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News Bush promises to consult with Senate on Supreme Court nomination
Bush promises to consult with Senate on Supreme Court nomination
David Shucosky
June 1, 2005 09:16:00 am

After a protracted Senate battle over judicial nominees , President Bush Tuesday pledged to consult with members of the Senate on an upcoming nomination to the Supreme Court:I'm obviously going to spend a lot of...

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News Appeals court strikes down part of new union financial disclosure requirements
Appeals court strikes down part of new union financial disclosure requirements
David Shucosky
June 1, 2005 09:03:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Tuesday struck down part of the Bush administration's new financial disclosure requirements for unions, but upheld others. A majority of the three-judge panel found...

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News Jury selected for ex-professor’s terrorism trial
Jury selected for ex-professor’s terrorism trial
David Shucosky
May 19, 2005 11:23:00 am

Lawyers Thursday finalized a pool of 12 jurors and 10 alternates for the trial of former University of South Florida computer science professor and Palestinian human right activist Sami Al-Arian ...

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News Suspect in Russian school hostage-taking pleads not guilty
Suspect in Russian school hostage-taking pleads not guilty
David Shucosky
May 19, 2005 10:44:00 am

The alleged sole survivor of a group responsible for the Beslan school hostage crisis which last September led to the deaths of 344 people, including at least 172 children, pleaded not guilty Thursday in a Russian court...

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News Second Lynndie England Article 32 hearing set for next week
Second Lynndie England Article 32 hearing set for next week
David Shucosky
May 19, 2005 10:37:00 am

Pfc. Lynndie England will be back in court next week for a second Article 32 hearing in advance of a possible new trial at Fort Hood . Earlier this month a judge threw out...

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News FBI: violent environmental, animal rights groups top domestic terror threat
FBI: violent environmental, animal rights groups top domestic terror threat
David Shucosky
May 19, 2005 10:00:00 am

Testifying before the US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee , FBI Deputy Assistant Director for Counterterrorism John Lewis said at a hearing Wednesday that environmental and animal rights groups that have turned to arson...

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News New homeland security legislation would scrap color-coded alerts
New homeland security legislation would scrap color-coded alerts
David Shucosky
May 19, 2005 09:45:00 am

The US House of Representatives Wednesday passed a $34 billion Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act , which provides funding for anti-terrorism programs and an overhaul of the current terrorism warning system . If the bill becomes...

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News Prosecutor criticizes report clearing US Marine of Iraqi murder charges
Prosecutor criticizes report clearing US Marine of Iraqi murder charges
David Shucosky
May 19, 2005 09:37:00 am

A senior military prosecutor on Wednesday took the unusual step of publicly criticizing a military investigator's recommendation not to court-martial 2nd Lt. Ilario Pantano for the deaths of two Iraqis during a search for a...

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News Lighter sentence possible for Khodorkovsky, no word yet on remaining charge
Lighter sentence possible for Khodorkovsky, no word yet on remaining charge
David Shucosky
May 19, 2005 09:26:00 am

The verdict-reading for Russian oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky continued into its fourth day Thursday, with the court saying that its sentencing would use less strict guidelines , possibly suggesting a lighter sentence for Khodorkovsky...

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News Rights group says Newsweek incident overshadowing other Koran abuses
Rights group says Newsweek incident overshadowing other Koran abuses
David Shucosky
May 19, 2005 09:17:00 am

Human Rights Watch warned Wednesday that the outcry over a retracted Newsweek story about religious abuse at Guantanamo is overshadowing genuine incidents where US personnel at the base intentionally offended the religious beliefs of Muslim...

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Massachusetts instituted death penalty for heresy

On November 4, 1646, the Massachusetts General Court approved a law requiring all members of the colony to recognize the Bible as the Word of God, under penalty of death.  

Israel PM Yitzhak Rabin assassinated

On November 4, 1995, Yigal Amir shot and killed Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in response to the Oslo Accords peace agreement with the Palestine Liberation Organization. Amir was tried and given a life sentence for the murder. Learn more about the trial of Yigal Amir from the New York Times.

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