Three men convicted and later cleared in the 1989 Central Park Jogger case are planning to file separate $50 million lawsuits against the city of New York. The men, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana and Antron McCray, spent seven years in prison after they were wrongly convicted for the rape of a 28-year-old woman in Central Park. The men, along with two others, were cleared last year after DNA evidence supported their innocence. The lawsuit accuses the city of “malicious prosecution” and “conspiracy to cover up the truth.” The other two men wrongly convicted, Yusef Salaam and Kharey Wise, are also expected to file similar lawsuits. [ Archived Democracy Now! Coverage]

• Eminem: “I’d Rather See the President Dead”*
  And the Secret Service is reportedly planning to interview Eminem because of an unreleased song called “We As Americans” in which the hip hop star says “I don’t rap for dead presidents. I’d rather see the president dead.” This according to the Drudge Report. The song has not been officially released but versions have appeared on the Internet.