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Lockerbie convict dies, closing dark chapter for Libya
Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. He died at home in Tripoli Sunday, nearly three years after his release from Scottish prison.
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Should the Lockerbie bomber go back to jail?
US and British politicians want Libyan rebels to extradite Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the Lockerbie bomber released by Scotland in 2009 after doctors gave him three months to live.
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Lockerbie bomber Megrahi: conspiracy theories persist
The release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbasit al-Megrahi, the Libyan agent convicted in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, has rekindled conspiracy theories that he was innocent. Investigators say they can only scratch their heads.
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One year after release of Lockerbie bomber Megrahi, questions about BP role
Convicted Lockerbie bomber Megrahi is expected to be fêted by Libya's Qaddafi as he marks one year since his release on compassionate medical grounds from the UK. Questions have risen about a possible BP role in pushing for the release.
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Lockerbie bombing families find 21-year anniversary a tough one
Families of Lockerbie bombing victims gather in Washington, knowing that the only man convicted of the crime has been released from prison for health reasons and had almost £2 million in a bank account at the time Pan Am Flight 103 went down.
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Scottish lawmakers vote against Lockerbie decision
The governing Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) had asked Parliament to endorse the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Megrahi as "consistent with the principles of Scottish justice," but the lawmakers rejected the bid Tuesday.
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British politicians smell blood over Lockerbie bomber
Opposition parliamentarians want an inquiry into reports that access to Libyan oil affected the British government's decision to allow convicted Lockerbie bomber to be eligible for release.
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Report: Lockerbie bomber set free for Libyan oil
Leaked letters from British Justice Secretary Jack Straw shed light on the 2007 'deal in the desert' with Libya. Did trade deals really have anything to do with the convicted bomber's eventual release?
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In UK, doubts about Lockerbie bomber's health prognosis
Furor over Abdelbaset al-Megrahi's release deepened as a Scottish parliamentarian, who is a doctor, cast doubt on the claim that Megrahi has only three months to live.
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Forgiveness and the Lockerbie bomber
A Christian Science perspective.
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Lockerbie families raise doubts as Scotland defends release
Scotland's justice minister, and his party, are in the hot seat after releasing a man convicted of murdering 270. Victims' families demand more information.
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The Monitor's View: Compassion in the Lockerbie release
Mercy has a place in justice, but politics and suspicion obscure it in the case of the Lockerbie bomber released to Libya last week.
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Adm. Mullen joins Lockerbie outrage
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday that he was 'appalled' by the United Kingdom's decision to release convicted bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, which he said was clearly 'political.'
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Lockerbie bomber's release is a Scottish decision
The affair offered an opportunity for Scottish nationalists to assert their nation's independence.
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Lockerbie bomber release exposes US-British divide on justice
Prisoners' rights are well developed and compassionate release more common in Britain than in America, say experts.
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Lockerbie bomber, convicted of killing 270, released
Scottish justice secretary insists Scottish values allow convicted murderer to go home after 8 years in prison, prompting outrage from victims' families.
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Hillary Clinton urges Scotland to keep Lockerbie bomber
A decision on whether the apparently ill terrorist should be released or transferred is expected soon. The Libyan was given a life sentence for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
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Why Lockerbie bomber is likely to be released
The Libyan intelligence agent convicted in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103 drew closer to release from a British jail on Tuesday when a procedural hurdle was removed.
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