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She has been quoted saying she thought her sentence of 10 years was shockingly high. really? we could be missing five new york city land marks right now. >> thousands dead. >> thousands dead. she and everybody else in jail. by the way, a lot of people dying in federal prison right now. i think you can make a case on compassion grounds on all of them to be released. why her? why did it go? it looks like it went all the way to eric holder himself this request and he personally approved it that app...

Scottish judge released him on compassion grounds. with us now is ronald bruce st. john an independent scholar who has written seven books on libya including one out later this month called "libya, continuity and change." good to see you, bruce, thank you. >>guest: good to be here. >>shepard: is this man crazy? is that the bottom line? are the people right when he say he lost it? >>guest: he often acted in irrational manner in the past but i have never felt he was crazy physical i -- until i saw...

And whether it was about securing a contract in libya. you may remember this man from last year, abdel baset al-megrahi. hes a scottish -- the scottish government released him on compassion grounds, united kingdom government, after a doctor said he had three months to live. now they say he could live many years. he was serving a life sentence for the bombing over lockerbie scotland. 270 people died on that attack. most of the victims americans. bp officials say they did talk with the british gov...

Over lockerbie, scotland could live for at least ten more years according to the cancer specialist who testified last year that hed be dead within three months. professor carol sykora told a british newspaper that it was "embarrassing" that abdel basset magrahi outlived his prognosis. his release from prison last august sparked outrage in the united states when the scottish government cited compassion grounds related to his terminal prostate cancer. the bombing of the pan am jumbo jet left 270 p...

Up to 90% of the oil should be captured within weeks. calmer seas may finally make that possible. hurricane alexs high seas and winds delayed the use of the helix producer, a ship that can collect about 25,000 barrels of oil a day. it is expected to be in place by wednesday. >> the man guilty of the 1988 bombing of pan am lockerbie over scotland could live for more than ten years. a professor told a british newspaper it was quote embarrassing that he outlived his prognosis. his release from pris...