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News Spain confirms arrests of remaining 2006 Madrid airport bombing suspects
Spain confirms arrests of remaining 2006 Madrid airport bombing suspects
Eric Firkel
February 17, 2008 10:41:00 am

Spanish officials said Saturday the remaining members of Basque separatist group ETA allegedly involved in the December 2006 Madrid airport bombing were arrested Friday in France. The suspects, Mikel San Sebastian and...

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News Bush chides House for not passing FISA bill in time to replace expiring act
Bush chides House for not passing FISA bill in time to replace expiring act
Eric Firkel
February 15, 2008 03:25:00 pm

US President George W. Bush Friday chided the US House of Representatives for failing to pass the FISA Amendments Act before leaving for a 12-day recess, saying that the US would be in...

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News US Army sniper guilty of unpremeditated murder in Iraqi civilian killing
US Army sniper guilty of unpremeditated murder in Iraqi civilian killing
Eric Firkel
February 10, 2008 06:57:00 pm

US Army sniper Sgt. Evan Vela was convicted Sunday of unpremeditated murder for the killing of an unarmed Iraqi civilian near Iskandariyah and sentenced to 10 years in prison. The military jury also found Vela guilty...

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News China ex-newspaper editor released from prison early
China ex-newspaper editor released from prison early
Eric Firkel
February 10, 2008 11:27:00 am

Former Chinese newspaper editor Yu Huafeng has been released early from prison after serving four years on corruption charges , Reporters without Borders said Saturday. Yu and his colleague Li Minying were both convicted...

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News Argentina police arrest 2 ex-military officers in 1972 massacre
Argentina police arrest 2 ex-military officers in 1972 massacre
Eric Firkel
February 10, 2008 10:09:00 am

Retired Argentinean military officers Paccagnini Ruben and Emilio Del Real were arrested by Argentina's Federal Police Saturday in connection with the August 1972 massacre of 16 leftist guerillas on a military base in the southern...

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News Kenya ends public assembly ban, citing ‘improved’ security after unrest
Kenya ends public assembly ban, citing ‘improved’ security after unrest
Eric Firkel
February 8, 2008 04:47:00 pm

Kenyan Minister of Internal Security George Saitoti Friday lifted a ban on public assembly in the strife-torn country, saying that "security has generally improved." The ban was imposed after violent protests broke out following December's contested presidential...

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News France court orders rogue bank trader jailed pending investigation
France court orders rogue bank trader jailed pending investigation
Eric Firkel
February 8, 2008 03:16:00 pm

The Paris appeals court Friday ordered accused "rogue trader" Jerome Kerviel held in custody while an investigation continues into $73 billion worth of unauthorized trades he allegedly made while working for...

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News Khmer Rouge second-in-command to request release on bail at ECCC hearing
Khmer Rouge second-in-command to request release on bail at ECCC hearing
Eric Firkel
February 3, 2008 11:19:00 am

Former Khmer Rouge official Nuon Chea will request release on bail when he appears in front of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) Monday for a pre-trial hearing relating...

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News Pakistan top lawyer again put under house arrest
Pakistan top lawyer again put under house arrest
Eric Firkel
February 3, 2008 10:02:00 am

Pakistani Supreme Court Bar Association President Aitzaz Ahsan was detained Saturday at the Lahore airport after attempting to board a plane for the Sindh province , where he planned to visit the grave of former Pakistani...

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News UN rights panel urges Saudi Arabia to end male guardianship system for women
UN rights panel urges Saudi Arabia to end male guardianship system for women
Eric Firkel
February 1, 2008 04:24:00 pm

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women Friday called for Saudi Arabia to abolish laws that give men complete guardianship over women. Under current Saudi law, women have few or no...

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Congress passed Judiciary Act of 1789

On September 24, 1789, Congress instituted a three-tiered federal judicial structure topped by a Supreme Court with the passage of "An Act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States", later known as the Judiciary Act of 1789. Learn more about the Act from the National Archives.

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