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News Danish soldiers convicted of abusing Iraqis but not sentenced
Danish soldiers convicted of abusing Iraqis but not sentenced
David Shucosky
January 12, 2006 12:06:00 pm

A court in Copenhagen Thursday found five Danish soldiers guilty on two of four counts of abuse against Iraqi prisoners, but refused to sentence the soldiers due to "extenuating circumstances". The judge noted that unclear procedural rules...

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News Federal judge sends Portland sex abuse suits to court
Federal judge sends Portland sex abuse suits to court
David Shucosky
January 12, 2006 11:32:00 am

A federal bankruptcy judge ruled on Wednesday that several civil lawsuits against the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon alleging sexual abuse by priests should go to trial. The archdiocese filed for bankruptcy in 2004...

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News DOJ threatens New York with lawsuit for failing to modernize voting process
DOJ threatens New York with lawsuit for failing to modernize voting process
David Shucosky
January 12, 2006 11:01:00 am

The US Department of Justice has indicated it may file a lawsuit against New York state for failing to modernize its voting procedures in accordance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002 . The state Board...

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News Cambodia, UN to set up offices for Khmer Rouge trials
Cambodia, UN to set up offices for Khmer Rouge trials
David Shucosky
December 9, 2005 11:33:00 am

Cambodia and the United Nations moved closer to beginning genocide trials for Khmer Rouge leaders with an announcement Friday that the UN-backed tribunal will begin setting up offices next month. A list of Cambodian and international candidates to serve...

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News CIA rendition plaintiff maybe targeted on German information
CIA rendition plaintiff maybe targeted on German information
David Shucosky
December 9, 2005 11:16:00 am

Khaled el-Masri , a German man at the heart of an ACLU lawsuit against the CIA alleging wrongful imprisonment , may have been targeted as a result of information Germany shared with the US, according to a...

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News Six arrested for ecoterrorism arsons
Six arrested for ecoterrorism arsons
David Shucosky
December 9, 2005 10:47:00 am

The US Department of Justice announced six arrests on Thursday in connection with a series of ecoterrorism attacks in the Pacific Northwest from 1998 to 2001. Four arsons and the destruction of a transmission tower...

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News MA governor says no hospital exemptions from emergency contraception law
MA governor says no hospital exemptions from emergency contraception law
David Shucosky
December 9, 2005 10:34:00 am

Reversing a ruling made by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health , Governor Mitt Romney said Thursday that even private hospitals must provide emergency contraception pills to rape victims. The DPH had said that...

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News Senate battles looms over extension of Patriot Act
Senate battles looms over extension of Patriot Act
David Shucosky
December 9, 2005 10:09:00 am

Republicans in Congress will look to give final approval to an extension of the Patriot Act powers next week, but criticism from both parties may lead to a filibuster or even defeat of the measure in...

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News Saddam lawyers demand to know identity, record of trial judges
Saddam lawyers demand to know identity, record of trial judges
David Shucosky
December 2, 2005 11:39:00 am

Lawyers for Saddam Hussein said they would appeal to a higher Iraqi court if the Iraqi Special Tribunal refuses to divulge the names and backgrounds of four anonymous judges in charge of the trial....

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Belarus approves legislation to stem protests
David Shucosky
December 2, 2005 11:02:00 am

The Belarussian parliament on Friday voted 97-4 to approve a law imposing harsh penalties for anyone convicted of inciting demonstrations or spreading harmful information. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko wants the laws to stop anti-government protest movements like...

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Guyana gains independence

On May 26, 1966, Guyana gained independence from the United Kingdom.

Read the Constitutions of Guyana.

President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial ended

On May 26, 1868, the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson ended, with the Senate falling one vote short of reaching the two-thirds majority required for impeachment.

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