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News DOJ to investigate 2 overseas detainee deaths
DOJ to investigate 2 overseas detainee deaths
Maureen Cosgrove
June 30, 2011 03:22:31 pm

US Attorney General Eric Holder announced Thursday that he would continue investigating the deaths of two detainees who died during interrogations by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) . Former attorney general Michael Mukasey had...

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News Federal judge upholds decision listing polar bears as threatened
Federal judge upholds decision listing polar bears as threatened
Chris Morris
June 30, 2011 03:18:09 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday upheld a 2008 decision by the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to list polar bears as "threatened" on the...

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News Federal judge allows Google Street View suit to proceed
Federal judge allows Google Street View suit to proceed
Julia Zebley
June 30, 2011 03:14:50 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Thursday rejected a motion by Google to dismiss class-action lawsuits under wiretapping laws. Judge James Ware denied ...

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News USSC unanimously approves retroactive application of reduced crack sentencing law
USSC unanimously approves retroactive application of reduced crack sentencing law
Julia Zebley
June 30, 2011 02:12:12 pm

The US Sentencing Commission (USSC) voted unanimously on Thursday to implement the retroactive application of the Fair Sentencing Act , which brings the sentences for crack cocaine more in line for those...

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News Canada high court to hear convicted terrorist appeal
Canada high court to hear convicted terrorist appeal
Maureen Cosgrove
June 30, 2011 01:44:20 pm

The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday declared that it would hear an appeal of convicted terrorist Mohammed Momin Khawaja . The high court granted an application for leave to appeal ...

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News Samsung files trade commission complaint against Apple
Samsung files trade commission complaint against Apple
Chris Morris
June 30, 2011 01:32:34 pm

Samsung Electronics filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) on Tuesday seeking to prevent Apple from importing iPads and iPhones. Samsung claims Apple...

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News US Senate passes bill to ease presidential appointments
US Senate passes bill to ease presidential appointments
Julia Zebley
June 30, 2011 12:08:29 pm

The US Senate passed the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act by 79-20 on Wednesday. The bill exempts 170 minor executive posts and 2,800 posts in the US Public Health Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...

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News Former Taiwan president indicted on embezzlement charges
Former Taiwan president indicted on embezzlement charges
Maureen Cosgrove
June 30, 2011 11:54:13 am

Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui was indicted on Thursday on charges of money laundering and embezzling money from a secret diplomatic fund. Lee and a top aide, Liu Tai-ying, were charged with embezzling $7.79 million from a...

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News Florida judge enjoins state campaign finance matching funds law
Florida judge enjoins state campaign finance matching funds law
Zach Zagger
June 30, 2011 11:23:06 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida struck down a campaign finance law providing matching funds for campaigns choosing to use public financing. The decision closely follows the...

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News Former Khmer Rouge leader promises cooperation with genocide court
Former Khmer Rouge leader promises cooperation with genocide court
Maureen Cosgrove
June 30, 2011 11:17:17 am

Former Khmer Rouge head of state, Khieu Samphan , on Thursday promised to reveal information about of the communist Khmer Rouge regime that governed Cambodia during the 1970s. Samphan told the Extraordinary...

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On November 4, 1646, the Massachusetts General Court approved a law requiring all members of the colony to recognize the Bible as the Word of God, under penalty of death.  

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