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News UK police make more arrests in London bombings case
UK police make more arrests in London bombings case
Alexandria Samuel
August 1, 2005 08:21:00 pm

London police arrested two more men Monday in connection with the July 21 London bombing attempts following raids in South London's Stockwell and Clapham areas. The men were taken into custody and detained on suspicion of...

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News Gonzales stonewalls on Roberts document release
Gonzales stonewalls on Roberts document release
Alexandria Samuel
August 1, 2005 07:54:00 pm

US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Monday that the White House has no plans to respond to a request from Senate Democrats for documents produced by US Supreme Court nominee John Roberts. Late Friday, Senate Judiciary Committee member Edward...

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News DNA evidence exonerates Pennsylvania man jailed for 19 years
DNA evidence exonerates Pennsylvania man jailed for 19 years
Alexandria Samuel
August 1, 2005 07:38:00 pm

A Pennsylvania man jailed for 19 years was released from prison in Pittsburgh Monday after DNA evidence cleared him of rape charges. Thomas Doswell , an African-American, was convicted of raping a hospital worker in 1986,...

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News UPDATE ~ DOD calls Gitmo emails from former military prosecutors "much ado about nothing"
UPDATE ~ DOD calls Gitmo emails from former military prosecutors "much ado about nothing"
Alexandria Samuel
August 1, 2005 07:27:00 pm

A US Department of Defense spokesperson Monday dismissed allegations made by two former military prosecutors that the military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay are "rigged" and often deprive defendants of evidence that could help prove their innocence. Defense...

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News States brief ~ CA Supreme Court tells country club to give same-sex partners spouse discounts
States brief ~ CA Supreme Court tells country club to give same-sex partners spouse discounts
Rachel Felton
August 1, 2005 05:26:00 pm

Leading Monday's states brief, the California Supreme Court ruled today that a private country club must offer spousal discounts to same-sex domestic partners. The court found that the country club's policy of allowing members' spouses to golf...

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News UK officials seek return of bombing suspect arrested in Italy
UK officials seek return of bombing suspect arrested in Italy
David Shucosky
August 1, 2005 03:23:00 pm

British officials are seeking the return of Hamdi Isaac, the suspected fourth bomber in the July 21 London bombing attempts . Isaac, an Ethiopian who was living in the UK under the name Osman Hussain and claimed to...

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News Uzbekistan denounces refugee airlifts, pledges to end death penalty
Uzbekistan denounces refugee airlifts, pledges to end death penalty
David Shucosky
August 1, 2005 03:02:00 pm

Uzbekistan Monday angrily denounced a UN airlift to Romania of Uzbek refugees who fled to Kyrgyzstan after a violent uprising in May 2005 in the Uzbek city of Andijan. The refugees were moved amidst fears...

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News Trial begins for US man accused of transporting prisoners to Nazi death camps
Trial begins for US man accused of transporting prisoners to Nazi death camps
David Shucosky
August 1, 2005 02:29:00 pm

The trial of Chicago resident Osyp Firishchak, 86, was set to begin Monday on charges that he was part of a Ukrainian police unit that worked for the Nazis by transporting thousands of Jews to concentration camps. The government...

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News Iran to resume nuclear program in two days
Iran to resume nuclear program in two days
David Shucosky
August 1, 2005 01:38:00 pm

Iran announced on Monday that it would resume uranium enrichment, effectively ending recent negotiations with the European Union . The International Atomic Energy Agency had urged Iran to continue with the negotiation process , but...

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News UN criticizes Yemen for lack of human rights progress
UN criticizes Yemen for lack of human rights progress
Tom Henry
August 1, 2005 01:25:00 pm

The UN Human Rights Committee has criticized Yemen for not incorporating many of its 2002 recommendations for civil and political rights in the country. Some major concerns of the Committee were...

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Justice Thurgood Marshall died

On January 24, 1993, retired US Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, who had spent much of his life fighting and supporting civil rights causes, died in Bethesda, Maryland. Learn more about the life and legal career of Thurgood Marshall.

Poland Prime Minister resigns following espionage allegations

On January 24, 1996, Jozef Oleksy, the Prime Minister of Poland, resigned after he was accused of spying for the Soviet Union. Former KGB officer Andrzej Milczanowski alleged that Oleksy had passed him classified information while serving as the Polish Minister of Internal Affairs. A military investigation was closed in April of 1996 for lack of evidence.

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