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Lawyers: Nearly 5,000 Vioxx Cases

NEW ORLEANS – The tally of lawsuits against Merck & Co. (MRK) in state and federal court over its painkiller Vioxx (search) is nearly 5,000 and growing, lawyers said in federal court here Thursday, less than a week after the drug maker suffered a stinging defeat in a state court …

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Supreme Court Asked to Overrule Roberts on Gitmo Trials

WASHINGTON – Lawyers for a Guantanamo detainee asked the Supreme Court on Monday to consider blocking military tribunals for terror suspects, and overturn what they called an extreme ruling by high-court nominee John Roberts. Roberts was on a three-judge federal appeals court panel that last month ruled against Salim Ahmed …

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U.S. Banking on Mideast Timelines

WASHINGTON – The Bush administration has a lot riding on the outcome of two deadlines that loom in the volatile Middle East: the historic withdrawal of Israeli troops and settlers from the occupied Gaza Strip (search) and the drafting of a constitution for an independent Iraq. In both cases, the …

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