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News Spain judge reinstates charges against US soldiers for journalist’s death in Iraq
Spain judge reinstates charges against US soldiers for journalist’s death in Iraq
Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
May 22, 2009 12:05:00 pm

Spanish National Court Judge Santiago Pedraz Gomez reinstated charges Thursday against three US soldiers for their involvement in the death of Spanish cameraman Jose Couso , which occurred when...

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News Bolivia Senate to hold impeachment trial for high court chief justice
Bolivia Senate to hold impeachment trial for high court chief justice
Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
May 22, 2009 10:49:00 am

The Bolivian Senate announced Thursday that an impeachment trial for Chief Justice Dr. Eddy Walter Fernandez Gutierrez of the Bolivian Supreme Court will be held on June...

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News Cheney defends Bush-era interrogation policies as lawful and necessary
Cheney defends Bush-era interrogation policies as lawful and necessary
Christian Ehret
May 22, 2009 10:06:00 am

Former US vice president Dick Cheney on Thursday defended national security policies of the Bush administration. Speaking at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) , Cheney criticized many of the security policies...

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News France Internet piracy law faces constitutional challenge
France Internet piracy law faces constitutional challenge
Christian Ehret
May 22, 2009 08:18:00 am

A French Internet piracy law has been challenged on constitutional grounds by the opposition Socialist party in front of the Constitutional Council . The bill, introduced...

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News Taiwan ex-president Chen dismisses lawyers to protest prosecution
Taiwan ex-president Chen dismisses lawyers to protest prosecution
Matt Glenn
May 22, 2009 07:26:00 am

Former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian dismissed his defense lawyers Thursday and announced he would not call any witnesses in protest of what he sees as a politically motivated prosecution . Chen, who...

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News Myanmar authorities again close Suu Kyi trial
Myanmar authorities again close Suu Kyi trial
Andrew Morgan
May 21, 2009 03:46:00 pm

Authorities in Myanmar on Thursday closed the trial of pro-democracy advocate and Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi after briefly opening it to 30 foreign diplomats Wednesday. UN Secretary General Ban Ki...

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News US embassy bombing suspect to be tried in federal court
US embassy bombing suspect to be tried in federal court
Christian Ehret
May 21, 2009 02:58:00 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that accused bomber and Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani will be prosecuted in a US federal court for his alleged role...

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News Charges against US soldiers for Iraq death of cameraman [Spain NC]
Charges against US soldiers for Iraq death of cameraman [Spain NC]
May 21, 2009 02:56:00 pm

Auto de Procesamiento- Antecedentes de Hecho, Audiencia Nacional, May 21, 2009 . Read the full text of the judgment . Reported in...

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News Obama defends Guantanamo closure plan, urges commitment to rule of law
Obama defends Guantanamo closure plan, urges commitment to rule of law
Andrew Morgan
May 21, 2009 01:33:00 pm

US President Barack Obama on Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility while upholding the rule of law by trying some detainees in federal courts and others in modified military commissions...

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New Hampshire House rejects amended same-sex marriage bill
Christian Ehret
May 21, 2009 01:22:00 pm

The New Hampshire House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a same-sex marriage bill after it was amended at the request of Governor John Lynch . The bill was defeated by a 186-188...

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No lynchings reported in US for first time

On December 30, 1952, the Tuskegee Institute reported that 1952 was the first year of no lynchings of African Americans in the United States in the 71 years it had kept records. Learn more about lynching and listen to Billie Holiday's jazz recording of the 1938 protest song Strange Fruit.

USSR established

On December 30, 1922, representatives of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and the Transcaucus approved the Treaty on the Creation of the USSR and the Declaration of the Creation of the USSR, creating the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). During World War II, the USSR would also annex Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Moldova. Learn more about the history of the USSR from the BBC.

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