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News Puerto Rico governor pleads not guilty to election fraud
Puerto Rico governor pleads not guilty to election fraud
Eric Firkel
March 28, 2008 03:05:00 pm

Puerto Rican Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila pleaded not guilty Friday to 19 counts of conspiracy, false statements, wire fraud, federal program fraud and tax crimes related to campaign financing, and other...

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News New Malaysia law minister promises judicial independence reform
New Malaysia law minister promises judicial independence reform
Eric Firkel
March 23, 2008 09:21:00 am

Malaysia will institute reforms to ensure an independent judiciary in an effort to restore trust in the nation's courts, newly appointed Malaysian Law Minister Zaid Ibrahim told the New Straits Times Sunday. Zaid said...

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News Armenia lifts state of emergency imposed after disputed election
Armenia lifts state of emergency imposed after disputed election
Eric Firkel
March 21, 2008 03:01:00 pm

Protests resumed in the Armenian capital city of Yerevan after the government Friday lifted a 20-day state of emergency imposed earlier this month in the wake of the country's contested presidential election. Armenian President Robert Kocharian [official...

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News Ninth Circuit upholds ruling against White House exemptions to allow Navy sonar use
Ninth Circuit upholds ruling against White House exemptions to allow Navy sonar use
Eric Firkel
March 3, 2008 07:18:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a lower court decision rejecting the Bush administration's attempt to exempt the US Navy from environmental laws so that the...

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News Military commission charges confirmed against Saudi detainee al-Darbi
Military commission charges confirmed against Saudi detainee al-Darbi
Eric Firkel
March 2, 2008 11:05:00 am

The US Department of Defense has said that two charges have been referred against Saudi Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al-Darbi for his alleged connections to al Qaeda. Al-Darbi is the brother-in-law of...

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Muhammad cartoons reprint sparks protests in Indonesia
Eric Firkel
February 24, 2008 10:43:00 am

Protests broke out in two Indonesian cities Saturday over the reprinting of a cartoon depiction of the Muslim prophet Muhammad by the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Poste . Protesters in the world's most populous Muslim country burned Danish...

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News Serbia prosecutors seeking rioters behind US Embassy attack
Serbia prosecutors seeking rioters behind US Embassy attack
Eric Firkel
February 24, 2008 10:11:00 am

Serbia's chief prosecutor Slobodan Radovanovic said Saturday that Serbia is actively searching for the rioters that set fire to the US Embassy in Belgrade last week over US support of independence for Kosovo . Serbian...

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News Arizona congressman indicted for fraud in connection with land deal
Arizona congressman indicted for fraud in connection with land deal
Eric Firkel
February 22, 2008 04:07:00 pm

US Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ) has been indicted on charges that include extortion, money laundering, and wire fraud in connection with a complex land scheme, according to an indictment released Friday at a...

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DOJ investigating CIA waterboarding authorization
Eric Firkel
February 22, 2008 02:56:00 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched an internal probe into whether top department officials improperly approved the CIA's use of waterboarding , according to documents released Friday. The DOJ Office of...

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News Chief Guantanamo interrogator says most info not forced from detainees
Chief Guantanamo interrogator says most info not forced from detainees
Eric Firkel
February 17, 2008 11:16:00 am

Paul Rester, chief military interrogator at Guantanamo Bay and director of the Joint Intelligence Group, said in an interview with AP published Saturday that most of the intelligence obtained from detainees at the prison has come...

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On January 21, 1950, former US State Department official Alger Hiss was found guilty of perjury in connection with testimony given to the House Un-American Activities Committee. Learn more about Alger Hiss.

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