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News UN elections chief dismissed over harassment allegations
UN elections chief dismissed over harassment allegations
Greg Sampson
December 6, 2005 02:30:00 pm

The United Nations on Tuesday fired Carina Perelli, head of the UN's Electoral Assistance Division , for alleged employee harassment and management failures. Allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation in Perelli's office were first reported in...

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Appeals court asked to reinstate mandatory DOD anthrax vaccinations
Greg Sampson
December 1, 2005 05:00:00 pm

The Bush Administration Thursday asked the US DC Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate the US Defense Department's mandatory anthrax vaccination program . The anthrax vaccine is currently labeled for use by individuals who are at high risk...

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Lebanon, Syria want more investigation of Hariri murder
Greg Sampson
December 1, 2005 04:38:00 pm

Lebanese Defense Minister Elias al-Murr announced Thursday that Lebanon will ask the UN Security Council to extend for another six months its investigation into the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri . UN...

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EU lawmakers demand deeper investigation into CIA prison allegations
Greg Sampson
December 1, 2005 04:00:00 pm

Members of the European Parliament on Thursday criticized EU leaders for failing to push the United States on recent reports of a secret network of CIA prisons in Europe used to hold suspected terrorists. British...

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Connecticut legislature passes tough campaign finance bill
Greg Sampson
December 1, 2005 03:32:00 pm

The Connecticut General Assembly passed a tough new campaign finance law Thursday that strictly limits campaign contributions for all state offices and creates a public campaign finance system. Once enacted, the bill will ban political...

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Saddam trial observers warn of government interference as Clark meets accused
Greg Sampson
November 29, 2005 04:47:00 pm

Observers of the trial of Saddam Hussein warned Tuesday that mounting political pressure threatens the independence and fairness of the Iraqi High Criminal Court trying the ousted Iraqi leader. A Human Rights Watch [official...

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Federal court says police require warrant to get cell phone information
Greg Sampson
November 29, 2005 04:19:00 pm

A federal court in Maryland has ruled that US law enforcement agents must obtain a warrant before obtaining information from a cell phone service on the location of a cell phone user. In an opinion written by...

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UN rights official blasts Haitian justice system
Greg Sampson
November 29, 2005 03:08:00 pm

Louis Joinet, a UN official assigned to oversee the human rights conditions in Haiti , on Tuesday sharply criticized the Haitian justice system for detaining hundreds of people without charge, including Reverend Gerard Jean-Juste , a...

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CIA director denies torture allegations
Greg Sampson
November 29, 2005 02:35:00 pm

US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Porter Goss Tuesday denied allegations that the CIA engages in torture when interrogating detainees. In an ABC-TV interview , Goss said that the agency's interrogation tactics did "not come close" torture...

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Greg Sampson
November 22, 2005 04:03:00 pm

The Uzbekistan Supreme Court Tuesday took the remarkable step of issuing a statement defending its recently-concluded trial of 15 individuals accused of leading a May, 2005 uprising in the town of Andijan which led to the 15...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Organization of American States established

On April 30, 1948, the Organization of American States (OAS) was established in Bogota, Colombia with the signing of the Charter of the Organization of American States at the Ninth International Conference of American States.

Louisiana Purchase Treaty signed

On April 30, 1803, the United States and France signed the Louisiana Purchase Treaty in Paris, by which France ceded its Louisiana Territory to the US for $15 million.

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