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News Peru judge orders release of US woman held for involvement with rebel group
Peru judge orders release of US woman held for involvement with rebel group
Dwyer Arce
May 26, 2010 11:52:21 am

A Peruvian judge on Tuesday ordered the release of Lori Berenson , a US citizen held since 1995 for collaboration with a Marxist rebel organization. Judge Jessica Leon Yarango cited good behavior, Berenson's renunciation...

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News Italy agrees to take two more Guantanamo detainees
Italy agrees to take two more Guantanamo detainees
Sarah Miley
May 26, 2010 11:30:02 am

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini announced Tuesday that Italy will take two more detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility . The announcement came during a meeting the US officials from the National Security Council,...

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News Oklahoma voters to decide on health care opt-out amendment
Oklahoma voters to decide on health care opt-out amendment
Dwyer Arce
May 26, 2010 10:52:58 am

The Oklahoma House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 88-9 to put a constitutional amendment purporting to exempt state residents from the federal health care law on the November ballot. The vote comes...

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News Ousted Thailand PM appeals arrest warrant
Ousted Thailand PM appeals arrest warrant
Sarah Miley
May 26, 2010 10:32:13 am

A lawyer for ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Wednesday filed an appeal against an arrest warrant issued Tuesday on charges of terrorism. Thaksin is accused of involvement in...

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Mladic family seeks official death declaration
Sarah Miley
May 26, 2010 09:04:07 am

The family of war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic will file a claim in the Belgrade District Court seeking to have the former military leader declared officially dead, according to Serbian...

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Oklahoma legislature overrides veto of pre-abortion questionnaire bill
Dwyer Arce
May 26, 2010 08:46:30 am

The Oklahoma Senate voted 33-15 Tuesday to override the veto of bill that would require women seeking an abortion to complete a questionnaire. The vote comes a...

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Africa groups urge greater cooperation with ICC
Dwyer Arce
May 25, 2010 03:28:40 pm

A collection of African civil society organizations on Monday issued a declaration urging greater cooperation between the International Criminal Court (ICC) and African nations during the upcoming ICC review conference. The group of 124 organizations called...

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News Obama administration seeks dismissal of Virginia health care suit
Obama administration seeks dismissal of Virginia health care suit
Dwyer Arce
May 25, 2010 03:03:43 pm

The Obama administration on Monday filed a brief urging the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the state of Virginia challenging the constitutionality of the recently enacted health care reform law ....

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Pakistan high court rejects appeal to jail Mumbai attack suspect
Sarah Miley
May 25, 2010 01:51:10 pm

Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Pakistani cleric accused by India of plotting the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks cannot be jailed due to lack of evidence. Hafiz Muhammad Saeed is...

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Thailand court charges ousted PM with terrorism
Sarah Miley
May 25, 2010 12:03:40 pm

A criminal court in Thailand issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on charges of terrorism. Thaksin is accused of involvement in the the recent political violence...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Attica NY prison revolt ended in assault killing 41

On September 13, 1971, National Guardsmen stormed the Attica Correctional Facility in New York state after a four-day standoff with rioting prisoners. This photo, released by New York state authorities, shows Corrections Commissioner Russell Oswald in the Attica prison yard after it was retaken. Thirty-two prisoners and nine guards died in the final assault. Learn more about the Attica revolt and the conditions the prisoners were trying to improve in this retrospective.

Khrushchev takes over leadership of USSR

On September 13, 1953, Nikita Khrushchev was appointed General Secretary of the USSR Communist Party, taking over leadership of the country after the death of Joseph Stalin. Soon after taking office, Khrushchev exposed many of the crimes of his predecessor. He was later forced from power in 1964, largely in response to his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Read an obituary of Nikita Khrushchev from the New York Times.

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