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News Bush expresses concern over EU plan to end China arms embargo
Bush expresses concern over EU plan to end China arms embargo
Chris Buell
February 22, 2005 04:35:00 pm

President Bush has urged European leaders to reconsider plans to end a 15-year-old arms embargo on China, arguing that it could jeopardize US security guarantees for Taiwan. Bush was expected to press the issue during his visit to the...

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News Nuclear fuel production should be internationalized, IAEA report concludes
Nuclear fuel production should be internationalized, IAEA report concludes
Chris Buell
February 22, 2005 03:43:00 pm

A report issued Tuesday by the International Atomic Energy Agency urges that nuclear fuel production should not be left under the control of individual countries. An expert panel assigned to consider nonproliferation of nuclear technology found that...

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News Rights group says Egypt tortured detainees after terror attacks
Rights group says Egypt tortured detainees after terror attacks
Chris Buell
February 22, 2005 03:05:00 pm

The Egyptian government failed to release the names of an estimated 2,400 people detained in the wake of terror attacks last fall and has since tortured many of the detainees, according to a report issued Tuesday by Human Rights...

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News UPDATE ~ FL circuit court judge grants emergency stay in Schiavo case
UPDATE ~ FL circuit court judge grants emergency stay in Schiavo case
Chris Buell
February 22, 2005 02:38:00 pm

AP is reporting that a Pinellas Circuit Court judge in Florida has issued an emergency stay to prevent the removal of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube until late Wednesday afternoon.3 PM ET - An AP report is now available online....

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News Judge certifies class action by United Airlines employees
Judge certifies class action by United Airlines employees
Chris Buell
February 22, 2005 02:31:00 pm

A federal district judge has ruled that United Airlines employees can proceed with a class action lawsuit against the beleagered airline's employee stock ownership plan and the plan trustees, attorneys for the employees said Tuesday. The suit...

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News Supreme Court rules in Massachusetts double-jeopardy case
Supreme Court rules in Massachusetts double-jeopardy case
Chris Buell
February 22, 2005 11:00:00 am

The US Supreme Court issued opinions in two cases Tuesday. In the first, Smith v. Massachusetts, the Court ruled that a trial judge's reversal of a mid-trial ruling to dismiss a firearm charge constituted double jeopardy. Justice...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Man charged with plotting to assassinate President Bush
BREAKING NEWS ~ Man charged with plotting to assassinate President Bush
Chris Buell
February 22, 2005 10:40:00 am

Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, a former high school valedictorian in Virginia, has been charged with conspiring to assassinate President Bush and with supporting al-Qaida. Abu Ali made an initial appearance in federal district court Tuesday to face charges. The...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Supreme Court to hear Oregon assisted-suicide law challenge
BREAKING NEWS ~ Supreme Court to hear Oregon assisted-suicide law challenge
Chris Buell
February 22, 2005 10:12:00 am

KGW.com in Portland, OR, is reporting that the US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Bush administration challenge to Oregon's Death with Dignity Act , which allows assisted suicide. The US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals...

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News UK Home Secretary announces revised legislation on terror detentions
UK Home Secretary announces revised legislation on terror detentions
Chris Buell
February 22, 2005 10:07:00 am

UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke announced Tuesday a revised version of proposed anti-terror laws that place suspects under house arrest in an attempt to rush the legislation through Parliament. Under the Prevention of Terrorism Bill , terror...

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News Annan defends UN as ‘vital’ despite cloud of oil-for-food scandal
Annan defends UN as ‘vital’ despite cloud of oil-for-food scandal
Chris Buell
February 22, 2005 09:30:00 am

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan defended the UN as being of "vital importance to humanity" as the body struggles to emerge from the cloud of the Oil-for-Food Program scandal. Annan's views were published in a...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Knights Templar arrested in France on false charges

French members of the Crusade-era chivalric order the Knights Templar, including Grand Master Jacques de Molay, were arrested upon the orders of King Phillip IV of France on October 13, 1307. The group was baselessly accused of multiple offenses, including idolatry and homosexual acts. The Templars would be tried for these offenses before being disbanded officially by Pope Clement V in 1312. Learn more about the Knights Templar.

Rosenbergs' espionage appeal denied by Supreme Court

On October 13, 1952, the US Supreme Court announced that it had declined to grant certiorari in the appeal of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, condemned to death for conspiracy to commit atomic espionage for the Soviet Union. Justice William O. Douglas eventually granted a stay of execution on June 17, 1953, but that order was vacated by the full Court and the Rosenbergs were executed on June 19, 1953. Learn more about the Rosenbergs' case from the Eisenhower Presidential Library.

Greenwich Mean Time established as universal standard

On October 13, 1884, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) was declared universal time by the International Meridian Conference, a gathering of 25 nations from around the globe.
Read the proceedings of the International Meridian Conference from Project Gutenberg.

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