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ust days after he was indicted on federal charges of using illegal campaign donations to conceal his mistress from voters, the U.S. Marshals Service on Wednesday released the mugshots of former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C). Edwards, who was the 2004 Democratic vice presidential nominee, pleaded not guilty to the charges. The six-count indictment triggered immediate criticism from a range of campaign finance and legal experts, who said the government’s case is unprecedented and appears weak. They questioned whether it would survive the fierce defense being mounted by Edwards’s lawyers, who contend that his actions did not constitute a crime.

John Allen Muhammad, the mastermind of the sniper attacks that terrorized the nation's capital region for three weeks in October 2002, was executed Tuesday.

The Oscar nominee spoke to Movieline about his new film, the pros and cons of young co-stars, and what fans can expect from two highly anticipated upcoming projects: Roman Polanski’s adaptation of God of Carnage and the potentially happening Step Brothers 2.

A star-studded cast turns out for "Prop 8 - The Musical."

C-SPAN is an independent entity, or so they thought before John Boehner's office took control over their feed and programming.

Digital rights management (DRM) is an out-and-out disaster both as a concept and as an always changing technology. He's right, the music industry is strangling itself

For a guy who’s demanding that everybody return to Washington to do their jobs in solving the Wall Street crisis, John McCain isn’t there very often himself. Of the 100 senators in D.C., John McCain is the lone claimant to the title of “worst attendance.”

The Net neutrality bill took kind of a weird turn despite its defeat, when the public got to hear the mouthpiece for the telecom industry, Senator Ted Stevens. [...] It seems like a miracle that he can even find the crapper.

The addition of the NFC chip to the iPhone isn't for easy credit card purchases, but so the phone companies can control your financial transactions. Be warned.