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News Philippines president praises military for better rights response
Philippines president praises military for better rights response
Mike Rosen-Molina
December 21, 2007 02:19:00 pm

Philippines President Gloria Arroyo lauded the Philippine military for working to improve human rights during a speech Friday, but human rights activists say that the armed forces continue to engage in extrajudicial killings. Human rights...

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News California to appeal EPA emissions waiver ruling
California to appeal EPA emissions waiver ruling
Mike Rosen-Molina
December 21, 2007 01:20:00 pm

California will appeal the decision by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deny its request for a waiver that would have allowed it and 16 other states following its lead to impose stricter greenhouse...

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News Federal judge weighs inquiry into CIA destruction of interrogation videos
Federal judge weighs inquiry into CIA destruction of interrogation videos
Jeannie Shawl
December 21, 2007 01:12:00 pm

US District Judge Henry H. Kennedy on Friday considered the merits of opening a judicial inquiry into whether the CIA's destruction of videotapes showing the interrogation of terror suspects violated a 2005 court order. During a...

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News Schwarzenegger mulls mass prisoner release in California: report
Schwarzenegger mulls mass prisoner release in California: report
Mike Rosen-Molina
December 21, 2007 12:43:00 pm

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is considering a mass release of more than 20,000 nonviolent prisoners in hopes of staving off a projected $10 billion to $14 billion budget deficit over the next two fiscal years, the Sacramento...

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News Thailand parliament passes controversial security law
Thailand parliament passes controversial security law
Patrick Porter
December 21, 2007 11:07:00 am

Thailand's National Legislative Assembly passed a controversial security law Thursday, days before the country's general elections. The Internal Security Bill grants the head of the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) power to bar public demonstrations, hold detainees...

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News House panel subpoenas ex-CIA official who ordered destruction of interrogation videos
House panel subpoenas ex-CIA official who ordered destruction of interrogation videos
Jeannie Shawl
December 21, 2007 10:17:00 am

The US House Select Committee on Intelligence on Thursday issued a subpoena for Jose Rodriguez, the former head of the CIA's clandestine branch who ordered the destruction of videotapes showing the interrogation of terror suspects [JURIST...

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News Saudi Guantanamo Bay detainee charged with conspiracy, supporting terrorism
Saudi Guantanamo Bay detainee charged with conspiracy, supporting terrorism
Patrick Porter
December 21, 2007 10:01:00 am

Military prosecutors at Guantanamo Bay filed charges Thursday against Saudi detainee Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al Darbi was for his alleged role in a plan to bomb a ship off the coast of Yemen or in the...

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News Australia court imposes control order on ex-Guantanamo detainee Hicks
Australia court imposes control order on ex-Guantanamo detainee Hicks
Jeannie Shawl
December 21, 2007 09:42:00 am

An Australian judge issued an interim control order Friday, placing restrictions on former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks when he is released from an Australian prison on December 29. Under the terms of the control order,...

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News Australia court upholds Haneef visa reinstatement
Australia court upholds Haneef visa reinstatement
Mike Rosen-Molina
December 20, 2007 08:38:00 pm

The Australian Federal Court on Friday local time upheld a decision to reinstate the work visa of Dr. Mohammad Haneef , who was detained by Australian authorities in July in connection with July's attempted UK car...

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News White House to appeal visitor logs release ruling
White House to appeal visitor logs release ruling
Mike Rosen-Molina
December 20, 2007 06:31:00 pm

The White House said Thursday that it will appeal a Monday ruling that held White House visitor logs to be public documents , asking a federal judge not to force the logs' disclosure in...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Americans with Disabilities Act signed

On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act, prohibiting discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodation, communications, and activities of state and local government. Review a summary of the Act from the US Department of Labor.

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