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News Libby asks federal judge to dismiss indictment in CIA leak case
Libby asks federal judge to dismiss indictment in CIA leak case
Asha Puttaiah
February 24, 2006 09:12:00 am

Defense lawyers for I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby , former chief of staff for Vice President Cheney, have asked a federal judge to dismiss the case against him, arguing that Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald was improperly appointed...

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News Federal judge orders DOD release of Guantanamo detainee names by March 3
Federal judge orders DOD release of Guantanamo detainee names by March 3
Asha Puttaiah
February 24, 2006 08:33:00 am

US District Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the Southern District of New York on Thursday ordered the Defense Department to release uncensored transcripts, including detainee names, of 317 Combatant Status Review Tribunal hearings held at...

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News Moussaoui defense says potential jurors tainted by Sept. 11 links
Moussaoui defense says potential jurors tainted by Sept. 11 links
Asha Puttaiah
February 24, 2006 07:41:00 am

As questioning of potential jurors winds down, defense lawyers for al Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui have expressed concern about the possibility of a jury stacked with individuals connected to Sept. 11 victims. Moussaoui pleaded guilty [JURIST...

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News US soldier not guilty in Afghan prisoner abuse case
US soldier not guilty in Afghan prisoner abuse case
Asha Puttaiah
February 24, 2006 07:03:00 am

A military jury acquitted US Army Sgt. Alan J. Driver Thursday on charges of prisoner abuse at Bagram Control Point in Afghanistan . Driver was the last of 11...

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News Pakistan puts Islamic leader under house arrest to prevent cartoons agitation
Pakistan puts Islamic leader under house arrest to prevent cartoons agitation
Asha Puttaiah
February 17, 2006 08:09:00 am

As ongoing unrest stemming from the controversy over the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad continues, Pakistani police on Friday placed radical Islamic leader Hafiz Mohammad Saeed under house arrest to prevent him from giving his usual...

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News Inmates in Los Angeles prison riots to face criminal charges
Inmates in Los Angeles prison riots to face criminal charges
Asha Puttaiah
February 17, 2006 07:39:00 am

Sheriff's officials in Los Angeles have said they intend to pursue criminal charges against at least two dozen inmates who participated in a series of racially motivated riots in early February at the North County Correctional Facility...

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News EEOC reports decrease in employment discrimination complaints
EEOC reports decrease in employment discrimination complaints
Asha Puttaiah
February 10, 2006 09:27:00 am

The number of discrimination charges against private employers filed with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission declined by five percent in 2005 , the third straight year the number of complaints fell. EEOC officials point to...

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Air Force relaxes guidelines on religious expression
Asha Puttaiah
February 10, 2006 08:36:00 am

The US Air Force on Thursday released revised interim guidelines concerning the free exercise of religion in the Air Force which remove several restrictions on the promotion of religious beliefs. The revised guidelines,...

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News Cambodian opposition leader returns from exile after royal pardon
Cambodian opposition leader returns from exile after royal pardon
Asha Puttaiah
February 10, 2006 08:06:00 am

After receiving a royal pardon, Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy returned home to Cambodia Friday after a year of self-imposed exile in France. Sam Rainsy had fled to France after his parliamentary immunity was revoked...

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News Libby to grand jury: ‘superiors’ authorized leaks of classified information
Libby to grand jury: ‘superiors’ authorized leaks of classified information
Asha Puttaiah
February 10, 2006 07:22:00 am

Court documents filed by Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald in the CIA leak case show that I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby , Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff, testified to a federal grand jury...

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US Supreme Court ruled flag-burning protected by First Amendment

On June 21, 1989, the US Supreme Court ruled that burning the American flag in public to protest government policies is a right protected by the First Amendment. Read Texas v. Johnson. Learn more about the legal aspects of flag desecration from the Free Speech Center.

Founding of Halifax, Nova Scotia sparks Indigenous resistance

On June 21, 1749, British colonists founded the town of Halifax in the province of Nova Scotia. General Edward Cornwallis's founding of the city sparked resistance from the local Indigenous Mi'kmaq and some French-speaking Acadians in the area. French Catholic Priest Jean-Louis Le Loutre organized Mi'kmaq attacks on the British, which would continue through the French and Indian War. The Mi'kmaq would later sign a series of peace treaties with the British known as the Peace and Friendship Treaties, and the Acadians would be deported from Nova Scotia in 1755. Learn more about Fr. Le Loutre and the history of Halifax.

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