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News Shiites hold rally in support of Iraqi constitution
Shiites hold rally in support of Iraqi constitution
Jeannie Shawl
September 2, 2005 08:41:00 am

At least 5,000 Shiite Muslims held a rally Friday in the Southern Iraqi city of Basra, in a show of support for the draft Iraqi constitution . Friday's rally follows smaller Sunni demonstrations ...

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News Senate passes emergency hurricane relief bill
Senate passes emergency hurricane relief bill
Jeannie Shawl
September 2, 2005 08:16:00 am

In an emergency session Thursday night, the US Senate passed a bill to provide $10.5 billion in emergency relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina . The measure was approved by voice...

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News Saddam trial to begin in October, Iraqi official says
Saddam trial to begin in October, Iraqi official says
Jeannie Shawl
September 2, 2005 08:00:00 am

The Iraqi Special Tribunal will put Saddam Hussein on trial in mid-October, a government official said Thursday. Hussein will face charges related to the 1982 killing of 150 Shiites...

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News Hurricane Katrina federal briefing [US DOJ, National Guard]
Hurricane Katrina federal briefing [US DOJ, National Guard]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
September 1, 2005 10:04:00 pm

Press conference with federal officials from the US Justice Department, National Guard Bureau, Defense Department, Department of Homeland Security, US Coast Guard and FEMA. September 1, 2005. Excerpts:...the Department of Justice, working with state and local...

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News Corporations and securities brief ~ DOJ alleges fraud at Bayou hedge fund
Corporations and securities brief ~ DOJ alleges fraud at Bayou hedge fund
James Murdock
September 1, 2005 09:05:00 pm

Leading Thursday's corporations and securities law news, US Department of Justice lawyers have accused Bayou Management of fabricating wildly inaccurate financial results for the past seven years. Filing civil charges to freeze the hedge fund's assets, US Attorney David...

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News Army general stresses military law enforcement aiding civil power after Katrina
Army general stresses military law enforcement aiding civil power after Katrina
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
September 1, 2005 08:00:00 pm

The Chief of the US Army National Guard Bureau said Thursday in Washington that the National Guard was deploying over 4000 military police to support civilian law enforcement officers around New Orleans and elsewhere in the aftermath...

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News States brief ~ CA Senate passes bill legalizing same-sex marriage
States brief ~ CA Senate passes bill legalizing same-sex marriage
Rachel Felton
September 1, 2005 06:39:00 pm

Leading Thursday's states brief, the California Senate by a 21-15 vote approved legislation today that would legalize same-sex marriages. Bill sponsor Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, plans to bring the bill up in the state Assembly on...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Louisiana governor calls for 40,000 troops
BREAKING NEWS ~ Louisiana governor calls for 40,000 troops
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
September 1, 2005 02:43:00 pm

Speaking at a press conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco has said she has asked for "no less than 40,000 troops" from the federal government to help restore order and assist civil authorities in the New Orleans...

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News Al Qaeda claims responsibility for London attacks
Al Qaeda claims responsibility for London attacks
Jeannie Shawl
September 1, 2005 02:40:00 pm

Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the July 7 London bombings , according to a video broadcast Thursday afternoon on Arab television channel Al-Jazeera. The video included statements from al Qaeda second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and...

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News UK proposes to let relatives of victims speak at trials
UK proposes to let relatives of victims speak at trials
Tom Henry
September 1, 2005 02:04:00 pm

The UK government put forth a proposal Thursday that would give relatives of homicide victims the opportunity to have their voices heard at murder and manslaughter trials. Much like the current system in the US,...

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Organization of American States established

On April 30, 1948, the Organization of American States (OAS) was established in Bogota, Colombia with the signing of the Charter of the Organization of American States at the Ninth International Conference of American States.

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