45 Days After Killing Trayvon Martin & Sparking National Outcry, George Zimmerman Finally Charged; Connecticut Poised to Repeal Death Penalty as Momentum Grows for Supreme Court Challenge; Outrage over “Stand Your Ground” Laws After Trayvon Martin Killing Sparks Corporate Exodus from ALEC; Grand Jury Hears Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. Case As Autopsy Casts Further Doubt on Police Claims.
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April 12, 2012
Zimmerman Arrested, Charged with 2nd-Degree Murder
Syria Ceasefire Begins, But Troops Still in Civilian Areas
Major Clashes Erupt Between Sudan and South Sudan
Interim President Takes Office in Mali
Connecticut Lawmakers Vote to Abolish Death Penalty
Audio: Man Killed by North Chicago Police Begged for His Life
Immigrants Ambushed, Killed by Armed Militia in Arizona
Report Condemns Police Pepper-Spraying at UC Davis
Video: Teenager Electrically Shocked at School for Disabled
Supreme Court Case May Challenge Citizens United
DOJ Sues Apple, Publishers over E-Book Pricing
Bangladeshi Labor Activist Tortured, Murdered
Algerian Independence Leader Ahmed Ben Bella Dead at 93