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News Former Clinton aide acquitted of fundraising fraud
Former Clinton aide acquitted of fundraising fraud
Kate Heneroty
May 27, 2005 03:06:00 pm

The former national finance director of the Hillary Rodham Clinton Senate campaign, David Rosen, was acquitted Friday of two counts of making false statements to the Federal Election Commission. Prosecutors argued that Rosen lied to conceal the...

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News NY court rules mayor must face trial for performing gay marriages
NY court rules mayor must face trial for performing gay marriages
Tom Henry
May 27, 2005 02:03:00 pm

Mayor of New Paltz Jason West will face trial for attempting to marry same-sex couples last year, New York's highest court announced Friday. West faces 24 misdemeanor counts for violating the state's domestic relations law by marrying...

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News Romania charges translator, businessman in Iraq kidnappings
Romania charges translator, businessman in Iraq kidnappings
Tom Henry
May 27, 2005 01:29:00 pm

Prosecutors in Romania on Friday charged translator Muhamed Munaf and Arab businessman Omar Hayssam with orchestrating the kidnapping of three Romanian journalists held for 55 days in Iraq. The two men were specifically charged with "initiating, funding...

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News International brief ~ Zimbabwe to seize all private productive farmland
International brief ~ Zimbabwe to seize all private productive farmland
D. Wes Rist
May 27, 2005 12:49:00 pm

Leading Friday's international brief, a high-level source in the cabinet of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has told news agencies in Zimbabwe that the administration has decided to push forward legislation that would nationalize all private...

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News Air Force orders religious tolerance after task force inquiry into Academy practices
Air Force orders religious tolerance after task force inquiry into Academy practices
Krista-Ann Staley
May 27, 2005 12:11:00 pm

Following allegations of religious intolerance and a subsequent Air Force task force visit to the Colorado Air Force Academy , the Air Force has specifically instructed its commanders to exercise “religious respect” and...

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News Congo denies detainee abuse allegations
Congo denies detainee abuse allegations
Tom Henry
May 27, 2005 11:52:00 am

The Congolese government Friday denied allegations by Amnesty International that roughly 65 civilians were being detained and possibly tortured in the southeastern province of Katanga . The human rights organization said that the detainees were accused...

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News French judge renews warrant for Pinochet arrest
French judge renews warrant for Pinochet arrest
Tom Henry
May 27, 2005 10:47:00 am

A judge in Paris investigating the disappearance of four French citizens during the dictatorial reign of Gen. Augusto Pinochet in Chile has renewed arrest warrants for Pinochet and 18 other members of the Chilean military. The warrants...

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News NY officials file suit against AIG
NY officials file suit against AIG
Krista-Ann Staley
May 27, 2005 10:31:00 am

Citing a pattern of fraud at American International Group Inc. , the world's largest insurer by market value, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has filed suit against AIG, its former chief executive, Maurice "Hank" Greenberg ,...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ US investigates Iraqi prisoner death at Abu Ghraib
BREAKING NEWS ~ US investigates Iraqi prisoner death at Abu Ghraib
Tom Henry
May 27, 2005 10:18:00 am

Reuters is reporting that the US military has begun an investigation into the shooting death Friday of an Iraqi inmate at Abu Ghraib prison . The army provided only a brief statement. "An Abu Ghraib detainee died...

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News Judge rules Bush administration skewed fish analysis
Judge rules Bush administration skewed fish analysis
Tom Henry
May 27, 2005 09:48:00 am

US District Judge James A. Redden ruled Thursday that the Bush administration distorted information to downplay the harm that 14 federal dams cause to the endangered salmon and steelhead of the Columbia and Snake rivers, neglecting its duty to...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Anita Hill testifies about Clarence Thomas sexual harassment

Attorney Anita Hill testified before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on October 11, 1991 about sexual harassment she suffered from her former supervisor Clarence Thomas, who was nominated by President Ronald Regan for a seat on the US Supreme Court. The US Senate would later confirm Thomas by a vote of 52–48 despite Hill's testimony. Watch the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings on CSPAN.

Vatican II opens

On October 11, 1962, the Second Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church convened in Rome, Italy. Over the next three years, the conference modernized Church Law for the modern era. The most noticeable changes included the celebration of mass in the vernacular, a new emphasis on the role of laypersons, and a greater acceptance of other faiths. Read documents from Vatican II from Church archives.

Harlan Fiske Stone born

On October 11, 1872, Harlan Fiske Stone, future Columbia Law School dean (1910-1924), US Attorney General under President Calvin Coolidge (1924-25), US Supreme Court Associate Justice (1925-41) and Chief Justice (1941-46), was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire. As part of a political compromise, Stone became the first Supreme Court nominee to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, testifying for five hours on January 28, 1925.

Harlan Fiske Stone born

On October 11, 1872, Harlan Fiske Stone, future Columbia Law School dean (1910-1924), US Attorney General under President Calvin Coolidge (1924-25), US Supreme Court Associate Justice (1925-41) and Chief Justice (1941-46), was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire.

As part of a political compromise, Stone became the first Supreme Court nominee to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, testifying for five hours on January 28, 1925.

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