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News DOD transfers three more Guantanamo detainees
DOD transfers three more Guantanamo detainees
Mike Rosen-Molina
July 29, 2008 10:04:00 am

The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Monday that it has transferred three more Guantanamo detainees , one each to Afghanistan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The unnamed individuals are among more than 65 Guantanamo...

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News Bush approves first US military execution in 50 years
Bush approves first US military execution in 50 years
Deirdre Jurand
July 29, 2008 08:37:00 am

US President George W. Bush Monday approved the death sentence of US Army private Ronald A. Gray, marking the first time a president has approved a military execution since 1957. Gray was first tried by a civilian court for...

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News Thailand high court takes corruption case against ex-PM Thaksin, cabinet ministers
Thailand high court takes corruption case against ex-PM Thaksin, cabinet ministers
Mike Rosen-Molina
July 29, 2008 07:26:00 am

The Supreme Court of Thailand Monday agreed to hear a new corruption case against ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and 47 others, including three current cabinet members. The case involves allegations of...

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News DOJ report says officials applied politicized hiring practices
DOJ report says officials applied politicized hiring practices
Deirdre Jurand
July 29, 2008 06:48:00 am

The US Justice Department Offices of Inspector General and Professional Responsibility concluded in a report issued Monday that department aides illegally made hiring decisions based on consideration of applicants' political and ideological beliefs. In early...

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News UK Guantanamo detainee asks  court to order turnover of ‘torture’ evidence
UK Guantanamo detainee asks court to order turnover of ‘torture’ evidence
Mike Rosen-Molina
July 29, 2008 06:15:00 am

Lawyers representing Binyam Mohamed , the last British resident still detained at Guantanamo Bay , argued at a Monday High Court hearing in London that the UK Foreign Office should be compelled to turn...

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News Eyewitness testimony increasingly unreliable under stress: UK study
Eyewitness testimony increasingly unreliable under stress: UK study
Mike Rosen-Molina
July 29, 2008 05:45:00 am

An eyewitness' ability to recall specific details of an incident decreases dramatically in high-stress situations, according to a new study that could have long-ranging impact on law enforcement and legal procedures. The study, conducted by...

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News Turkish high court considers ban on ruling party
Turkish high court considers ban on ruling party
Devin Montgomery
July 28, 2008 02:58:00 pm

The Constitutional Court of Turkey began proceedings on Monday to determine whether to ban the country's ruling Islamic Justice and Development Party (AKP) , which has allegedly failed to...

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News Palestinian officials failing to prevent mistreatment by security forces: reports
Palestinian officials failing to prevent mistreatment by security forces: reports
Deirdre Jurand
July 28, 2008 02:28:00 pm

A report released Monday by Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq indicates that officials for Palestinian security and military agencies frequently detain, torture and mistreat citizens from the Gaza Strip and the West...

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News Iran executions increasing in number and frequency
Iran executions increasing in number and frequency
Mike Rosen-Molina
July 28, 2008 12:01:00 pm

Iranian officials on Sunday hanged 29 people in the capital Tehran as part of what the government says was a push to enforce Islamic moral codes. Government sources and local media presented conflicting reports regarding what crimes...

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News War crimes suspect Karadzic appeals transfer to ICTY
War crimes suspect Karadzic appeals transfer to ICTY
Devin Montgomery
July 28, 2008 10:55:00 am

A lawyer for Bosnian Serb leader and former fugitive Radovan Karadzic says he has filed an appeal with a Serbian court to block the transfer of his client to the International Criminal Tribunal for...

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Cedar Revolution begins in Lebanon

On March 14, 2005, the Cedar Revolution began in Lebanon after the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Led by the March Fourteenth Movement, street protests in the Cedar Revolution led to the resignation of the generally pro-Syrian government of Lebanon and the withdrawal of Syrian troops from the country.

Jack Ruby convicted for murder of JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald

On March 14, 1964, nightclub owner Jack Ruby was convicted of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, who had presumably assassinated President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Ruby was sentenced to death. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned Ruby's conviction in October 1966 and ordered a new trial citing improperly admitted testimony and an improper venue in the original proceeding, but Ruby died before the second trial could be convened. Review a transcript of Jack Ruby's July 1964 testimony before the Warren Commission investigating the assassination of President Kennedy. The Assistant Counsel for the Commission doing some of the questioning reported on the transcript is Arlen Specter, who would become a US Senator for Pennsylvania.

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