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News Iraq tribunal confirms Saddam trial date
Iraq tribunal confirms Saddam trial date
Tom Henry
October 3, 2005 02:39:00 pm

The Iraqi Special Tribunal Monday officially confirmed that ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein will go on trial on October 19 for the 1982 killings of 143 Shiite Muslims in the village of Dujail ,...

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News Senators, interest groups weigh in on Miers nomination
Senators, interest groups weigh in on Miers nomination
Holly Manges Jones
October 3, 2005 02:11:00 pm

Following President Bush's nomination Monday morning of Harriet Miers to the US Supreme Court, Senators and various conservative and liberal interest groups are weighing in on the selection. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN)...

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News Rights group warns of new Nepal crackdowns
Rights group warns of new Nepal crackdowns
Brandon Smith
October 3, 2005 12:23:00 pm

The Geneva-based International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) warned Monday of the possibility for new political crackdowns by the royalist government of Nepal against critics of King Gyanendra . The ICJ, issuing a statement...

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News FBI criminal cases drop by half due to anti-terror focus, DOJ report shows
FBI criminal cases drop by half due to anti-terror focus, DOJ report shows
Holly Manges Jones
October 3, 2005 11:39:00 am

The number of criminal investigations conducted by the FBI has almost been cut in half since 2000, due to the fact that the bureau made fighting terrorism its top priority after September 11, according to a new audit by...

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News Switzerland to extradite former Russian nuclear minister to US
Switzerland to extradite former Russian nuclear minister to US
Holly Manges Jones
October 3, 2005 10:33:00 am

Switzerland has decided to extradite Russia's former nuclear minister to the US to face conspiracy, money laundering, and tax evasion charges, an official from the Switzerland Justice Ministry said Monday. The Russian government has been fighting Yevgeny...

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News Yemen court acquits Iraqis charged with embassy bomb plot
Yemen court acquits Iraqis charged with embassy bomb plot
Kate Heneroty
October 3, 2005 10:22:00 am

Yemeni Judge Mohammed Al Baadani on Monday acquitted four Iraqis who were accused of spying for the government of Saddam Hussein and planning to bomb the American and British embassies in Sanaa. The men...

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News Iraqi Sunnis accuse Shiites, Kurds of rigging constitution referendum
Iraqi Sunnis accuse Shiites, Kurds of rigging constitution referendum
Holly Manges Jones
October 3, 2005 10:02:00 am

Sunni Arabs and independent politicians Monday slammed efforts by Shiites and Kurds that will make it much more difficult to defeat the draft Iraqi constitution in the October 15 referendum . In a parliamentary session...

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News Iraqi insurgents committing war crimes, rights group says
Iraqi insurgents committing war crimes, rights group says
Kate Heneroty
October 3, 2005 09:49:00 am

Human Rights Watch said Monday that insurgent groups are committing war crimes in Iraq by targeting civilians and other non-combatants. In a new report , HRW documents attacks against civilian targets and other insurgent...

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News England: ‘worse things’ happened at Abu Ghraib
England: ‘worse things’ happened at Abu Ghraib
Kate Heneroty
October 3, 2005 09:27:00 am

Lynndie England , who was sentenced last week to 3 years in prison for her role in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, said she knew of "worse things" happening at the...

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News Miers US Supreme Court nomination [White House]
Miers US Supreme Court nomination [White House]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
October 3, 2005 09:12:00 am

Nomination of White House Counsel Harriet Miers to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, President George W. Bush, October 3, 2005. Excerpt:This morning, I'm proud to announce that I am nominating Harriet Ellan Miers to...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Reagan fired 11,000 striking air traffic controllers

On August 5, 1981, under orders from President Reagan, the federal government began firing air traffic controllers who had gone on strike two days previous for better pay, hours and working conditions. Learn more about the PATCO air traffic control strike. Listen to an excerpt of an August 3, 1981 speech by President Reagan (courtesy of the History Channel) emphasizing that the controllers had taken an oath not to strike against the government and threatening to terminate their jobs if they did not report for duty in 48 hours.

Burkina Faso gains independence

On August 5, 1960, Burkina Faso gained independence from France. Read the constitution of Burkina Faso.

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