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News Former Pennsylvania judge pleads guilty in juvenile sentencing scandal
Former Pennsylvania judge pleads guilty in juvenile sentencing scandal
Michael Kraemer
April 30, 2010 04:36:24 pm

Former Pennsylvania judge Michael Conahan pleaded guilty Thursday on charges of accepting more than $2.6 million in kickbacks for sentencing teenagers to two private juvenile detention facilities in which he had a financial interest. The former president judge of...

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DOJ opens criminal investigation into Goldman Sachs: report
Jonathan Cohen
April 30, 2010 04:25:30 pm

Law enforcement officials on Thursday told the Wall Street Journal that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is opening a criminal investigation of Goldman, Sachs & Co. for possible securities fraud...

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News Khadr boycotts preliminary hearing over mistreatment allegations
Khadr boycotts preliminary hearing over mistreatment allegations
Hillary Stemple
April 30, 2010 04:24:33 pm

Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr on Friday refused for the second straight day to attend preliminary hearings relating to his pending murder and terrorism charges , claiming he is...

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News DOJ opens criminal investigation into Goldman Sachs: report
DOJ opens criminal investigation into Goldman Sachs: report
Jonathan Cohen
April 30, 2010 03:23:00 pm

Law enforcement officials on Thursday told the Wall Street Journal that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is opening a criminal investigation of Goldman, Sachs & Co. for possible securities fraud...

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News Khadr boycotts preliminary hearing over mistreatment allegations
Khadr boycotts preliminary hearing over mistreatment allegations
Hillary Stemple
April 30, 2010 03:11:00 pm

Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr on Friday refused for the second straight day to attend preliminary hearings relating to his pending murder and terrorism charges , claiming he is...

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Germany high court rules Google images do not violate copyright laws
Hillary Stemple
April 30, 2010 03:09:29 pm

Germany's Federal Court of Justice ruled Thursday that the use of thumbnail preview images pulled from websites by Google is not a violation of copyright law. The original lawsuit was...

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News US prosecutors charge 2 New York residents with providing material support to al Qaeda
US prosecutors charge 2 New York residents with providing material support to al Qaeda
Jonathan Cohen
April 30, 2010 02:33:19 pm

The US government on Friday charged two Brooklyn men with conspiracy to provide material support to al Qaeda . The two men allegedly received at least $50,000 for...

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US prosecutors charge 2 New York residents with providing material support to al Qaeda
Jonathan Cohen
April 30, 2010 02:33:00 pm

The US government on Friday charged two Brooklyn men with conspiracy to provide material support to al Qaeda . The two men allegedly received at least $50,000 for...

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News US House approves Puerto Rico status referendum bill
US House approves Puerto Rico status referendum bill
Dwyer Arce
April 30, 2010 02:28:35 pm

The US House of Representatives voted 223-169 Thursday to approve legislation calling for a referendum on the status of Puerto Rico . The Puerto Rico Democracy Act was introduced by...

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Germany high court rules Google images do not violate copyright laws
Hillary Stemple
April 30, 2010 01:04:00 pm

Germany's Federal Court of Justice ruled Thursday that the use of thumbnail preview images pulled from websites by Google is not a violation of copyright law. The original lawsuit was...

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Arkansas governor Faubus attempted to stop integration of Little Rock high school

On September 4, 1957, Arkansas Governor Orville Faubus called out state National Guard troops to prevent federal court-ordered integration of black students into Central High School in Little Rock. President Eisenhower subsequently sent the US 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock to enforce the ruling.

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