Day December 23, 2005

Jack Abramoff, the Republican lobbyist under indictment for fraud in southern Florida, is expected to finalize a plea agreement in the criminal case, setting the stage for him to potentially become a crucial witness in a broad U.S. corruption investigation,…

 A U.S. federal court has handed the government a stinging defeat in the terrorism case against Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen held for more than three years in military detention as an enemy combatant. He’s been held over three years…