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News Russia upper house approves bill to increase treason penalties
Russia upper house approves bill to increase treason penalties
Max Slater
November 1, 2012 09:01:20 am

Russia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council , approved a bill on Wednesday that would increase the penalties for illegal use of state secrets. The bill, which was approved by Russia's lower house...

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Supreme Court hears arguments on drug sniffing dogs
Jaimie Cremeans
November 1, 2012 07:09:04 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases concerning whether the use of drug sniffing dogs violates the Fourth Amendment rights of defendants. The question in the first...

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