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News Federal judge orders Texas city to turn over land for US-Mexico border fence
Federal judge orders Texas city to turn over land for US-Mexico border fence
Alexis Unkovic
January 16, 2008 04:12:00 pm

US District Court Judge Alia Moses Ludlum of the Western District of Texas has ordered the City of Eagle Pass, Texas to temporarily turn over 233 acres of its land to the federal government so...

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News US Supreme Court hears arguments in patent infringement, tax cases
US Supreme Court hears arguments in patent infringement, tax cases
Alexis Unkovic
January 16, 2008 03:10:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Quanta Computer v. LG Electronics , 06-937 , a patent infringement case on whether a patent...

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News Supreme Court refuses experimental drugs, environmental cases
Supreme Court refuses experimental drugs, environmental cases
Alexis Unkovic
January 14, 2008 02:49:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied without comment a petition for certiorari filed in Abigail Alliance for Better Access to Developmental Drugs v. von Eschenbach (07-444) , a case challenging...

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News ACLU says US pandemic flu plans may jeopardize civil liberties
ACLU says US pandemic flu plans may jeopardize civil liberties
Alexis Unkovic
January 14, 2008 02:37:00 pm

A report issued Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) criticized efforts by the Bush administration to prepare for a potential bird flu pandemic by relying on a law enforcement/national security approach...

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News France prosecutors recommend prison time for ‘Darfur orphans’ airlift workers
France prosecutors recommend prison time for ‘Darfur orphans’ airlift workers
Alexis Unkovic
January 14, 2008 02:03:00 pm

French prosecutors Monday urged a criminal court in Creteil, a suburb of Paris, to convert the sentences of six French aid workers convicted and sentenced in Chad for their role in the attempted airlift of 103 supposed...

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News US government advisory group urges new declassification measures
US government advisory group urges new declassification measures
Alexis Unkovic
January 9, 2008 04:30:00 pm

The Public Interest Declassification Board Wednesday pressed President George W. Bush for improvements to the existing US records declassification scheme in an era of increased government secrecy . In a new report , the...

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News Pakistan government targeting Bhutto party members for arrest: PPP officials
Pakistan government targeting Bhutto party members for arrest: PPP officials
Alexis Unkovic
January 9, 2008 03:35:00 pm

Pakistani security forces have unfairly targeted members of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) , the party of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto , in an effort to prevent them from participating next month...

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News Haditha Marine squad leader court-martial set for February
Haditha Marine squad leader court-martial set for February
Alexis Unkovic
January 9, 2008 03:08:00 pm

A military judge at Camp Pendleton Wednesday set a trial date of February 25 for the court-martial of US Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich who faces charges of voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, dereliction...

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News Russia disregards ECHR request to delay extradition of Uzbek man
Russia disregards ECHR request to delay extradition of Uzbek man
Alexis Unkovic
December 6, 2007 05:10:00 pm

Russia has extradited an Uzbek man sought on charges of religious extremism to his native Uzbekistan in defiance of a request by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) , a representative from the Russian...

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News Del Ponte sets deadline for Serbia to apprehend war crimes suspect Mladic
Del Ponte sets deadline for Serbia to apprehend war crimes suspect Mladic
Alexis Unkovic
December 6, 2007 03:58:00 pm

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte said Thursday she will work to block a formal signing of the European Union's pre-membership deal with Serbia if the country does...

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