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News Russia arms trafficker Viktor Bout convicted in US federal court
Russia arms trafficker Viktor Bout convicted in US federal court
John Paul Putney
November 3, 2011 08:10:08 am

A federal jury in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday found Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout guilty of four counts of conspiracy connected...

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News Urgent issues facing Sierra Leone war crimes court: report
Urgent issues facing Sierra Leone war crimes court: report
Sung Un Kim
November 3, 2011 07:16:36 am

The Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) on Tuesday urged key national and international players to address residual issues to ensure that the legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leona (SCSL) will be...

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News Croatia arrests former interior minister for WWII war crimes
Croatia arrests former interior minister for WWII war crimes
Jamie Reese
November 2, 2011 01:59:14 pm

The first Croatian Minister of Internal Affairs Josip Boljkovac was arrested Wednesday for war crimes committed from 1945-1946. Boljkovac, 89, was arrested near his home in Karlovac in connection with the deaths of fascist soldiers and sympathizers post World...

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News Federal judge dismisses suit for Madoff victims
Federal judge dismisses suit for Madoff victims
Katherine Getty
November 2, 2011 12:39:25 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday denied a court-appointed bankruptcy trustee from seeking damages from banks and third parties for the victims of Bernard Madoff's...

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News Tunisia courts to review extradition of ex-Libya prime minister
Tunisia courts to review extradition of ex-Libya prime minister
Jerry Votava
November 2, 2011 12:39:08 pm

Tunisian courts will review a request for the extradition of former Libyan prime minister Al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi placed by the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) on November 8, according to a statement made Wednesday by al-Mahmoudi's lawyer...

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News Egypt to amend constitution to extend voting rights to citizens abroad
Egypt to amend constitution to extend voting rights to citizens abroad
Max Slater
November 2, 2011 12:12:25 pm

Egypt will amend its constitution to allow citizens living abroad to vote in parliamentary elections, according to a Wednesday report by state-run media outlet Al Ahram. Chairman of the High Commission for Elections [official...

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News Guantanamo detainee lawyers claim government policy violates attorney-client privilege
Guantanamo detainee lawyers claim government policy violates attorney-client privilege
Ashley Hileman
November 2, 2011 10:58:04 am

Lawyers charged with defending detainees at Guantanamo Bay said Tuesday that procedures and practices employed by the US government make it impossible for them to do their jobs. In a letter directed to the...

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News Federal appeals court upholds conspiracy convictions in US terror plots
Federal appeals court upholds conspiracy convictions in US terror plots
Jamie Davis
November 2, 2011 10:06:36 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday upheld the convictions of five men for conspiracy to provide support to terrorist group al Qaeda in planning attacks in the US....

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News DOJ warns Alabama schools on state immigration law
DOJ warns Alabama schools on state immigration law
Ashley Hileman
November 2, 2011 10:05:24 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday issued a letter to each school district in Alabama to serve as a reminder that they must provide equal access to public education for all children, regardless of...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on government immunity, prisoner rights
Supreme Court hears arguments on government immunity, prisoner rights
Julia Zebley
November 2, 2011 08:31:10 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Tuesday. In Rehberg v. Paulk , the court considered whether government officials who act as "complaining witnesses" to initiate a...

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Cedar Revolution begins in Lebanon

On March 14, 2005, the Cedar Revolution began in Lebanon after the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Led by the March Fourteenth Movement, street protests in the Cedar Revolution led to the resignation of the generally pro-Syrian government of Lebanon and the withdrawal of Syrian troops from the country.

Jack Ruby convicted for murder of JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald

On March 14, 1964, nightclub owner Jack Ruby was convicted of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, who had presumably assassinated President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Ruby was sentenced to death. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned Ruby's conviction in October 1966 and ordered a new trial citing improperly admitted testimony and an improper venue in the original proceeding, but Ruby died before the second trial could be convened. Review a transcript of Jack Ruby's July 1964 testimony before the Warren Commission investigating the assassination of President Kennedy. The Assistant Counsel for the Commission doing some of the questioning reported on the transcript is Arlen Specter, who would become a US Senator for Pennsylvania.

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