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News Fair housing groups file lawsuit over alleged Katrina program discrimination
Fair housing groups file lawsuit over alleged Katrina program discrimination
Kiely Lewandowski
November 13, 2008 10:31:00 pm

State and national housing advocates filed a class action lawsuit Wednesday arguing that Louisiana's Hurricane Katrina recovery program, Road Home Louisiana , discriminates against African-American homeowners. The federally-funded program awards grants to homeowners...

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News Fourth Circuit dismisses challenge to bribery charges against congressman
Fourth Circuit dismisses challenge to bribery charges against congressman
Devin Montgomery
November 13, 2008 12:31:00 pm

A panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) seeking to have bribery charges against him dropped....

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News Former Taiwan president on hunger strike in jail
Former Taiwan president on hunger strike in jail
Christian Ehret
November 13, 2008 12:19:00 pm

Former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian continued a hunger strike in the Tucheng jail in suburban Taipei Thursday after being incarcerated Wednesday, according to local media reports. While there are no official charges against Chen, the...

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News ICC needs more support from member states: HRW
ICC needs more support from member states: HRW
Andrew Morgan
November 13, 2008 12:09:00 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday that the International Criminal Court (ICC) needs more vocal support from its member countries in a memorandum sent to member governments in advance of...

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News Rights groups file lawsuit against ex-El Salvador president in Spain
Rights groups file lawsuit against ex-El Salvador president in Spain
David Weber
November 13, 2008 12:03:00 pm

The Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) and the Asociacion Pro Derechos Humanos de España (APDHE) filed suit Thursday in Spain's National Court against Alfredo...

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News Germany parliament passes new anti-terror laws
Germany parliament passes new anti-terror laws
Eric Firkel
November 13, 2008 10:37:00 am

Germany's lower house of parliament voted Wednesday to approve a new law which would expand the power of Germany's federal police agency, the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) , to undertake online and telephone...

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News Rights groups urge independent commission on US treatment of detainees
Rights groups urge independent commission on US treatment of detainees
Benjamin Klein
November 13, 2008 10:32:00 am

Authors of a new report on detainees released from US detention in Guantanamo Bay are urging US president-elect Barack Obama to form an independent, nonpartisan commission...

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News Europe court rejects Lego trademark appeal
Europe court rejects Lego trademark appeal
Jake Oresick
November 13, 2008 10:16:00 am

The European Court of First Instance on Wednesday denied an appeal by the Danish company Lego to restore its EU trademark for its interlocking toy bricks. The decision upheld an...

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News Trial of Klan group begins in Kentucky court
Trial of Klan group begins in Kentucky court
Kayleigh Shebs
November 13, 2008 09:57:00 am

A court in Brandenburg, Kentucky began civil trial proceedings Wednesday against the Kentucky-based Imperial Klans of America over injuries sustained to then-16-year old Jordan Gruver, a US citizen of Panamanian descent, during a racially motivated beating allegedly perpetrated by...

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News ACLU requests records on sex segregation in Alabama school
ACLU requests records on sex segregation in Alabama school
Eric Firkel
November 13, 2008 08:33:00 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Wednesday announced that it had filed an Alabama Open Records Act request to obtain documents related to the Hankins Middle School policy of...

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Bruno Hauptmann indicted for murdering Lindbergh baby

On October 8, 1934, undocumented German immigrant Bruno Hauptmann was indicted for the murder of flying pioneer Charles Lindbergh's infant son. Learn more about the case against Hauptmann.

Future Argentina President Juan Peron born

On October 8, 1895, the future President of Argentina, Juan Peron was born. He would serve two terms before being deposed in a coup in 1955. He was then returned to power in 1973, serving until his death the next year. His policies and personality became the inspiration for the Argentine political movement Peronism. Learn more about the legacy of Juan Peron.

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