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News Four Guantanamo detainees transferred to Albania, Spain
Four Guantanamo detainees transferred to Albania, Spain
Carrie Schimizzi
February 24, 2010 02:26:00 pm

Four Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to Albania and Spain, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday. Three detainees, Tunisia native Aleh Bin Hadi Asasi, Egypt native Sharif Fati Ali al Mishad,...

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News Rights groups confirm CIA extraordinary rendition planes landed in Poland
Rights groups confirm CIA extraordinary rendition planes landed in Poland
Carrie Schimizzi
February 22, 2010 12:41:00 pm

Two human rights groups released documents Monday confirming that planes associated with the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) extraordinary rendition program landed in Poland on six occasions in 2003. The Open Society Justice Initiative...

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News Italy court says corruption cases have dramatically increased over past year
Italy court says corruption cases have dramatically increased over past year
Carrie Schimizzi
February 17, 2010 02:56:00 pm

The Italian audit court, Corte del Conti , announced Wednesday that the number of corruption cases in Italy have risen by 229 percent over the past year. Court president Tullio Lazzaro voiced...

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News Malaysia appeals court refuses to dismiss sodomy charge against opposition leader
Malaysia appeals court refuses to dismiss sodomy charge against opposition leader
Carrie Schimizzi
February 17, 2010 12:03:00 pm

A Malaysian appeals court on Wednesday denied a request by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to dismiss the charge of sodomy against him. Anwar was appealing the Malaysian high court's December decision not...

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News Holder ‘flexible’ on trying 9/11 suspects in civilian or military courts
Holder ‘flexible’ on trying 9/11 suspects in civilian or military courts
Carrie Schimizzi
February 15, 2010 12:01:00 pm

US Attorney General Eric Holder said in an interview with the New York Times Sunday that he hopes to hold a civilian trial for accused 9/11 conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ,...

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China high court limits use of death penalty
Carrie Schimizzi
February 10, 2010 12:46:00 pm

The Supreme People's Court of China on Tuesday issued new guidelines for limiting capital punishment in Chinese courts, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. The guidelines rely on a policy of "justice...

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News Iran opposition leader sentenced to six years in prison for post-election protests
Iran opposition leader sentenced to six years in prison for post-election protests
Carrie Schimizzi
February 8, 2010 12:48:00 pm

Former Iranian deputy foreign minister Mohsen Aminzadeh has been sentenced to six years in prison for his participation in protesting last year's contested Iranian presidential election , state-run Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA)...

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News Malaysia opposition leader enters not guilty plea at start of sodomy trial
Malaysia opposition leader enters not guilty plea at start of sodomy trial
Carrie Schimizzi
February 3, 2010 01:19:00 pm

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim entered a plea of not guilty on Wednesday at the start of his sodomy trial. Anwar's defense lawyers are hoping to postpone the trial until the resolution of his...

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News Switzerland court orders return of assets to family of Haiti ex-president Duvalier
Switzerland court orders return of assets to family of Haiti ex-president Duvalier
Carrie Schimizzi
February 3, 2010 11:57:00 am

The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland announced Wednesday that $4.6 million seized from the bank accounts of former Haitian president Jean-Claude Duvalier must be returned to his family. The decision [judgment,...

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Former Bosnian army commander arrested for war crimes
Carrie Schimizzi
February 1, 2010 12:01:00 pm

Police in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Monday arrested former Bosnian Army commander Zulfikar Alispago for war crimes allegedly committed during the Bosnian civil war . Alispago, the former commander of a special unit known...

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Congress passed War Powers Act

On November 7, 1973, Congress passed the War Powers Act, overriding President Nixon's veto. Read the War Powers Act and review a summary of Congress and the War Power: Constitutional Anchor or Anachronism?, a seminar held at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars on October 15, 2001.

UN calls for UK, France and Israel to leave Egypt

On November 7, 1956, the United Nations General Assembly approved Resolution 1001, which called on the United Kingdom, France and Israel to pull all of their military forces out of Egypt. The Resolution came during the Suez Canal crisis, during which Israel invaded Egypt with the support of the U.K. and France, after Egyptian President Gamal Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. Read Resolution 1001.

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