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News Egypt cleric claims CIA torture in 2003 rendition from Italy
Egypt cleric claims CIA torture in 2003 rendition from Italy
Caitlin Price
February 25, 2007 04:21:00 pm

Egyptian cleric Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr said in a live television interview with Al Jazeera Sunday that he was "savagely tortured by the CIA when kidnapped" and taken...

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News Hicks lawyer suing Australian government for failure to protect
Hicks lawyer suing Australian government for failure to protect
Caitlin Price
February 25, 2007 03:51:00 pm

Lawyers for Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks are filing a claim Monday in the Federal Court of Australia in an attempt to secure Hicks' release. Hicks' Australian defense team, headed...

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News Virginia Assembly announces ‘profound regret’ over promotion of slavery
Virginia Assembly announces ‘profound regret’ over promotion of slavery
Melissa Bancroft
February 25, 2007 03:43:00 pm

The Virginia General Assembly passed an unanimous resolution Saturday apologizing for the state's involvement in slavery and the "exploitation of Native Americans". Virginia is the first state to pass such a measure but Missouri legislators are...

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News Bangladesh corruption trials to begin next month
Bangladesh corruption trials to begin next month
Caitlin Price
February 25, 2007 03:17:00 pm

Seven more high-profile persons suspected of corruption were arrested in Bangladesh Sunday as government officials announced that trials will begin in March as part of the nation's move to curb the problem. Last week Bangladeshi authorities...

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News Hicks military lawyer doubts fair trial before Guantanamo tribunal
Hicks military lawyer doubts fair trial before Guantanamo tribunal
Natalie Hrubos
February 24, 2007 01:22:00 pm

The US military lawyer for Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks said Saturday that Hicks would spend years in court and could not get a fair trial before a US military commission. In...

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News US refiles charges against Army officer opposing Iraq war after mistrial
US refiles charges against Army officer opposing Iraq war after mistrial
Natalie Hrubos
February 24, 2007 01:04:00 pm

The US government has refiled charges against US Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada , a US Army officer who failed to deploy to Iraq in June, after the military judge overseeing his court-martial declared a mistrial...

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News Washington panel rules federal law blocks gay civil rights bid for health care benefits
Washington panel rules federal law blocks gay civil rights bid for health care benefits
Natalie Hrubos
February 24, 2007 12:39:00 pm

The Washington State Human Rights Commission determined Friday that a heterosexual woman could not use the state's gay civil rights law to secure health care benefits for her male partner because a federal...

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Montana Senate approves capital punishment abolition bill
Michael Sung
February 24, 2007 12:17:00 pm

The Democratic-controlled Montana Senate voted 27-21 Friday to give second-reading approval to a bill that would eliminate the death penalty in Montana. Third reading is slated for February 24 before...

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News Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over same-sex marriage teaching in Massachusetts
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over same-sex marriage teaching in Massachusetts
Natalie Hrubos
February 24, 2007 11:46:00 am

US District Judge Mark Wolf dismissed a lawsuit Friday against a Massachusetts town that allows its public school system to teach children about same-sex marriage . Two families of elementary school students filed the...

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US rejects international call to ban cluster munitions
Michael Sung
February 24, 2007 11:30:00 am

The United States Friday rejected an international call to ban the use of cluster munitions by 2008. State Department spokesperson Sean McCormack told reporters at a daily press briefing ...

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Montenegrins vote for independence from Serbia

Citizens of Montenegro voted by 55.5-45.5% on May 21, 2006 to secede from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro and declare independence. The new country formally declared independence on June 3 of that year. Learn more about the 2006 Montenegro independence referendum.

Prison reformer Elizabeth Fry born

English prison reformer Elizabeth Fry was born on May 21, 1780. Learn more about Elizabeth Fry.

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