health care reform plan outside the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta on June 8, 2011. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Immigration activist Mohammad Abdollahi (left) stands outside the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on Thursday, June 2, 2011, during a press conference at which it was announced that several civil liberties groups had file lawsuits challenging Georgia's new immigration law, saying it violates state and federal law. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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ROD LAMKEY JR./THE WASHINGTON TIMES Accompanied by her attorney, A. Scott Bolden, Cherita Whiting testifies before the Government Operations Committee on Monday. She claimed she denied her felony conviction on a March 18, 2010, application for the job with D.C. Council member Phil Mendelson because she thought a 10-year grace period for disclosing prior felonies had expired.

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A forgery of Heinrich Campendonk's painting "Landscape With Horses" was sold to actor Steve Martin. Counterfeit works are increasingly sold illegally to inexperienced collectors on websites such as eBay.

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In this March 9, 2011, photo Ophelia De'lonta speaks during an interview at the Buckingham Correctional Center in Dillwyn, Va. De'lonta has filed a lawsuit against Virginia Prison officials seeking a sex change operation. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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D.C. Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan said a five-month investigation by his office found that more than $300,000 intended for youth baseball programs and other charitable purposes as part of the 2008 budget made its way to Harry Thomas Jr. for his personal use. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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Flanked by his attorney, Frederick D. Cooke Jr., D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. (right) refuted the city attorney general's allegations regarding the use of grant money and charitable donations at an afternoon news conference. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Richmond Diallo Binns Phillips, a Metropolitan Police Department officer, was charged in the deaths of Wynetta Wright, 20, and 1-year-old Jaylin Wright, who family members said was his daughter. (Prince George's County Police Department)

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Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrives at the Manhattan Criminal Courts building on Monday for his arraignment proceedings on charges of sexually assaulting a Manhattan hotel maid. The French economist and diplomat has said he is not guilty. (Associated Press)