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Brazilian prosecutors to seek retrial

                   
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May 8, 2008
        
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Few in Brazil were surprised when a jury overturned an Amazon rancher's conviction for killing an American nun. Much more surprising was that he was ever convicted in the first place. ... Rancher acquitted in US nun killing By Michael Astor The Associated Press RIO DE... [read full story]                    

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Political detainee freed in Pakistan

signonsandiego.com
May 10, 2008
        

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – A provincial leader who was one of the most prominent politicians jailed by President Pervez Musharraf was freed yesterday by the newly elected government, fulfilling one of its major promises to release political detainees. ... New York Times News...

                   

Appeal in Brazil seeks justice for murdered U.S. nun

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May 9, 2008
        

A Brazilian prosecutor has appealed the controversial acquittal of a rancher convicted last year of ordering the murder of U.S. nun Dorothy Stang in this country's Amazon forest, extending an emotional trial that has made world headlines. ... The appeal filed Thursday in...

                   

AP Interview: Brazil rancher acquitted of killing US nun says he admired her

iht.com
May 9, 2008
        

A rancher fighting allegations he ordered the killing of an American nun says he actually admired the slain activist and accused authorities of trying to frame him. ... Vitalmiro Moura was acquitted this week of ordering the killing of Dorothy Stang, a 73-year-old nun...

                   

Brazil rancher acquitted of killing nun says he admired her

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May 9, 2008
        

Vitalmiro Moura, the rancher acquitted of ordering the killing of American nun and rainforest defender Dorothy Stang, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Belem, Brazil, Thursday, May 8, 2008. Vitalmiro Moura was acquitted this week of ordering the...

                   
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Brazil rancher acquitted of killing nun says he admired her

ibtimes.com
May 9, 2008
        

A rancher fighting allegations he ordered the killing of an American nun says he actually admired the slain activist and accused authorities of trying to frame him. ... Vitalmiro Moura, the rancher acquitted of ordering the killing of American nun and rainforest defender...

                   

Brazil rancher acquitted of killing nun says he admired her

nwsource.com
May 9, 2008
        

BELEM, Brazil -- A rancher fighting allegations he ordered the killing of an American nun says he actually admired the slain activist and accused authorities of trying to frame him. ... By MICHAEL ASTOR ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER Vitalmiro Moura, the rancher acquitted of...

                   

Acquittal in murder of Sr. Dorothy Stang

closedcafeteria.blogspot.com
May 9, 2008
        

From the New York TimesHuman rights advocates and the Brazilian government on Wednesday sharply criticized the acquittal of a man accused of being behind the murder of an American Roman Catholic nun in the Brazilian Amazon forest.Vitalmiro Bastos de Moura, seated, on Tuesday, when he was...

Rancher Accused of Ordering American Nun's Killing Acquitted in Retrial

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May 9, 2008
        

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - An Amazon rancher convicted of ordering the killing of American nun Dorothy Stang has been acquitted in a retrial. ... A jury voted to acquit Vitalmiro Moura, one of two ranchers who allegedly ordered the killing of the...

Rancher acquitted in nun's slaying says he admired her

denverpost.com
May 9, 2008
        

A rancher acquitted of ordering the killing of American nun Dorothy Stang professed admiration for her and said a key prosecution witness changed his testimony after finding God. ... Vitalmiro Moura was acquitted Tuesday in retrial after being convicted in 2007 of...

                   

Acquitted Brazilian rancher says he admired US nun

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May 9, 2008
        

Vitalmiro Moura, the rancher acquitted of ordering the killing of American nun and rainforest defender Dorothy Stang, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Belem, Brazil, Thursday, May 8, 2008. In an interview Thursday with The Associated Press, Moura...

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