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Sanduskys critical, defiant in letters to judge
Jerry and Dottie Sandusky wrote defiant letters to his judge before sentencing, attacking the motives of his victims, expressing a loss of faith in the judicial system and insisting he isn’t a child molester.
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Free Speech Advocates Defiant in Madison, WI
Advocates in Madison, WI have protested Gov. Scott Walkers administrate rule to limit protest. As a result, capital police have enforced the decision by arresting people every day for exercising their right to peaceable assemble. All the while, the actions…
GOP source: Defiant Akin lives in ‘parallel universe’
Key members of his own party asked him to drop out after incendiary remarks about rape, but Rep. Todd Akin says he’s staying in the Senate race.
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Mo. lawmaker still defiant, won’t quit Senate race
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rep. Todd Akin defied the nation’s top Republicans and refused to abandon a Senate bid that has been hobbled by fallout over his comments that women’s bodies can prevent pregnancies in cases of “legitimate rape.”…
Pussy Riot allies remain defiant
Members of the Russian punk movement Pussy Riot plan to continue anti-Putin protests despite the trial of three colleagues.
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Syria defiant after PM defects
Syria’s new cabinet holds an emergency session, after Prime Minister Riad Hijab defects and denounces what he calls Damascus’s “terrorist regime”.
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Defiant South Korea vows ‘scientific’ whaling
Seoul follows Tokyo’s lead by exploiting loophole that allows whaling for scientific purposes.
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Iran remains defiant over nuclear standoff
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accuses the West of lying about his country’s nuclear plans.
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Tehran defiant on nuclear programme
Country to continue stockpiling highly enriched uranium in a sign of frustration that concessions on its nuclear programme may not ease sanctions
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Freed Moroccan journalist remains defiant
Moroccan newspaper editor, released after year imprisonment for his writings, denounces government’s treatment of media.
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Breivik defiant as Norway massacre trial begins
OSLO, Norway (AP) — The right-wing fanatic who confessed to killing 77 people in a bomb-and-shooting massacre went on trial in Norway’s capital Monday, defiantly rejecting the authority of the court.
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Defiant Google rolls out privacy rules
Search group defies regulators with changes that makes it easier for the company to shape its services based on users’ information
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Wade defiant as tense Senegal braces for vote
Incumbent president says there is “no going back” in his bid for third term, despite protests before Sunday’s vote.
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Does defiant Gingrich help or hurt GOP?
After a bruising 10 days in Florida, Newt Gingrich wasn't conceding anything to Mitt Romney after a devastating, momentum-shifting loss in the state's primary.
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Resident near Fukushima defiant
In the shadow of the Fukushima nuclear plant, one man's quiet defiance echoes through the contaminated, empty streets of Tomioka, Japan.
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Syrian president gives defiant speech
Amid unabated violence in his country, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is expected to deliver a speech Tuesday — the same day the U.N. Security Council will meet for the first time this year to discuss the situation in the embattled…
Murdoch defiant in face of attacks
News Corp chief offers no concessions to investors despite fresh hacking claims that include alleged targeting of Kate Middleton
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Defiant Obama challenges GOP on jobs bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defiant and frustrated, President Barack Obama aggressively challenged Republicans Thursday to get behind his jobs plan or explain why not, declaring that if Congress fails to act “the American people will run them out of town.”
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Defiant Ahmadinejad prompts UN walkout
Iranian leader accuses US and others of racism, colonialism, war-mongering and blames them for financial crisis.
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Defiant Ahmadinejad prompts UN walkout
Iranian leader accuses US and others of racism, colonialism, war-mongering and blames them for financial crisis.
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