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CHICAGO, April 26 (UPI) -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson says he will try to get to Iran in the near future to secure the release of a jailed U.S. journalist.
The veteran civil rights activist told the Chicago Sun-Times that he would be in New York this week to request a visa for travel to Iran where freelance reporter Roxana Saberi has been jailed as a spy.
"She could be a pawn or a trophy in a high-stakes game," Jackson said. "She was not there as a spy. She was there as a journalist."
The newspaper said Sunday that Jackson would also see if he could convince Tehran to free Silva Harotonian, an American who has been locked up in Iran for nearly a year.
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DETROIT, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
The Nigerian who tried to blow up a Detroit-bound jetliner on Christmas Day 2009 shouldn't receive life in prison for the failed attack, his legal adviser said.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Dozens of fans stood in freezing temperatures along the sidewalks of Newark, N.J., to bear witness to the body of pop singer Whitney Houston being brought home.
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
U.S. supermajor Exxon Mobil won't be able to take part in an oil and natural gas licensing auction scheduled for May in Iraq, a spokesman said.
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