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Abu Ghraib contractor CACI loses defamation suit



By AP
05 August 2008 @ 05:51 pm EST

RICHMOND, Va. - A federal appeals court says a radio talk show host's criticism of a U.S. government contractor at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq was protected by the First Amendment.

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A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday unanimously rejected CACI International Inc.'s defamation lawsuit against the liberal talk radio network Air America and one of its hosts, Randi Rhodes.

CACI sued for $11 million after Rhodes accused company employees of raping and murdering Iraqi civilians at Abu Ghraib. A federal judge in Alexandria, Va., dismissed the lawsuit.

The appeals court upheld that decision, saying CACI failed to prove the statements were made with actual malice or reckless disregard for the truth.

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