But the concentration of Taliban forces, rebel officials contend, makes them particularly susceptible to American bombing attacks.
Allowing the trial to proceed would turn election law on its head, Mr. Edwards's lawyers contend, making ambiguous for all candidates what does or does not count as a campaign contribution.
But, he added, "we don't know how many are guilty and how many are innocent," a reference to the limited evidence that, Afghan officials contend, makes holding the prisoners impossible under Afghan law.
Congress joined in by passing the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, a law intended to reform corporate accounting and governance, but that Mr. Purcell and some other Wall Street executives contend makes it harder for them to compete with foreign banks.
If it is patented, the groups contend, making the cheaper versions will become illegal, and the drug will become too costly for patients here and in other developing countries.
According to WIVB, photos on the licenses produced by CBN would also be in black and white, which critics contend makes them easier to forge.
That testimony, Mr. Burr contended, made some jurors unwilling to impose the death penalty on Mr. Nichols because they believed others unknown were also involved.
After Catterton took over, Archway began ratcheting back spending on in-store promotions, which distributors contended made their cookies less competitive in stores.
Even though it extracted the $410 million settlement on Tuesday, the regulator spared a senior bank executive, Blythe Masters, who investigators originally contended made "false and misleading statements under oath".
Sherman's march to the sea, Mr O'Connell contends, made the general "one of the originators of what is termed 'modern war' wholesale assaults on civilian populations as an integral part of military strategy".
