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News Former US attorney general joins Hussein’s legal team
Former US attorney general joins Hussein’s legal team
Gretchen E. Moore
December 29, 2004 10:23:00 am

Former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark, now a maverick war crimes lawyer and an outspoken critic of American foreign policy on Iraq who held office in the 1960s under President Lyndon Johnson, has joined the legal team defending Saddam...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Ukraine high court dismisses first Yanukovych complaint
BREAKING NEWS ~ Ukraine high court dismisses first Yanukovych complaint
Gretchen E. Moore
December 29, 2004 09:50:00 am

The Supreme Court of Ukraine's press service is reporting that the court has dismissed without consideration the first of four electoral complaints presented to the court by Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, according to Maidan News in Kyiv....

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News Deutsche Bank wants Yukos US bankruptcy claim dismissed
Deutsche Bank wants Yukos US bankruptcy claim dismissed
Gretchen E. Moore
December 29, 2004 09:39:00 am

Deutsche Bank asked a US bankruptcy court in Houston Tuesday to dismiss the filing of Russian oil giant Yukos for lack of jurisdiction, contending the company has no American presence beyond two small bank accounts and the residence of...

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News Investigative hearings for Saddam aides begin in Iraq
Investigative hearings for Saddam aides begin in Iraq
Gretchen E. Moore
December 18, 2004 02:43:00 pm

Iraqi judges Saturday began investigative pre-trial hearings for Sultan Hashim Ahmad, Saddam Hussein's last defense chief, and Ali Hassan al-Majid (Chemical Ali), another former defense minister. Saddam and eleven of his deputies face prosecution for alleged crimes during Saddam's...

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News Bosnian foreign minister steps down, citing new war crimes sanctions
Bosnian foreign minister steps down, citing new war crimes sanctions
Gretchen E. Moore
December 18, 2004 02:25:00 pm

Bosnian Foreign Minister, Mladen Ivanic, stepped down Saturday, one day after Bosnian Serb Prime Minister Dragan Mikerevic resigned. Ivanic, also a Serb, cited new international sanctions against the Bosnian Serbs for their lack of cooperation in solving war crimes...

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News Judge blocks hand count of misplaced ballots in Washington governor race
Judge blocks hand count of misplaced ballots in Washington governor race
Gretchen E. Moore
December 18, 2004 01:44:00 pm

In Washington state, Pierce County Superior Court Judge Stephanie Arend ruled Friday that it is too late for King County to consider hundreds of recently discovered ballots from the extremely close November governor's race. Many of the lost ballots...

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News AL court refuses to vacate Klansman murder conviction in 1963 Birmingham bombing
AL court refuses to vacate Klansman murder conviction in 1963 Birmingham bombing
Gretchen E. Moore
December 18, 2004 01:04:00 pm

An Alabama state appeals court Friday refused to vacate the murder conviction of ex-Klansman Bobby Frank Cherry. Cherry was convicted of the 1963 Klan-related church bombing in Birmingham which killed four black girls. As previously report in JURIST's Paper...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Senate approves intelligence bill
BREAKING NEWS ~ Senate approves intelligence bill
Gretchen E. Moore
December 8, 2004 05:11:00 pm

AP is reporting that the Senate has passed the revised conference version of the intelligence reform bill adopted yesterday by the House.5:20 PM ET - The vote was 89-2. Reuters now has a story here....

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News Federal judge orders Chicago schools to integrate
Federal judge orders Chicago schools to integrate
Gretchen E. Moore
December 8, 2004 02:35:00 pm

US District Judge Charles Kocoras of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled Wednesday that the Chicago Board of Education must make room for black and Latino students in its predominately white schools. Additionally, the...

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News BREAKING NEWS~Majority of Senate voted for intelligence bill
BREAKING NEWS~Majority of Senate voted for intelligence bill
Gretchen E. Moore
December 3, 2004 08:56:00 pm

A majority of the Senate has voted in favor of the Sept. 11 intelligence bill, although AP is reporting that the vote is not over yet....

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LA Riots break out following beating of Rodney King

Riots that would grip the city of Los Angeles, California for six days broke out on April 29, 1992, after LAPD officers who beat Rodney King while being filmed were acquitted by a jury. The verdict ignited a powder keg of discontent about police discrimination against LA's Black community. The riots would result in more than 60 deaths and $1 billion in property damage. Learn more about the LA Riots from NPR.

Chemical Weapons Convention goes into force

On April 29, 1997, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction went into force. The Convention prohibits member nations from creating and deploying chemical weapons and is overseen by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

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