Mabry, No. 06-2867 Denial of an inmate's habeas corpus petition is affirmed where: 1) defendant knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to both direct and collateral appeals in his plea agreement; 2) counsel's failure to file an appeal upon defendant's request did not give rise to a presumption that the waiver worked a "miscarriage of justice"; and 3) on the facts presented, no miscarriage of justice resulted from the waiver. [read post]

By Gretchen Goetz and Helena Bottemiller By March of last year, lean finely textured beef (LFTB) had reached celebrity status under the unfavorable moniker “pink slime. [read post]