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News Senate Democrats press inconsistencies in Alito testimony
Senate Democrats press inconsistencies in Alito testimony
Holly Manges Jones
January 11, 2006 02:07:00 pm

Democratic senators on the US Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday pressed apparent inconsistencies in answers to questions by Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito during his third day of his confirmation hearings. Senator...

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News Spanish prosecutor charges Argentine naval officer with genocide
Spanish prosecutor charges Argentine naval officer with genocide
Krystal MacIntyre
January 11, 2006 01:42:00 pm

Spanish authorities have charged former Argentine naval officer Ricardo Miguel Cavallo with genocide for his involvement in the disappearance of hundreds of people during a 1976 Argentine military coup. Papers published Wednesday allege that between 20,000 and...

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News EU constitution ‘dead’, Dutch foreign minister says
EU constitution ‘dead’, Dutch foreign minister says
Holly Manges Jones
January 11, 2006 01:25:00 pm

Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot said Wednesday that the EU constitution is "dead" as far as the Netherlands is concerned, rejecting promised efforts earlier this week by Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik...

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News Djibouti asks ICJ to arbitrate investigation into death of French judge
Djibouti asks ICJ to arbitrate investigation into death of French judge
Holly Manges Jones
January 11, 2006 01:02:00 pm

The East African country of Djibouti has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to settle a dispute over whether a French judge has the authority to summon high-level Djibouti witnesses to...

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News German trial of Holocaust denier Zundel to resume Feb. 9
German trial of Holocaust denier Zundel to resume Feb. 9
Greg Sampson
January 11, 2006 12:54:00 pm

A German court on Wednesday announced that the trial of Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel will restart on February 9, with a verdict expected sometime in March. Zundel's trial was postponed in November after Judge Ulrich...

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News Uzbek rights activist on trial for aiding terrorism during Andijan uprising
Uzbek rights activist on trial for aiding terrorism during Andijan uprising
Krystal MacIntyre
January 11, 2006 12:50:00 pm

Saidjahan Zainabiddinov, an Uzbek human rights activist who witnessed an violent uprising in Andijan last May has been put on trial on charges of undermining the constitutional system and assisting terrorism for aiding journalists covering the uprising...

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News Gonzales orders ‘comprehensive review’ of US immigration courts
Gonzales orders ‘comprehensive review’ of US immigration courts
Greg Sampson
January 11, 2006 12:30:00 pm

US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Tuesday sent memos to immigration judges and the Board of Immigration Appeals informing them that he has ordered a review of...

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News New Jersey lawmakers extend rights of same-sex couples
New Jersey lawmakers extend rights of same-sex couples
Greg Sampson
January 11, 2006 12:11:00 pm

The New Jersey Legislature has passed two bills that, if enacted into law, will increase the legal rights of same-sex couples . In one bill, same-sex couples will have the same rights as married couples...

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News Gitmo tribunal proceedings resume amid fresh torture claims
Gitmo tribunal proceedings resume amid fresh torture claims
Greg Sampson
January 11, 2006 11:43:00 am

The terror suspect detention facility at the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay marked its fourth anniversary Wednesday, the same day military tribunals for suspected terrorists resumed after a year-long hiatus. Separate...

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News Supreme Court rules in close death penalty case
Supreme Court rules in close death penalty case
Jeannie Shawl
January 11, 2006 10:18:00 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday that a death sentence can stand in some circumstances even when the sentencing jury relied in part on a factor later found invalid. In Brown v. Sanders [Duke Law case...

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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty extended indefinitely

On May 11, 1995, over 170 signatory nations agreed to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) indefinitely. The NPT is an agreement signed by 189 countries to control the spread of nuclear weapons and nuclear technology based on the principles of disarmament, non-proliferation, and the use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. The treaty was opened for signature in 1968 with a provision for review conferences every five years. During the 1995 review conference in New York City, member countries decided to keep the treaty open indefinitely. Learn more about the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty from the United Nations.

Massachusetts repealed law banning Christmas

On May 11, 1682, the Massachusetts General Court repealed two laws that had banned the celebration of Christmas and had authorized capital punishment for expelled Quakers returning to the colony. Learn more about the state's ban on Christmas.

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