http://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines en-us Copyright 2009 ArcaMax Publishing Inc. Paul Bergrin and seven co-defendants, including at least one other lawyer, were charged Monday with 39 counts of racketeering. The indictment alleges Bergrin oversaw criminal operations from his Newark, N.J., law office. http://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-653090-128777?source=1930 Graham's son, Franklin, said his 91-year-old father has followed Palin's career and <Q>likes her strong stand on faith,</Q> The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer reported Monday. http://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-653059-430816?source=1930 The eight also were charged in Minneapolis with providing financial support and fighting for al-Shabaab, a Somali organization designated by the U.S. government as a terrorist group tied to al-Qaida, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. http://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-653060-179104?source=1930 Brian McMillen's roommate discovered the 22-year-old Saturday at 5:39 a.m. on his bedroom couch not breathing. After the roommate called 911, McMillen was treated by the East Lansing Fire Department, then transported to Sparrow Hospital where he was pronounced dead, the Detroit Free Press reported Monday. http://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-653061-696644?source=1930 <Q>We believe strongly in what we are doing,</Q> Biden told the Committee of 70 in Philadelphia. <Q>We may be wrong -- I understand why people are skeptical of our approach -- but our country has never been in this position before.</Q> http://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-653062-197220?source=1930 Iran experts say executions have increased since the disputed July election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, The New York Times reported Monday. http://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-653063-426356?source=1930 After the two birds were killed, hundreds of ravens began circling silently above and perching in trees nearby, the Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner reported. http://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-653064-303485?source=1930 Jean Charles de Menezes was shot to death in a London underground station in the aftermath of the city's terrorist bombings in July 2005. http://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-653065-803896?source=1930 The Palestinian militant group's official journal A-Risala reported Monday the deal for Hamas to trade Shalit for as many as 450 Israeli-held Arab detainees is hinging on one unidentified prisoner's fate, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. http://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-653038-417501?source=1930 Michael C. Golden pleaded guilty to destruction of religious property and using fire to commit a felony in exchange for the 171-month prison sentence followed by three years of supervised release, the Justice Department said in a release. http://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-653039-951490?source=1930 Michael C. Golden pleaded guilty to destruction of religious property and using fire to committing a felony in exchange for the 171-month prison sentence followed by three years of supervised release, the Justice Department said in a release. http://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-653040-134863?source=1930 The eight also were charged in Minneapolis with providing financial support and fighting for al-Shabaab, a Somali organization designated by the U.S. government as a terrorist group tied to al-Qaida, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported. http://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-653041-713903?source=1930 <Q>We believe strongly in what we are doing,</Q> Biden told the Committee of 70 in Philadelphia. <Q>We may be wrong -- I understand why people are skeptical of our approach -- but our country has never been in this position before.</Q> http://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-653042-390831?source=1930 The victims were found by hunters in Barren County, Kentucky State Police said Monday. They have not been identified and police do not know how long they were lying in the field. http://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-653043-163710?source=1930 <Q>There ain't going to be no money for nothing if we pour it all into Afghanistan,</Q> House Appropriations Chairman David Obey, D-Wis., told ABC News Monday. <Q>If they ask for an increased troop commitment in Afghanistan, I am going to ask them to pay for it.</Q> http://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-653044-504870?source=1930 Phoenix prosecutor Cindi Nannetti argues the boy, charged with taking part in a gang rape of an 8-year-old girl, can adequately understand court procedures. But defense attorneys and two child psychologists disagree, The Arizona Republic reported Monday. http://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-653045-479827?source=1930 Charges on the list released by the committee include spending state money on business-class plane tickets, instead of flying coach; using state aircraft for political and personal events, and using his campaign fund for non-campaign expenses, The New York Times reported. http://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-653008-819492?source=1930 Obama praised the work taken early on in his economic team saying, <Q>we were able to stabilize the financial system and ensure that the economy didn't slip back into a depression.</Q> http://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-653009-654723?source=1930 Gunmen took dozens of hostages Monday, killing many them, officials said. Accounts of the number of people seized and killed varied. CNN reported 30 people were taken hostage and at least 21 killed. The Philippines New Agency reported about 50 people were taken hostage and 29 killed. Los Angeles Times reported 30 died, including 13 women. http://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-653010-808072?source=1930 The <Q>Educate to Innovate</Q> campaign has an initial private-sector commitment of more than $260 million from corporate giants such as Intel, Xerox and Time-Warner to take science and math programs <Q>beyond the classroom,</Q> Obama told an audience of educators, scientists, mathematicians and engineers, along with science students from several schools. http://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-653011-350725?source=1930 http://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/recent