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Afghan private security handover looking messy By HEIDI VOGT Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The push by Afghanistan's president to nationalize legions of private security guards before the end of March is encouraging corruption and jeopardizing multibillion-dollar aid projects, according to companies trying to make the switch.

GOP report questions Guantanamo detainee releases By DONNA CASSATA Associated Press

Report: Iraq has executed 65 so far in 2012 BAGHDAD (AP) - Human Rights Watch says Iraqi authorities have executed at least 65 people in the first 40 days of 2012 for various offenses, including 14 on a single day.

Deputy Middle East director of the New York-based advocacy group Joe Stork said that executioners appear to have been given the "green light to execute at will."

Admiral: Special ops to streamline in Afghan war By KIMBERLY DOZIER AP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Adm. Bill McRaven said Tuesday that special operations forces in Afghanistan are preparing for a possible expanded role as overall U.S. forces begin to draw down after a decade of war.

Iraq's Sunni-backed ministers return to Cabinet By BARBARA SURK Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) - Ministers from Iraq's Sunni-backed bloc ended their boycott of the Cabinet on Tuesday, a move that could restore some stability to the war-ravaged nation that has been mired in a security and political crisis since the U.S. completed its military withdrawal from the country.

Election 2004		Terrorism
	Latest Candidate Information, News, Litigation, and Resources About the 2004 Presidential Election.		News, cases, documents and more from the War on Terrorism.
Iraq Aftermath		Tyco
	News, cases, documents and more about the latest developments in Postwar Iraq.		Follow developments in the case against former Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski.
WorldCom		Michael Jackson
	View news and documents from the WorldCom accounting case.		FindLaw's collection of court documents, lawyer profiles, background information, and legal analysis of the child molestation charges filed against the entertainer in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Enron		Tire Litigation
	Explore the congressional testimony, lawsuits, and bankruptcy filings surrounding the collapse of Enron.		All legal actions concerning the recall of Bridgestone-Firestone's tires can be found here as well as recent legal headlines.
MPAA		RIAA
	FindLaw's collection of legal documents, attorney profiles, and articles analyzing the digital copyright debate involving the Motion Picture Association of America.		FindLaw has collected legal documents, attorney profiles, and articles analyzing the digital download debate and lawsuits filed by the Recording Industry Association of America.
2003 California Recall Election		Napster
	See the lawsuits brought to try to stop or delay the California Recall Election that ultimately removed Governor Gray Davis. Contains other documents.		FindLaw has collected all legal documents and articles pertaining to Napster such as oral arguments and court orders.
Tobacco Litigation		Waco
	See the lawsuits and defense posted against tobacco companies such as Phillip-Morris and R.J. Reynolds.		View news articles, documents and original commentary about the Waco incident from Solomon Wisenberg.
Gun Litigation		Slavery
	Gun Laws and cases involving criminal activity with firearms. Also contains legal documents both pro and con on the possesion of firearms.		Features documents and original commentary on slavery reparation lawsuits.
Wen Ho Lee		Microsoft Litigation
	Dr. Wen Ho Lee was indicted in December 1999 for violating statutes of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. View FindLaw's extensive document collection about Dr. Lee's trial and imprisonment.		Contains government antitrust actions filed against software company Microsoft Inc. Includes court orders, briefs and recent news.