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News Moussaoui trial witness denies tainting by prosecutorial breach
Moussaoui trial witness denies tainting by prosecutorial breach
Chris Buell
March 14, 2006 11:49:00 am

A government witness who was coached by a Federal Aviation Administration attorney on the US case against accused would-be hijacker Zacarias Moussaoui told US District Judge Leonie Brinkema Tuesday that she was not tainted by the extra...

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News Israel raids Palestinian prison after withdrawal of international monitors
Israel raids Palestinian prison after withdrawal of international monitors
Chris Buell
March 14, 2006 11:15:00 am

Israeli forces stormed a Palestinian prison in the West Bank Tuesday in an attempt to seize a Palestinian militant linked to the 2001 killing of an Israeli minister. The raid in Jericho came shortly after the...

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News Ex-detainee in US rendition suit tells EU parliament of interrogation by German
Ex-detainee in US rendition suit tells EU parliament of interrogation by German
Chris Buell
March 14, 2006 10:54:00 am

Khalid el-Masri , a German national allegedly kidnapped in Macedonia in 2003, held by the CIA in Afghanistan and finally released in 2004 and dumped in Albania, testified Monday before a European Parliament committee investigating...

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News Enron defense lawyers finish cross-examination of Fastow
Enron defense lawyers finish cross-examination of Fastow
Chris Buell
March 14, 2006 10:27:00 am

Defense lawyers in the Enron fraud trial Monday finished their cross-examination of former Chief Financial Officer and lead government witness Andrew Fastow , bringing to a conclusion his four-day stint on the...

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News AP sues Pentagon for all Guantanamo detainee identities
AP sues Pentagon for all Guantanamo detainee identities
Chris Buell
March 14, 2006 10:05:00 am

The Associated Press filed a lawsuit Monday against the US Department of Defense seeking the release of records and identities of the more than 750 detainees held at Guantanamo Bay since 2001,...

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News Rioting resumes at Afghanistan prison as negotiations fail
Rioting resumes at Afghanistan prison as negotiations fail
Chris Buell
February 28, 2006 11:43:00 am

One inmate was killed and three others wounded Tuesday as Afghan police fired on rioters trying to push down a gate at a Kabul prison, ending a day-long truce at the tense facility. Negotiations between the parties...

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News Judge eyes compromise over classified information in Libby case
Judge eyes compromise over classified information in Libby case
Chris Buell
February 28, 2006 11:12:00 am

US District Judge Reggie B. Walton has indicated that he may offer a compromise over requests by I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby for access to classified information in his trial on perjury charges...

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News US Supreme Court rules against abortion clinic, antitrust claims
US Supreme Court rules against abortion clinic, antitrust claims
Chris Buell
February 28, 2006 10:30:00 am

The US Supreme Court issued two unanimous rulings Tuesday, limiting the scope of both the Hobbs Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act . In Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, Inc. [Duke Law...

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News US settles post-Sept. 11 detainee lawsuit
US settles post-Sept. 11 detainee lawsuit
Chris Buell
February 28, 2006 10:08:00 am

The US government has agreed to a $300,000 settlement of claims by an Egyptian that he was abused while being detained by US authorities for months following the Sept. 11 terror attacks. The settlement reached with Ehab...

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UK High Court allows extradition of bankers facing Enron charges
Chris Buell
February 21, 2006 11:39:00 am

The UK High Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by three UK bankers to halt their extradition to the US to face fraud charges in connection with the Enron scandal. The British...

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Eritrean independence referendum begins

Eritrea's referendum for independence from Ethiopia began on April 23, 1993. The effort would later be successful, with over 99 percent of voters choosing independence. The referendum followed an independence war that lasted over thirty years. Learn more about the Eritrea/Ethiopia Conflict and Eritrea's independence.

Charles II of England crowned in restoration of monarchy

Charles II was crowned King of England on April 23, 1661, officially marking the restoration of the monarchy following a period of republican rule under Oliver and Richard Cromwell. The king's coronation took place 12 years after his father, Charles I, was executed for treason. Charles II was already recognized as King of Scotland more than 10 years prior. Learn more about Charles II.

RFK assassin sentenced to death

On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Review a 1998 statement by Sirhan attorney Larry Teeter claiming Sirhan did not commit the crime. Sirhan was most recently denied parole in March 2023.

U.S. Army reserve created

On April 23, 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt created the U.S. Army Reserve.

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