A case once heralded by the Bush admistration as a blow against terrorism, was overturned yesterday when a federal panel ruled that the two men convicted of conspiracy to support Al Qaeda had been denied the right to a fair trial. The judge said that some of the evidence introduced by prosecutors, such as testimony about bombings unrelated to the two defendants, had unfairly influenced the jury. A new judge will hear the retrial. (New York Times)
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