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News Italy lower house approves bill protecting Berlusconi from prosecution
Italy lower house approves bill protecting Berlusconi from prosecution
Daniel Makosky
February 4, 2010 12:06:00 pm

The Italian Chamber of Deputies approved a bill Wednesday that would allow cabinet ministers, including Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi , to postpone criminal proceedings against them on the...

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News China top judge urges increased efforts to reduce corruption in courts
China top judge urges increased efforts to reduce corruption in courts
Haley Wojdowski
February 4, 2010 11:11:00 am

The president of China's Supreme People's Court , Wang Shengjun , called Wednesday for increased efforts to fight corruption in the country's court system. While Shengjun noted that progress has been...

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News Iraq government denounces ruling allowing alleged Baathists to run for office
Iraq government denounces ruling allowing alleged Baathists to run for office
Bhargav Katikanen
February 4, 2010 10:22:00 am

Spokesperson for Iraq's Shi'ite government Ali Al-Dabbagh said Thursday that a decision by an appeals court to allow candidates with suspected ties to the outlawed Baath party to run for office is illegal...

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News Holder defends decision to try attempted plane bombing suspect in federal court
Holder defends decision to try attempted plane bombing suspect in federal court
Bhargav Katikanen
February 4, 2010 09:07:00 am

US Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday defended his decision to charge suspected terrorist Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab , the so-called Christmas Day bomber, in US federal court. Holder, who has resisted calls from...

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News Federal jury convicts Pakistani woman of attempted murder of US personnel
Federal jury convicts Pakistani woman of attempted murder of US personnel
Matt Glenn
February 4, 2010 08:32:00 am

A jury in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday convicted Aafia Siddiqui , a Pakistani woman with alleged ties to al Qaeda, on charges of attempting to murder...

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News Dutch court rules it has jurisdiction to try politician over anti-Islamic statements
Dutch court rules it has jurisdiction to try politician over anti-Islamic statements
Matt Glenn
February 4, 2010 07:29:00 am

An Amsterdam trial court ruled Wednesday that it has jurisdiction to try right-wing politician Geert Wilders for statements against Islam. The court rejected Wilders's claim that...

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News Federal appeals court upholds injunction against Oklahoma immigration law
Federal appeals court upholds injunction against Oklahoma immigration law
Brian Jackson
February 3, 2010 02:02:00 pm

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the majority of an injunction against an Oklahoma anti-illegal immigration law, but did permit the state to enact a provision whereby businesses would have to check their employment roster against...

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News China police arrest 3 for involvement in tainted milk scandal
China police arrest 3 for involvement in tainted milk scandal
Haley Wojdowski
February 3, 2010 01:23:00 pm

A Chinese police official said Wednesday that three people have been arrested for their involvement in the 2008 melamine-tainted milk scandal . The general manager of Lekang Dairy Co., Zhang Wenxue, as well as vice...

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News ICC orders trial chamber to reconsider al-Bashir genocide charges
ICC orders trial chamber to reconsider al-Bashir genocide charges
David Manes
February 3, 2010 01:23:00 pm

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday reversed a Pre-Trial Chamber decision that denied the application for an arrest warrant on genocide charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [JURIST...

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News Malaysia opposition leader enters not guilty plea at start of sodomy trial
Malaysia opposition leader enters not guilty plea at start of sodomy trial
Carrie Schimizzi
February 3, 2010 01:19:00 pm

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim entered a plea of not guilty on Wednesday at the start of his sodomy trial. Anwar's defense lawyers are hoping to postpone the trial until the resolution of his...

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Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment

On October 6, 1991, law professor Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment, turning his nomination hearings into a national spectacle. Thomas was approved by a full Senate vote of 52-48 on October 15. Read an excerpted version of Hill's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 11.

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