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News Libby judge refuses to release audio recordings of trial
Libby judge refuses to release audio recordings of trial
Alexis Unkovic
January 9, 2007 08:16:00 pm

US District Judge Reggie B. Walton denied a request Tuesday from several news organizations seeking the daily release of audio recordings of arguments and testimony in the upcoming CIA leak trial of former vice presidential aide...

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News Saddam taunter heard on cell phone video to face Iraqi judges
Saddam taunter heard on cell phone video to face Iraqi judges
Alexis Unkovic
January 9, 2007 07:12:00 pm

Iraqi government officials have discovered the identity of the individual who shouted out the name of Moqtada al-Sadr , a militant Shiite cleric and head of the Mehdi Army militia, during the December 30 execution of...

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News Controversial Bush appeals court nominees withdraw to make way for new candidates
Controversial Bush appeals court nominees withdraw to make way for new candidates
James M Yoch Jr
January 9, 2007 03:22:00 pm

Four US federal appeals court nominees requested Tuesday that their names be withdrawn from consideration by the Senate , according to Republican party officials. Each of the nominees, Michael Wallace, William Haynes, William Myers and Terrence Boyle [official...

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News Intelligence agents accused in Italy rendition case seek political resolution
Intelligence agents accused in Italy rendition case seek political resolution
Katerina Ossenova
January 9, 2007 02:28:00 pm

Faced with possible indictment by an Italian judge, US and Italian intelligence agents implicated in the 2003 kidnapping and extraordinary rendition from Milan of Egyptian cleric Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr Tuesday...

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News Supreme Court rules in immigration, patent cases
Supreme Court rules in immigration, patent cases
Jeannie Shawl
January 9, 2007 02:22:00 pm

The US Supreme Court handed down decisions in three cases Tuesday, including US v. Resendiz-Ponce , where the Court upheld the conviction of Juan Resendiz-Ponce on charges of attempting...

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News Two more convicted in Pitcairn sex trial
Two more convicted in Pitcairn sex trial
Katerina Ossenova
January 9, 2007 02:01:00 pm

The Pitcairn Supreme Court found two more men guilty Tuesday of rape and related offences against children as young as seven. The latest conviction of Shawn Christian and Brian Young follow the six other men convicted in...

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News Somalia air strike target on FBI most wanted list
Somalia air strike target on FBI most wanted list
Brett Murphy
January 9, 2007 01:44:00 pm

Fazul Abdullah Mohammed , one of the FBI's most wanted terror fugitives, was the target of two US air strikes in Somalia on Monday. Believed to be a member of al-Qaida and to have trained with...

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News Iraqi ex-electricity minister defends prison escape after corruption conviction
Iraqi ex-electricity minister defends prison escape after corruption conviction
Katerina Ossenova
January 9, 2007 01:29:00 pm

The former head of the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity Ayham al-Samaraie , who escaped from a Baghdad prison in December, has said he plans to return to his home in the United States. Al-Samaraie, a member...

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News State Farm Katrina insurance trial begins in Mississippi
State Farm Katrina insurance trial begins in Mississippi
Brett Murphy
January 9, 2007 01:19:00 pm

Opening statements were made Tuesday in insurance lawsuits brought against State Farm Fire & Casualty brought by policyholders who were denied claims after Hurricane Katrina . Judge L.T. Senter Jr. of the US District for...

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Bush taps Fielding as new White House counsel
Lisl Brunner
January 9, 2007 01:08:00 pm

US President George Bush announced Tuesday that Fred F. Fielding will serve as the new White House counsel . Fielding, who has advised Bush throughout his presidency and sat on the 9/11 Commission , will...

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Eritrean independence referendum begins

Eritrea's referendum for independence from Ethiopia began on April 23, 1993. The effort would later be successful, with over 99 percent of voters choosing independence. The referendum followed an independence war that lasted over thirty years. Learn more about the Eritrea/Ethiopia Conflict and Eritrea's independence.

Charles II of England crowned in restoration of monarchy

Charles II was crowned King of England on April 23, 1661, officially marking the restoration of the monarchy following a period of republican rule under Oliver and Richard Cromwell. The king's coronation took place 12 years after his father, Charles I, was executed for treason. Charles II was already recognized as King of Scotland more than 10 years prior. Learn more about Charles II.

RFK assassin sentenced to death

On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Review a 1998 statement by Sirhan attorney Larry Teeter claiming Sirhan did not commit the crime. Sirhan was most recently denied parole in March 2023.

U.S. Army reserve created

On April 23, 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt created the U.S. Army Reserve.

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