Nice Excuse

Now are COUNTDOWN‘s top three newsmaker of this day.
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No. 1, Thomas P. Budnick. He‘s in jail for trying to poison his friend in 2002 by spiking a 40 ounce beer with nitric acid. He was convicted on a lesser charge because he spilled it on his friend‘s leg, burning him before the guy had a chance to drink the stuff. Still, Budnick has appealed his conviction, saying his lawyer was incompetent. Mr. Budnick represented himself.

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4-7-05 broadcast [MSNBC]