As war crimes trial for Ratko Mladic begins, the former general still evokes outrage
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
May 16
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — He’s no longer the swaggering general who held Sarajevo “in the palm of his hand” during Bosnia’s 1992-95 war. Yet as his long-awaited genocide trial began Wednesday, Ratko Mladic still managed to reopen old wounds with the flick of his hand.
GENEVA, N.Y. (AP) — The wife of fired Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine claimed Wednesday that ESPN maliciously trampled her reputation by broadcasting salacious stories about her and about claims that her husband molested ball boys.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Clemens’ lawyer toyed with Brian McNamee’s memory and attacked him from several directions at once. The attorney even put an easel next to the witness with the words: “MISTAKE. BAD MEMORY. LIE.” Eventually, there came the inevitable question: “Do you sometimes just make stuff up?”
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tulane is suing to overturn the New Orleans City Council’s move to explore zoning restrictions that could hinder the university’s effort to build an on-campus stadium.