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News Al Qaeda suspect in 2002 Kenya hotel attack transferred to Guantanamo Bay
Al Qaeda suspect in 2002 Kenya hotel attack transferred to Guantanamo Bay
Caitlin Price
March 26, 2007 07:34:00 pm

The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Monday that suspected Al Qaeda operative Abdul Malik had been transferred to the Guantanamo Bay prison over the weekend. According to the statement,...

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News Virginia death penalty extension bills vetoed by governor
Virginia death penalty extension bills vetoed by governor
Caitlin Price
March 26, 2007 06:53:00 pm

Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine announced Monday that he has vetoed five bills promoting the death penalty . House Bill 2750 and House Bill 2347 sought to make the murder of...

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News Supreme Court hears antitrust, appeals filing time cases
Supreme Court hears antitrust, appeals filing time cases
James M Yoch Jr
March 26, 2007 04:09:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in the case of Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. , 06-480 , in which a clothing...

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News Italy prosecutor wants ex-PM Berlusconi sentenced to five years for corruption
Italy prosecutor wants ex-PM Berlusconi sentenced to five years for corruption
James M Yoch Jr
March 26, 2007 03:37:00 pm

Italian general prosecutor Piero De Petris asked an appeals court in Milan Monday to sentence former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to five years in prison for bribing judges to stop the auction of...

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News Rwanda war crimes suspect stands trial in Canada
Rwanda war crimes suspect stands trial in Canada
James M Yoch Jr
March 26, 2007 03:10:00 pm

The trial of Desiré Munyaneza began Monday in Montreal where the former Rwandan militia commander faces seven charges in connection with the 1994 Rwandan genocide , including genocide, crimes against humanity, and war...

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News Former Reagan OMB director charged with securities fraud
Former Reagan OMB director charged with securities fraud
Brett Murphy
March 26, 2007 02:01:00 pm

David Stockman , former director of the US Office of Management and Budget during the Reagan administration, was charged Monday with conspiracy to commit securities fraud and making false statements. The indictment...

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Egypt constitutional referendum gets little attention from voters
Brett Murphy
March 26, 2007 01:48:00 pm

Few Egyptians voted Monday in a referendum on proposed constitutional amendments in the face of a boycott by opposition parties that regard them as an attempt to take away basic rights. Most participating voters were either gathered...

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News Supreme Court takes securities, child pornography cases
Supreme Court takes securities, child pornography cases
Brett Murphy
March 26, 2007 01:11:00 pm

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in two cases . US v. Williams (06-694) , on appeal from the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit [official...

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News Japan PM issues guarded apology to ‘comfort women’
Japan PM issues guarded apology to ‘comfort women’
Alexis Unkovic
March 26, 2007 10:38:00 am

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his sympathy and apologized Monday for the "situation" faced by so-called Korean and Chinese "comfort women" who were forced into sexual slavery during World War...

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Wife of deposed Thailand PM charged with tax evasion
Katerina Ossenova
March 26, 2007 09:37:00 am

Prosecutors in Thailand filed criminal tax evasion charges Monday against the wife of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra , Pojaman Shinawatra, as well as her secretary and her brother, Bhanapot Damapong. Shinawatra and her...

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