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ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa on Tuesday wondered whether revisiting the controversial death sentence awarded to former premier Zulfikar Ali Bhutto offers an opportunity to vindicate judiciary and the armed forces. “There must be new beginnings at some stage in our very chequered history, since we are perpetually living in the past but not looking at the future,” …

AUSTIN — A staunchly conservative Rockwall County lawmaker and tea party-style activists have successfully sued to wipe out restrictions on who can spend money to influence a contest for Texas House speaker. On Tuesday, a federal judge in Austin accepted a proposed settlement and permanently barred the state from enforcing ethics laws that prohibit outside money from being spent in …