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News Sunni Arabs to seek new elections to settle Iraqi constitution disputes
Sunni Arabs to seek new elections to settle Iraqi constitution disputes
Holly Manges Jones
August 25, 2005 09:06:00 am

Sunni Arabs are demanding that new elections be held to settle remaining disputes in the Iraqi draft constitution as the document is anticipated to be approved by parliament Thursday. Hussein Al Falluji vowed that...

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News Washington court allows recall petition of Spokane mayor to proceed
Washington court allows recall petition of Spokane mayor to proceed
Tom Henry
August 25, 2005 08:52:00 am

The Washington State Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed a judge's ruling that a recall petition against Spokane Mayor Jim West can proceed. Shannon Sullivan filed the petition in May, alleging that West used his elected...

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News US soldier sentenced in Afghan abuse case, Karzai criticizes leniency
US soldier sentenced in Afghan abuse case, Karzai criticizes leniency
Tom Henry
August 25, 2005 08:16:00 am

US soldier Glendale Wells was sentenced Wednesday to two months in prison by a military court for his role in abusing an Afghan detainee known as Dilawar , who died in December 2002 at Bagram Control Point [Global...

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News Iraqi constitution draft [AP]
Iraqi constitution draft [AP]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
August 24, 2005 10:22:00 pm

Complete text of the draft Iraqi constitution, as translated from the Arabic by the Associated Press :PREAMBLECHAPTER ONE: BASIC PRINCIPLESCHAPTER TWO: RIGHTS AND FREEDOMSPART ONE: RIGHTSPART TWO: FREEDOMSCHAPTER THREE: THE FEDERAL AUTHORITIESPART ONE: THE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITYPART TWO:...

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News Navajo tribal court jurisdiction ruling [9th Circuit]
Navajo tribal court jurisdiction ruling [9th Circuit]
August 24, 2005 08:52:00 pm

Means v. Navajo Nation, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, August 24, 2005 ....

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News US pushes for Iran to be called before UN Security Council for nuclear program
US pushes for Iran to be called before UN Security Council for nuclear program
Holly Manges Jones
August 24, 2005 08:34:00 pm

An anonymous Western diplomat told AFP Wednesday that the United States is lobbying for Iran to go before the UN Security Council if it does not comply with a September 3 deadline to stop the nuclear fuel...

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News Hong Kong gay sex laws ruling [HK High Court]
Hong Kong gay sex laws ruling [HK High Court]
August 24, 2005 07:54:00 pm

Roy v. Secretary for Justice, Hong Kong High Court, Judge Michael Hartmann, August 24, 2005 . Read the full text...

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News Judge orders investigation into torture allegations by Kenyan murder suspects
Judge orders investigation into torture allegations by Kenyan murder suspects
Holly Manges Jones
August 24, 2005 06:50:00 pm

A Kenyan judge Wednesday called for medical examinations of six suspects who allege they were tortured by police in the murder investigation of Roman Catholic Bishop Luigi Locati , who was shot to death in July. The men...

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News States brief ~ NJ appeals court rules state can tax out-of-state companies
States brief ~ NJ appeals court rules state can tax out-of-state companies
Rachel Felton
August 24, 2005 05:40:00 pm

Leading Wednesday's states brief, a New Jersey court of appeals ruled today that out-of-state companies with no physical presence in the state may be taxed on sales of their goods. State Treasurer John McCormac...

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News Families of USS Cole dead can sue Sudan
Families of USS Cole dead can sue Sudan
Jamie Sterling
August 24, 2005 04:39:00 pm

A US federal judge has ruled that there is enough evidence for families of the 17 sailors who died in the 2000 terror attack in Yemen on the USS Cole to...

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St. Ives, patron saint of lawyers, died

St. Ives, Paris student of the civil law, advocate of the poor, and patron saint of lawyers died on May 19, 1303.

Learn more about St. Ives in the Catholic Encyclopedia.

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