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News Iraqi official arrested over Saddam execution video
Iraqi official arrested over Saddam execution video
Jeannie Shawl
January 3, 2007 09:42:00 am

An official who supervised the execution of Saddam Hussein was arrested Wednesday in connection to the taping of a camera phone video showing Hussein's death and the unruly process...

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News Mexico giving illegal immigrants tracking devices to ensure safe arrival in US
Mexico giving illegal immigrants tracking devices to ensure safe arrival in US
jstaff
January 3, 2007 09:18:00 am

Government officials in Mexico have approved a plan to issue Mexicans crossing the US border illegally satellite tracking devices to ensure their safe arrival in the United States. Even with a knowledgeable guide — called a...

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News Vatican, UK deputy PM deplore manner of Saddam hanging
Vatican, UK deputy PM deplore manner of Saddam hanging
Leslie Schulman
January 3, 2007 08:23:00 am

Spokesmen for European governments Tuesday publicly deplored the way the execution of Saddam Hussein was conducted, adding criticism of the process revealed by an unofficial video - and the making of the video itself...

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News New Jersey commission recommends abolishing death penalty
New Jersey commission recommends abolishing death penalty
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
January 3, 2007 08:19:00 am

A New Jersey state commission recommended Tuesday that the state abolish the death penalty, replacing it with a life sentence without the possibility of parole. A report endorsed by 12 of the 13 members of the New...

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News New UN Secretary-General promises to make Darfur top priority
New UN Secretary-General promises to make Darfur top priority
Jeannie Shawl
January 2, 2007 05:45:00 pm

New UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday that resolving the crisis in Darfur was "very high" on his agenda and would be one of his top priorities. Ban, whose tenure as secretary-general officially...

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News Iraqi prosecutor says he threatened to halt Saddam execution after jeers
Iraqi prosecutor says he threatened to halt Saddam execution after jeers
Leslie Schulman
January 2, 2007 04:34:00 pm

A top Iraqi legal official whose presence at the Saddam execution was required by law told Reuters Tuesday that he threatened to walk out of the execution after Shiite supporters began jeering the ousted leader. Munkith al-Faroon...

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News Massachusetts lawmakers push same-sex marriage ban forward
Massachusetts lawmakers push same-sex marriage ban forward
Leslie Schulman
January 2, 2007 03:45:00 pm

Massachusetts lawmakers Tuesday pushed forward a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Sixty-two members of the Massachusetts legislature voted for the measure and 132 against on a second vote, putting it 12 votes over the 50 vote...

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News Italy to push for global death penalty ban after Saddam execution
Italy to push for global death penalty ban after Saddam execution
Jeannie Shawl
January 2, 2007 03:20:00 pm

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said Tuesday that he would push the United Nations to adopt a universal ban on the death penalty after this weekend's execution of Saddam...

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News Hicks charges coming soon:  Australia AG
Hicks charges coming soon: Australia AG
Leslie Schulman
January 2, 2007 02:52:00 pm

Australian Attorney General Phillip Ruddock said Tuesday that Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks will be among the first of the Guantanamo detainees to be brought to trial before new US military commissions. In...

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News Nepal interim constitution to be finalized mid-January: official
Nepal interim constitution to be finalized mid-January: official
Alexis Unkovic
January 2, 2007 11:28:00 am

A government official in Nepal said Tuesday that the country's interim constitution will be promulgated by the middle of January when the requisite arms management process outlined in the Nepalese peace...

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On May 18, 1804, the French Senate declared Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of France.

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