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News International brief ~ Israel cabinet declares Sharon permanently incapacitated
International brief ~ Israel cabinet declares Sharon permanently incapacitated
D. Wes Rist
April 11, 2006 09:59:00 am

Leading Tuesday's international brief, Israel's cabinet has declared Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to be permanently incapacitated , marking the official end of the Sharon administration and opening the way for acting-PM Ehud Olmert to...

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News UK court-martial begins for Iraq war objector
UK court-martial begins for Iraq war objector
Holly Manges Jones
April 11, 2006 08:37:00 am

A medical officer in the UK's Royal Air Force has pleaded not guilty to charges that he failed to comply with a legal order for refusing to return to Iraq for a third tour of...

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News Australia foreign minister tells oil-for-food probe he didn’t get kickback warnings
Australia foreign minister tells oil-for-food probe he didn’t get kickback warnings
Holly Manges Jones
April 11, 2006 08:04:00 am

Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on Tuesday denied that he received or read several cables which were sent by diplomats and trade officials to warn the Australian government that the country's leading wheat exporter was...

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News Moussaoui judge rules against public disclosure of Flight 93 tapes
Moussaoui judge rules against public disclosure of Flight 93 tapes
Holly Manges Jones
April 11, 2006 07:33:00 am

The judge overseeing the sentencing trial of Zacarias Moussaoui ruled Monday that only the jury and other individuals present in the courtroom will be able to hear the cockpit tape of United...

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News Spain judge charges 29 for Madrid train bombings
Spain judge charges 29 for Madrid train bombings
Holly Manges Jones
April 11, 2006 07:08:00 am

A judge in Spain charged 29 individuals Tuesday for their involvement in the March 2004 Madrid train bombings . Judge Juan del Olmo charged five men with all 191 deaths in the bombings and 1,755 attempted murders,...

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2005 Internet crime report [IC3]
April 10, 2006 10:23:00 pm

2005 Internet Crime Report, Internet Crime Complaint Center, April, 2006 . Excerpt:The IC3 report has outlined many of the current trends and...

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News Democrats going to court for GOP answers on New Hampshire phone jamming
Democrats going to court for GOP answers on New Hampshire phone jamming
Katerina Ossenova
April 10, 2006 07:31:00 pm

Democrats will ask a federal judge Tuesday to order Republican Party and White House officials to answer questions in response to a civil lawsuit alleging voter fraud committed during the 2002 New Hampshire phone jamming plot . During...

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News NY judge orders prison time, fine for union leader of illegal transit strike
NY judge orders prison time, fine for union leader of illegal transit strike
Katerina Ossenova
April 10, 2006 06:56:00 pm

A New York judge Monday imposed a 10-day jail sentence and a $1,000 fine for criminal contempt against transit union president Roger Toussaint , who called for an illegal strike in December 2005 that shut down New...

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News Russia court rejects government bid to shut rights NGO
Russia court rejects government bid to shut rights NGO
Katerina Ossenova
April 10, 2006 06:33:00 pm

A Moscow court ruled Monday that the Russian Human Rights Research Center , a major human rights umbrella group, will remain open despite increased government control over NGOs. The Russian Justice Ministry had requested...

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News US officials deny reports of planned nuclear strike on Iran installations
US officials deny reports of planned nuclear strike on Iran installations
Jeannie Shawl
April 10, 2006 06:21:00 pm

US officials Monday denied a report by Seymour Hersh published in the New Yorker that the Bush administration is drawing up plans for military strikes against Iran that would use nuclear weapons to destroy...

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Supreme court overturns racially restrictive covenants

On May 3, 1948, the Supreme Court ruled that racially restrictive covenants violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, even covenants between private individuals. In Shelley v. Kraemer, the Court overturned a covenant among members of a neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri that restricted home sales to only white families.

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