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News Moussaoui trial witness denies tainting by prosecutorial breach
Moussaoui trial witness denies tainting by prosecutorial breach
Chris Buell
March 14, 2006 11:49:00 am

A government witness who was coached by a Federal Aviation Administration attorney on the US case against accused would-be hijacker Zacarias Moussaoui told US District Judge Leonie Brinkema Tuesday that she was not tainted by the extra...

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News Israel raids Palestinian prison after withdrawal of international monitors
Israel raids Palestinian prison after withdrawal of international monitors
Chris Buell
March 14, 2006 11:15:00 am

Israeli forces stormed a Palestinian prison in the West Bank Tuesday in an attempt to seize a Palestinian militant linked to the 2001 killing of an Israeli minister. The raid in Jericho came shortly after the...

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News France students blockade universities to protest youth labor law
France students blockade universities to protest youth labor law
Krystal MacIntyre
March 14, 2006 10:55:00 am

Students at 59 of France's 84 universities went on strike Tuesday, occupying and blockading about 50 of them in protest against a new law proposed by the government of Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin...

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News Ex-detainee in US rendition suit tells EU parliament of interrogation by German
Ex-detainee in US rendition suit tells EU parliament of interrogation by German
Chris Buell
March 14, 2006 10:54:00 am

Khalid el-Masri , a German national allegedly kidnapped in Macedonia in 2003, held by the CIA in Afghanistan and finally released in 2004 and dumped in Albania, testified Monday before a European Parliament committee investigating...

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News Texas appeals court throws out subpoenas in DeLay probe
Texas appeals court throws out subpoenas in DeLay probe
Krystal MacIntyre
March 14, 2006 10:37:00 am

The Texas Third Court of Appeals Monday threw out more than 30 subpoenas issued by Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle , who is investigating the political fundraising activities of former US House Majority Leader Rep....

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News Enron defense lawyers finish cross-examination of Fastow
Enron defense lawyers finish cross-examination of Fastow
Chris Buell
March 14, 2006 10:27:00 am

Defense lawyers in the Enron fraud trial Monday finished their cross-examination of former Chief Financial Officer and lead government witness Andrew Fastow , bringing to a conclusion his four-day stint on the...

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News AP sues Pentagon for all Guantanamo detainee identities
AP sues Pentagon for all Guantanamo detainee identities
Chris Buell
March 14, 2006 10:05:00 am

The Associated Press filed a lawsuit Monday against the US Department of Defense seeking the release of records and identities of the more than 750 detainees held at Guantanamo Bay since 2001,...

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News Canada, EU urge US compromise on UN rights council
Canada, EU urge US compromise on UN rights council
Krystal MacIntyre
March 14, 2006 10:04:00 am

Canada, the European Union, and several key supporters of a proposed UN Human Rights Council are urging the United States to accept a compromise that would allow approval of a draft UN General Assembly resolution ...

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News International brief ~ UN approves of AU Darfur extension
International brief ~ UN approves of AU Darfur extension
D. Wes Rist
March 14, 2006 09:21:00 am

Leading Tuesday's international brief, the UN Security Council has expressed its approval of the African Union decision to extend the AU peacekeeping force mandate for Darfur by six...

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News Zimbabwe police deny torture allegations by Mugabe coup plotters
Zimbabwe police deny torture allegations by Mugabe coup plotters
Holly Manges Jones
March 14, 2006 08:00:00 am

Zimbabwe police Monday denied torture allegations by suspects arrested and charged with plotting to overthrow the government and assassinate Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe . Senior Assistant Commissioner Ronald Muderedzwa said only 11 people have been arrested...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

LA Riots break out following beating of Rodney King

Riots that would grip the city of Los Angeles, California for six days broke out on April 29, 1992, after LAPD officers who beat Rodney King while being filmed were acquitted by a jury. The verdict ignited a powder keg of discontent about police discrimination against LA's Black community. The riots would result in more than 60 deaths and $1 billion in property damage. Learn more about the LA Riots from NPR.

Chemical Weapons Convention goes into force

On April 29, 1997, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction went into force. The Convention prohibits member nations from creating and deploying chemical weapons and is overseen by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Oliver Ellsworth born

Oliver Ellsworth, third Chief Justice of the United States and primary author of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that established the federal court system, was born in Windsor, Connecticut, on April 29, 1745.

Learn more about Oliver Ellsworth.

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