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News US bank to compensate Pinochet victims
US bank to compensate Pinochet victims
David Shucosky
February 27, 2005 10:30:00 am

Riggs National Bank has agreed to settle a Spanish lawsuit . Spanish courts and the US Justice Department...

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News Togo president steps down, African leaders lift sanctions
Togo president steps down, African leaders lift sanctions
Alexandria Samuel
February 26, 2005 05:05:00 pm

African leaders lifted sanctions against Togo Saturday following the resignation of Togolese president Faure Gnassingbe late Friday evening. Gnassingbe's decision to step down came amid regional and international pressure for his resignation after he...

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News US to release 6 more Guantanamo Bay prisoners
US to release 6 more Guantanamo Bay prisoners
Alexandria Samuel
February 26, 2005 03:31:00 pm

The US military has ordered the release of six more Guantanamo Bay and ordered a further 30 to remain in custody at the prison camp. The releases were ordered Friday after Combatant Status Review Tribunals [DOD...

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News Army sergeant to face court-martial for refusing return to Iraq
Army sergeant to face court-martial for refusing return to Iraq
Alexandria Samuel
February 26, 2005 03:02:00 pm

US Army Sergeant Kevin Benderman will face a general court-martial on charges of desertion and missing movement after he failed to report for his unit's deployment flight to Iraq on January 7, according to a military spokesman...

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News Illinois lawmakers seek to modify death penalty
Illinois lawmakers seek to modify death penalty
Alexandria Samuel
February 26, 2005 02:39:00 pm

Illinois lawmakers presented legislation Friday that could end the current state moratorium on executions. House Bill 2704 calls for "guilt beyond any doubt" to replace the current penalty phase standard in capital cases of "guilt beyond a reasonable...

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News Yemeni court upholds death sentence in USS Cole case
Yemeni court upholds death sentence in USS Cole case
Tom Henry
February 26, 2005 11:28:00 am

A Yemeni appeals court Saturday upheld a death sentence against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri , a Saudi militant suspected of being a close associate of Osama Bin Laden. Nashiri and fellow militant Jamal al-Badawi had received death penalties for...

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News Yukos asks US court to reconsider bankruptcy dismissal
Yukos asks US court to reconsider bankruptcy dismissal
Tom Henry
February 26, 2005 11:08:00 am

Struggling Russian oil company Yukos has asked that a US court reconsider its bid for bankruptcy protection. Yukos sought a new trial late Friday after Judge Leticia Clark Thursday dismissed the company's initial bid to...

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News Spanish judge calls for Franco ‘truth commission’
Spanish judge calls for Franco ‘truth commission’
Tom Henry
February 26, 2005 10:09:00 am

Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon , widely known for his high-profile investigations of terror and human rights cases, has urged an investigation into the crimes of former Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco . Garzon, who has attempted to...

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News Egypt president sanctions election law change to allow multiple candidates
Egypt president sanctions election law change to allow multiple candidates
Tom Henry
February 26, 2005 09:05:00 am

In an unexpected move Saturday, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak ordered a change in the country's election laws to allow multiple candidates to run in presidential elections. The change would allow for the first multi-candidate election in Egypt...

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News Consequences of DOD "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military [GAO]
Consequences of DOD "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military [GAO]
February 25, 2005 11:30:00 pm

Financial Costs and Loss of Critical Skills Due to DOD's Homosexual Conduct Policy Cannot be Completely Estimated, Government Accountability Office , February 23, 2005 [report indicating that the policy has hurt recruiting and retention as the war in Iraq has...

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Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment

On October 6, 1991, law professor Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment, turning his nomination hearings into a national spectacle. Thomas was approved by a full Senate vote of 52-48 on October 15. Read an excerpted version of Hill's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 11.

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