`Pentagon Papers' Judge William Byrne Jr. Dies At 75

Zenlitened

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Fri Jan-13-06 11:34 PM
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`Pentagon Papers' Judge William Byrne Jr. Dies At 75

Edited on Fri Jan-13-06 11:35 PM by Zenlitened

Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20060113-007195.html?mod=COMPANY

`Pentagon Papers' Judge William Byrne Jr. Dies At 75

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
January 13, 2006 11:11 p.m.

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LOS ANGELES (AP)--William Matthew Byrne Jr., the federal judge who presided over the 1970s Pentagon Papers trial of Daniel Ellsberg, has died. He was 75.

Byrne died Thursday night at his home in Los Angeles, Alicemarie Stotler, chief judge of the federal court for the Los Angeles-based Central District, announced Friday. The cause of death was not given.

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Sat Jan-14-06 01:30 AM
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1. Kind of ironic that he died just as Scalito is about to be annointed...

..ironic and sad, really.

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