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News Egypt court rejects presidential order for military trial of Muslim Brotherhood members
Egypt court rejects presidential order for military trial of Muslim Brotherhood members
Brett Murphy
May 9, 2007 10:46:00 am

The Administrative Court in Egypt ruled Tuesday that a presidential order that forty top members of the Muslim Brotherhood be tried before a military court was invalid, holding that the members must...

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News Padilla jury seated for terrorism support trial
Padilla jury seated for terrorism support trial
Brett Murphy
May 9, 2007 10:33:00 am

Jury selection concluded Tuesday in the terrorism trial of Jose Padilla and two co-defendants. Prosecutors have accused the defense of trying to exclude all white and Hispanic men from the jury, while the defense accused prosecutors...

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News Tennessee resumes lethal injection executions after moratorium expires
Tennessee resumes lethal injection executions after moratorium expires
Leslie Schulman
May 9, 2007 10:30:00 am

Tennessee executed its first death row inmate Wednesday after a moratorium on executions imposed by the governor in February expired earlier this month. Philip Workman's execution had been postponed five times, and last minute...

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News UK police arrest four more suspects in July 7 London bombing investigation
UK police arrest four more suspects in July 7 London bombing investigation
Brett Murphy
May 9, 2007 10:07:00 am

Scotland Yard arrested four suspects in London on Wednesday in connection with the London transit bombings on July 7, 2005 that left 52 people dead. Police arrested Mohammed Sidique...

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News Russia human rights lawyer harassed by prosecutors: report
Russia human rights lawyer harassed by prosecutors: report
Brett Murphy
May 9, 2007 09:45:00 am

Russian officials have harassed human rights defense lawyer Karinna Moskalenko and are attempting to disbar her after Moskalenko filed complaints with the European Court of Human Rights over alleged rights violations by the Russian government, the International Helsinki Federation...

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News DHS proceeding with REAL ID despite opposition
DHS proceeding with REAL ID despite opposition
Brett Murphy
May 9, 2007 09:03:00 am

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday that it will continue to move forward with implementation of the REAL ID Act , despite opposition among state legislatures and in the US...

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News Jury selection begins in Guantanamo names court-martial
Jury selection begins in Guantanamo names court-martial
Jeannie Shawl
May 9, 2007 08:46:00 am

Jury selection is expected to begin Wednesday in the court-martial of US Navy Lt. Cmdr. Matthew M. Diaz, charged under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and the Espionage Act with leaking secret national...

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News Diaz Guantanamo names court-martial documents [US Navy]
Diaz Guantanamo names court-martial documents [US Navy]
May 9, 2007 08:02:00 am

United States v. Matthew M. Diaz, General Court-Martial before the Navy and Marine Corps Trial Judiciary - Central Judicial Circuit ....

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News Zimbabwe police disrupt rally for imprisoned rights lawyers
Zimbabwe police disrupt rally for imprisoned rights lawyers
Mike Rosen-Molina
May 8, 2007 08:28:00 pm

Zimbabwean police Tuesday broke up a rally of about 50 lawyers who had gathered to protest the the arrest and imprisonment of two human rights lawyers, assaulting some attendees with rubber batons, according to a witness. Alec Muchadehama and...

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News Pakistan parliament rejects call to soften blasphemy law
Pakistan parliament rejects call to soften blasphemy law
Mike Rosen-Molina
May 8, 2007 07:33:00 pm

The Parliament of Pakistan Tuesday rejected a proposal to soften the country's strict blasphemy laws that impose death or life imprisonment for insults to the Prophet Mohammed. Minno Bhandara, a Christian lawmaker in the National Assembly,...

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French chemist Antoine Lavoisier guillotined

French revolutionaries guillotined chemist Antoine Lavoisier on May 8, 1794 over his investment in a private tax collecting company purchased 26 years prior. Learn more about the life of Antoine Lavoisier.

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