AP News in Brief at 5:58 P.m. EST

Published February 24, 2014

AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EST
Calls are mounting in Ukraine to put Yanukovych on trial after a tumultuous presidency in which he amassed powers, enriched his allies and family, and cracked down on protesters. Anger boiled … Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said the bill, which …
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Interview: Billy Corben & Alfred Spellman Talk "The Tanning of America"
A couple weeks later I met with Steve and found out he was a fan of our docs Cocaine Cowboys and The U. We hit it off and he said, "Let's do it." … AS: We immediately saw an opportunity, using Steve's book as a foundation, to tell a much broader …
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Restore voting rights to ex-felons
On the heels of his earlier suggestion that prosecutors and legislators re-examine mandatory sentencing for nonviolent drug offenders and disparities in crack cocaine sentences, this latest call suggests a new pattern of priorities coming out of the …
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