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News Canada high court refuses to hear Abdullah Khadr extradition appeal
Canada high court refuses to hear Abdullah Khadr extradition appeal
John Paul Putney
November 4, 2011 07:27:01 am

The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday declined to hear the government's appeal in the extradition of accused al Qaeda arms supplier Abdullah Khadr, bringing to a close efforts to extradite him to the US. The appeal...

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News ICC to investigate Libya war crimes committed by NATO, NTC forces
ICC to investigate Libya war crimes committed by NATO, NTC forces
Matthew Pomy
November 3, 2011 05:12:38 pm

All war crimes allegations against NATO, opposition and pro-Gaddafi forces committed during the recent conflict will be investigated "impartially and independently" according to a statement Wednesday by the Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo...

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News Rights groups criticize UAE trial of pro-democracy activists
Rights groups criticize UAE trial of pro-democracy activists
Michael Haggerson
November 3, 2011 03:21:22 pm

A trial observer appointed by a coalition of human rights groups said Thursday that the trial of five pro-democracy activists charged with publicly insulting United Arab Emirates (UAE) leaders has been "grossly unfair" and "has no basis...

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News Federal judge allows Sprint antitrust suit against AT&T, T-Mobile merger
Federal judge allows Sprint antitrust suit against AT&T, T-Mobile merger
Michael Haggerson
November 3, 2011 02:47:47 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday denied a motion to dismiss a suit by Sprint to block the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile USA [corporate...

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News Former Croatia prime minister pleads not guilty to corruption charges
Former Croatia prime minister pleads not guilty to corruption charges
Dan Taglioli
November 3, 2011 01:20:03 pm

The corruption and war profiteering trial of former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader proceeded in Zagreb on Thursday with Sanader pleading not guilty to charges that he accepted a bribe in 1995. Sanader stands accused of corruption,...

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News North Dakota sues Minnesota over emissions regulations
North Dakota sues Minnesota over emissions regulations
Dan Taglioli
November 3, 2011 12:36:56 pm

North Dakota Wednesday filed suit in US District Court for the District of Minnesota against Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson and other state officials over Minnesota's restrictions on emissions from out-of-state electricity generation. North Dakota's...

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News Third Circuit throws out FCC fine for Super Bowl mishap
Third Circuit throws out FCC fine for Super Bowl mishap
Katherine Getty
November 3, 2011 11:23:53 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Wednesday threw out a fine levied by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against CBS. The $550,000 fine was issued as a result of...

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News Mercenary regulation necessary to protect human rights: UN report
Mercenary regulation necessary to protect human rights: UN report
Alexandra Malatesta
November 3, 2011 11:21:55 am

The United Nations Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries released a report on Tuesday claiming that the increase in the use of private military and security companies raises human rights challenges and should be...

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News Guantanamo prisoner can be indefinitely detained despite acquittal: prosecutors
Guantanamo prisoner can be indefinitely detained despite acquittal: prosecutors
Alexandra Malatesta
November 3, 2011 10:58:41 am

US prosecutors argued Wednesday that even if suspected USS Cole bomber Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri is acquitted by a military tribunal, the US government has the authority to detain him ...

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Supreme Court hears arguments on eyewitness identification
John Paul Putney
November 3, 2011 09:42:33 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Wednesday. In Perry v. New Hampshire , the court considered whether the due process protections against unreliable identification evidence apply...

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President Carter signed bill restoring US citizenship of Jefferson Davis

On October 17, 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed a bill retroactively restoring the US citizenship of Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederate States of America, US Senator from Mississippi and US Secretary of War in the administration of President Franklin Pierce.

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