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News Breyer says contentious Supreme Court cases show strength of rule of law in US
Breyer says contentious Supreme Court cases show strength of rule of law in US
Natalie Hrubos
August 12, 2007 02:38:00 pm

US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer told the American Bar Association annual meeting Saturday that he was unhappy with the outcomes of several key Supreme Court cases last term, but said that he still has...

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News Gonzales lauds DOJ efforts to bolster rule of law in Iraq
Gonzales lauds DOJ efforts to bolster rule of law in Iraq
Natalie Hrubos
August 12, 2007 02:07:00 pm

US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Saturday praised Justice Department officials working in Baghdad for their "commitment to the rule of law" and their work to protect "the rights and liberties of Iraqi citizens."...

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News Reported decrease in foreign surveillance prompted new US intelligence law: NYT
Reported decrease in foreign surveillance prompted new US intelligence law: NYT
Michael Sung
August 11, 2007 10:05:00 am

A few weeks before passing the Protect America Act 2007 , members of Congress were briefed by intelligence officials that intercepts of foreign-based communications had declined to 25 percent of previous levels due to oversight...

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News ABA debating resolution urging new CIA terror interrogation policy
ABA debating resolution urging new CIA terror interrogation policy
Michael Sung
August 11, 2007 09:18:00 am

The American Bar Association (ABA) is considering a resolution urging President George W. Bush to reconsider his July 20 executive order on interrogations, which two ABA committees say allows the Central Intelligence Agency...

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News Cuba releases political dissident after 13 years in custody
Cuba releases political dissident after 13 years in custody
Michael Sung
August 11, 2007 08:54:00 am

The Cuban government on Friday paroled dissident Francisco Chaviano Gonzalez , after the former president of the Cuban National Council for Civil Rights served 13 years in prison. Chaviano was sentenced to 15 years in prison in May...

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News US Supreme Court refuses to block Guantanamo detainee transfer to Algeria
US Supreme Court refuses to block Guantanamo detainee transfer to Algeria
Jeannie Shawl
August 10, 2007 04:52:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Friday denied the request of Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Belbacha to stay his transfer to Algeria . Belbacha has been cleared for release from...

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News Exiled tycoon appeals new Russia arrest warrant
Exiled tycoon appeals new Russia arrest warrant
Michael Sung
August 10, 2007 02:29:00 pm

Lawyers representing exiled business tycoon Boris Berezovsky filed an appeal Friday against the latest arrest warrant issued by a Moscow district court on allegations that Berezovsky embezzled $13 million in credit funds...

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News Released Bulgaria HIV medics renew accusations of torture in Libya
Released Bulgaria HIV medics renew accusations of torture in Libya
Michael Sung
August 10, 2007 01:58:00 pm

Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor reiterated allegations Friday that Libyan authorities subjected the six medics to torture during their eight years in Libyan custody on suspicion of deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with the HIV virus...

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News Bush administration unveils new immigration reforms
Bush administration unveils new immigration reforms
Michael Sung
August 10, 2007 01:10:00 pm

The Bush administration Friday announced new reforms that are designed to "address border security and immigration challenges." In a statement Friday, Bush said that the new meausres "represent steps my Administration can take within the boundaries...

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News Pakistan top court orders government to produce voter registration records
Pakistan top court orders government to produce voter registration records
Michael Sung
August 10, 2007 11:27:00 am

The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the Pakistani government to produce complete voter registration records Friday after former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto petitioned that there were up to 30 million missing registrations. Bhutto's lawyer Latif...

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Biological Weapons Convention goes into force

On March 26, 1975, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction went into force. Today, 162 countries have signed the Convention, pledging never "to develop, produce, stockpile or otherwise acquire or retain" biological weapons. Some signatory nations, however, have reserved the right to hold certain biological weapons for "prophylactic" purposes. Learn more about the UN Biological Weapons Convention.

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