Republican insiders claim that the Bush administration is preparing to send dozens of new judicial nominations to the Senate for confirmation in an effort to test the bipartisan filibuster deal struck last week [JURIST report; NRO...
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Maverick Andrei Illarionov , a top economic advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Thursday that the recent conviction of oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky for fraud and tax evasion had caused Russia major harm and...
Three US soldiers attached to Fort Carson , Colorado, have been ordered to stand trial for murder in connection with the death of an Iraqi general . Chief Warrant Officer Lewis Welshofer, Chief Warrant Officer Jeff L....
In a move to end two weeks of protests , Bolivian President Carlos Mesa Thursday signed a decree for an October 16 election to pick members of a constituent assembly...
A same-sex marriage bill introduced in the California Assembly appears to be dead after coming up four votes short of approval on its third go-round Thursday, making it likely that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will not get...
US Army Pvt. Brandon Hughey , who fled to Canada after refusing a deployment order to Iraq and deserting his unit at Fort Hood, formally asked the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board for asylum Thursday. Hughey...
In the wake of decisive referendum defeats for the proposed EU Constitution this week in France and the Netherlands , UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is expected to announce in the House of Commons...
Host country Sweden says it intends to push for strict new rules on polluters at the 28th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting convening in Stockholm June 6-17. A draft proposal that has been under neogotiation for some 20...
A federal judge Thursday ordered the US Army to release 144 photographs and four movies taken by an American soldier relating to prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib . The photographs, provided by Sgt. Joseph Darby [CBS News...
Chelan County Superior Court Judge John Bridges said Thursday that he will issue an oral decision Monday, June 6, on a GOP challenge to the validity of votes cast in the 2004 governor's race awarded...
