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News Fifth Circuit rules Texas school ‘moment of silence’ law constitutional
Fifth Circuit rules Texas school ‘moment of silence’ law constitutional
Eszter Bardi
March 17, 2009 08:08:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Monday upheld the constitutionality of a Texas law mandating daily observance of a minute of silence in public schools. The three-judge panel affirmed the ruling...

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News Red Cross deemed CIA interrogation tactics torture: report
Red Cross deemed CIA interrogation tactics torture: report
Eszter Bardi
March 16, 2009 02:56:00 pm

 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)  characterized CIA tactics used against terrorism suspects as constituting torture in a confidential 2007 report, according an article published in the New York Review of Books earlier this month. Author...

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News Zimbabwe rights activist Mukoko released on bail
Zimbabwe rights activist Mukoko released on bail
Eszter Bardi
March 3, 2009 06:22:00 am

Zimbabwean human rights activist Jestina Mukoko was released on bail Monday after three months of detention on the authorization of President Robert Mugabe . Mukoko, director of the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP)...

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News Israel Attorney General to prosecute outgoing PM Olmert on corruption charges
Israel Attorney General to prosecute outgoing PM Olmert on corruption charges
Eszter Bardi
March 2, 2009 07:59:00 am

Israeli Attorney General Meni Mazuz informed outgoing Prime Minister Ehmud Olmert Sunday that he intends to file an indictment against him in the District Court of Jerusalem for receiving illicit funds. Charges...

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News ICC to rule on Bashir arrest warrant March 4
ICC to rule on Bashir arrest warrant March 4
Eszter Bardi
February 24, 2009 08:17:00 am

The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Monday that a long-awaited decision on a controversial arrest warrant sought for Sudanese head of state Omar al-Bashir would be...

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John Jay born

John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the state of New York, co-author of the Federalist Papers and first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, was born on December 12, 1745. Read a biographical sketch of John Jay, and pay a virtual visit to the John Jay Homestead, to which he retired in 1801.

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On December 12, 1963, Kenya attained independence from the United Kingdom.

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