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(CBS/AP) Dr. Conrad Murray got a small victory in the trial of the Michael Jackson manslaughter case. Jurors will not watch previously unseen footage from the singer’s final rehearsals to determine the state of his health before his death, a judge ruled Monday. Pictures: Michael Jackson: 1958-2009Pictures: Key Players in the Jackson Case Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor agreed with the characterization of a defense attorney for Murray that more than 100 hours of rehearsal footage condensed into the film “This Is It” did not show the singer in poor health. Pastor also agreed with attorneys for Sony Pictures Entertainment that the clips have significant value and should not be publicly shown without a good reason. “There is absolutely nothing in those materials that could have been of assistance to the defense,” Pastor said. The judge reviewed several hours of the footage last week then canceled plans to travel to Sony Studios over the weekend to finish watching the rest of the film that attorneys wanted to use during the upcoming trial of Murray. Sony filed a motion Friday citing comments by defense attorney J. Michael Flanagan calling the review of the footage a “big waste of time.” Murray’s attorneys wanted to show jurors four hours of film, while prosecutors wanted to show up to 12 hours. Deputy District Attorney David Walgren said the footage “demonstrated that Michael Jackson...

(CBS/AP) Dr. Conrad Murray got a small victory in the trial of the Michael Jackson manslaughter case. Jurors will not watch previously unseen footage from the singer’s final rehearsals to determine the state of his health before his death, a judge ruled Monday. Pictures: Michael Jackson: 1958-2009Pictures: Key Players in the Jackson Case Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor agreed with the characterization of a defense attorney for Murray that more than 100 hours of rehearsal footage condensed into the film “This Is It” did not show the singer in poor health. Pastor also agreed with attorneys for Sony Pictures Entertainment that the clips have significant value and should not be publicly shown without a good reason. “There is absolutely nothing in those materials that could have been of assistance to the defense,” Pastor said. The judge reviewed several hours of the footage last week then canceled plans to travel to Sony Studios over the weekend to finish watching the rest of the film that attorneys wanted to use during the upcoming trial of Murray. Sony filed a motion Friday citing comments by defense attorney J. Michael Flanagan calling the review of the footage a “big waste of time.” Murray’s attorneys wanted to show jurors four hours of film, while prosecutors wanted to show up to 12 hours. Deputy District Attorney David Walgren said the footage “demonstrated that Michael Jackson...

(AP) CARACAS, Venezuela – President Hugo Chavez announced Thursday that Venezuelan security forces have arrested a U.S. citizen and suspect he is a mercenary who could be involved in an alleged plot to destabilize the country if the opposition’s candidate loses the upcoming presidential election. Chavez said the Hispanic man was detained Aug. 4 while crossing into Venezuela from Colombia. The president said the man was carrying a U.S. passport with entrance and exit stamps from countries including Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya as well as a notebook containing geographical coordinates. The man’s identity was not released. Chavez did not say where he was being interrogated. An official from the U.S. Embassy in Caracas did not answer repeated telephone calls seeking comment on Chavez’s announcement. “He has all the appearance of a mercenary,” Chavez said, speaking during a campaign rally in the coastal state of Vargas. “We are interrogating him.” The man tore up part of the notebook in his possession when he was detained, Chavez said. Chavez suggested, without offering evidence, the American might have been recruited by government opponents to instigate violent protests if opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles loses the Oct. 7 election. Chavez has repeatedly vowed to win re-election and continue trying to steer Venezuela toward socialism. The president has repeatedly claimed the opposition plans to accuse election officials of rigging the vote and 그래프 사이트...

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