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Classmate: Hasan said terror fight a war on Islam WASHINGTON (AP) - A classmate of the Fort Hood shooting suspect says Maj. Nidal Hasan was an outspoken opponent of the U.S. war on terror and called it a "war against Islam."

NYC man charged in $365K fitness Web site scam NEW YORK (AP) - A former college staffer convicted of ripping off the school raised money to repay it by roping far-flung investors into funding a fictitious online fitness magazine, prosecutors said.

Virginia Supreme Court upholds power line plan By LARRY O'DELL Associated Press Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Virginia Supreme Court upheld permits for construction of a multistate power line Thursday, rejecting a claim by the project's opponents that state regulators ceded too much authority to the federal government.

Judge OKs plea deal from 'Girls Gone Wild' founder LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge has sentenced "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis to time served and a year of probation for filing false income tax returns. U.S. District Judge S. James Otero on Friday accepted the terms of a plea deal between Francis and prosecutors.

Judge vacates $1.26B ruling against PepsiCo By EMILY FREDRIX AP Food Industry Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) - A judge is tossing out a decision - for now at least - that could have cost PepsiCo $1.26 billion after the soft drink maker didn't respond to a lawsuit claiming it stole the idea for bottled water.

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Should Summary Judgment Have Been Granted in the Federal Proposition 8 Suit? Part Two

By VIKRAM DAVID AMAR
FindLaw columnist and U.C., Davis, law professor Vikram Amar continues a two-part series of columns commenting on the suit brought in federal court to challenge California's anti-gay-marriage Proposition 8, on the ground that it violates the U.S. Constitution. In this column, Part Two, Amar continues his explanation of the defendants' contentions as to why the suit should have been dismissed; and explains why the judge's decision to proceed forward with the case was a plausible one -- despite the fact that a brief Supreme Court ruling, rejecting a similar argument for a right to gay marriage in Minnesota, might arguably control the issue. Amar explores whether this case may raise California-specific questions that justify a trial, and whether it may be advantageous for the federal district court to employ a trial to tee up certain issues for the U.S. Supreme Court. View more Commentary »

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