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News Alaska seeking civil penalties for BP oil spills
Alaska seeking civil penalties for BP oil spills
Gabriel Haboubi
December 6, 2007 02:23:00 pm

Alaskan state officials said Wednesday that they are presently building a civil case against oil giant BP for two oil spills in Prudhoe Bay in March and August of 2006. The announcement by the environmental division of...

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News Judiciary, police largest recipients of bribe money worldwide: report
Judiciary, police largest recipients of bribe money worldwide: report
Gabriel Haboubi
December 6, 2007 01:08:00 pm

Corrupt police and court systems are the most common institutions to demand bribes , according to a report released Thursday by Berlin-based corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI) . The TI Global Corruption Barometer 2007 [TI...

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News Chinese lawyers call for elimination of ‘re-education’ labor camps
Chinese lawyers call for elimination of ‘re-education’ labor camps
Gabriel Haboubi
December 5, 2007 02:47:00 pm

A group of renowned Chinese lawyers and academics Tuesday released an open letter to the Chinese government , calling for the end of "re-education" labor camps. The scholars said the camps, originally designed in 1957 to deal...

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News Pakistan opposition divided on reinstatement of ousted judges
Pakistan opposition divided on reinstatement of ousted judges
Gabriel Haboubi
December 5, 2007 01:21:00 pm

Former Pakistani prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto are in negotiations to draw up a list of formal demands they say must be met by the government of...

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News Israel police recommend dropping Bank Leumi corruption case against PM
Israel police recommend dropping Bank Leumi corruption case against PM
Gabriel Haboubi
November 29, 2007 12:43:00 pm

Israeli police Thursday concluded a corruption investigation into Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert , telling prosecutors at the Ministry of Justice that they do not believe there is enough evidence to indict Olmert...

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News UN Security Council approves Brammertz as ICTY chief prosecutor
UN Security Council approves Brammertz as ICTY chief prosecutor
Gabriel Haboubi
November 28, 2007 01:46:00 pm

The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously approved the appointment of Serge Brammertz as the new chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) ....

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News EPA sued by 12 states over relaxed toxin disclosure requirements
EPA sued by 12 states over relaxed toxin disclosure requirements
Gabriel Haboubi
November 28, 2007 12:36:00 pm

Twelve states filed a lawsuit against the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Wednesday, seeking to invalidate new regulations that relax disclosure requirements for companies storing or emitting 500...

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News UN rights envoy ends visit to Myanmar
UN rights envoy ends visit to Myanmar
Gabriel Haboubi
November 15, 2007 02:11:00 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Paulo Sergio Pinheiro told reporters at the end of a five-day visit to Myanmar Thursday that he was able to meet with a number of prominent...

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News UK court approves extradition of jailed Muslim cleric to US for terror charges
UK court approves extradition of jailed Muslim cleric to US for terror charges
Gabriel Haboubi
November 15, 2007 01:22:00 pm

A British court ruled Thursday that the radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri can be extradited to the United States on charges of supporting terrorism. Abu Hamza, who is currently serving a seven-year sentence...

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News EU to reopen probe of secret CIA prisons after evidence of Ukraine involvement
EU to reopen probe of secret CIA prisons after evidence of Ukraine involvement
Gabriel Haboubi
November 15, 2007 08:19:00 am

The European Parliament committee on CIA activities in Europe (TDIP) will reopen its investigation into the alleged operation of secret CIA prisons in Europe, two committee members said Wednesday. Giulietto Chiesa and Claudio Fava...

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21st Amendment ended Prohibition

On December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, ending the ban on the legal sale and importation of alcohol that had been introduced in 1919 by the 18th Amendment.

Learn how the Voluntary Committee of Lawyers helped bring about Prohibition's repeal.

Egypt breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria and South Yemen

On December 5, 1977, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat broke off diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria and South Yemen in response to the Declaration of Tripoli, which imposed sanctions on Eygpt. These hardline Arab nations had promulgated the Declaration in order to punish Egypt for establishing diplomatic relations with Israel. In 1979, Egypt signed a formal peace treaty with Israel, leading to Sadat's assassination in 1981.


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