Mr. Velez's attorney, Damien Brown, said his client has maintained he knew nothing of the plot, but Mr. Taub told the jury the driver became an accomplice to murder when he asked for a cut of the proceeds after learning of the robbery plan, agreed to be a lookout, then fled.

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He added that, while Syria had agreed to Annan's peace plan, the regime has not implemented it.

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U.S. Rep. Peter King, a Long Island Republican who had been a leading opponent of the plan to try Mohammed in New York, said he agreed that Abu Ghaith's presence Friday didn't present the same security issues.

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Vinod agreed to the plan because the CDC offered ready customers and a pushcart, which he never would have been able to purchase on his own.

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Brady said after the meeting that he does not plan to seek another term after his expires next year and that the committee agreed Saturday to begin working on a succession plan.

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He said the school had maintained throughout that the building was suitable and it had agreed a travel plan with council officers to ensure student safety.

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