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News Khmer Rouge war crimes suspect will no longer cooperate with ECCC: lawyer
Khmer Rouge war crimes suspect will no longer cooperate with ECCC: lawyer
Brett Murphy
February 20, 2008 10:54:00 am

Former Cambodian head of state Khieu Samphan is ending his cooperation with the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) , Khieu Samphan's lawyer told the Cambodia Daily in a Wednesday report. Khieu Samphan...

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News Nebraska AG files motion in state supreme court to review electric chair ban
Nebraska AG files motion in state supreme court to review electric chair ban
Brett Murphy
February 20, 2008 10:28:00 am

Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning on Tuesday filed a motion for rehearing asking the Nebraska Supreme Court to reconsider its recent decision banning the use of the electric chair . The motion...

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News Waterboarding not authorized under current law: DOJ to House panel
Waterboarding not authorized under current law: DOJ to House panel
Brett Murphy
February 14, 2008 02:56:00 pm

Acting head of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel Steven G. Bradbury testified at a US House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties hearing Thursday that the...

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News ‘Net neutrality’ bill introduced in US House
‘Net neutrality’ bill introduced in US House
Brett Murphy
February 14, 2008 11:51:00 am

US Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) said Wednesday that he has introduced a bill in Congress aimed at guaranteeing unfettered access to the Internet and limiting the ability of Internet providers to restrict...

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News US Marines order Haditha defendant to testify against squad leader
US Marines order Haditha defendant to testify against squad leader
Brett Murphy
February 14, 2008 10:30:00 am

The US Marine Corps has ordered Lance Cpl. Stephen Tatum to testify against Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich about the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians at Haditha in November 2005, according...

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Federal court dismisses lawsuit against Boeing subsidiary over CIA rendition role
Brett Murphy
February 14, 2008 10:00:00 am

The US District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed a lawsuit against Jeppesen Dataplan Wednesday, ruling in favor of the US government's motion to dismiss on state secret grounds. The US...

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Iraq parliament passes key legislation after lawmaker walkout
Brett Murphy
February 13, 2008 10:16:00 am

The Iraqi Council of Representatives passed an amnesty law as part of a package of legislation approved Wednesday, a day after speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani threatened to disband the legislature when Shi'ite...

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Federal lawsuit challenges New York City campaign finance rules
Brett Murphy
February 13, 2008 09:43:00 am

Real estate businesses have filed a lawsuit against the New York City Campaign Finance Board claiming that a new law that greatly restricts the amount that city businesses can donate to city campaigns violates the US Constitution....

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US Senate passes surveillance bill with telecom immunity grant
Brett Murphy
February 13, 2008 07:31:00 am

The US Senate on Tuesday voted 68-29 in favor of the FISA Amendments Act , legislation intended to replace the temporary Protect America Act in modernizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The Protect America Act...

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Pakistan officials arrest 2 suspects in Bhutto assassination
Brett Murphy
February 7, 2008 01:59:00 pm

The Pakistani Interior Ministry has arrested two suspects for their alleged involvement in the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto , officials said Thursday. The two men, identified only as Hasnain and Rafaqat, are...

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France abolishes slavery

On February 4, 1794, the legislature of France abolished slavery throughout the territories of the French Republic. The practice was then reinstituted by Napoleon in 1804, before being banned permanently in 1814 after Bonaparte was exiled to Elba. As of 2001, slavery is defined as a "crime against humanity" by French law.

Civil rights activist Rosa Parks born

On February 4, 1913, late civil rights activist Rosa Parks - who became famous in 1956 for refusing to give up her seat to a white man and go to the back of a Montgomery Alabama bus - was born in Tuskegee, Alabama.

Learn more about Rosa Parks.

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