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News CardSystems says FBI said not to go public on credit card security breach
CardSystems says FBI said not to go public on credit card security breach
Holly Manges Jones
June 18, 2005 11:04:00 am

CardSystems Solutions, Inc. said Friday that the FBI told them to refrain from releasing any informing regarding a security breach which potentially exposed over 40 million cardholders to fraud. CardSystems said they first discovered the...

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News US military policeman sues Pentagon for beating by comrades during Gitmo training
US military policeman sues Pentagon for beating by comrades during Gitmo training
Holly Manges Jones
June 18, 2005 11:01:00 am

Spc. Sean Baker, an ex-US military policeman, has sued the Pentagon alleging that his constitutional rights were violated during an assault by fellow soldiers in a January 2003 training session that went awry in Guantanamo Bay. Baker...

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News Catholic bishops extend ban on abusive priests
Catholic bishops extend ban on abusive priests
Holly Manges Jones
June 18, 2005 10:27:00 am

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops Friday voted to extend a policy to ban abusive priests from working in the church by a margin of 228-4. The Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People ,...

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News Annan criticizes any US withdrawal of funds under UN Reform Act
Annan criticizes any US withdrawal of funds under UN Reform Act
Holly Manges Jones
June 18, 2005 09:57:00 am

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has spoken out against the United Nations Reform Act of 2005 , passed by the US House of Representatives on Friday, which will cut 50% of US dues to the...

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News EU extends constitution ratification deadline to 2007
EU extends constitution ratification deadline to 2007
Holly Manges Jones
June 16, 2005 07:46:00 pm

Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker , whose country currently holds the EU Presidency , said Thursday that EU leaders have decided to extend the ratification deadline for the proposed European constitution until at least 2007....

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News Grand jury indicts father and son for alleged links to al-Qaida
Grand jury indicts father and son for alleged links to al-Qaida
Holly Manges Jones
June 16, 2005 07:03:00 pm

A father and son were indicted by a federal grand jury in California Thursday for allegedly lying to the FBI about the son attending a terrorist training camp in Pakistan with connections to al-Qaida....

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News JPMorgan agrees to settle Enron claims for $2.2 billion
JPMorgan agrees to settle Enron claims for $2.2 billion
Holly Manges Jones
June 14, 2005 09:05:00 pm

JPMorgan Chase agreed Tuesday to settle with investors by paying $2.2 billion to cover claims that shareholders were misled about Enron Corportation revenue because JPMorgan hid the company's debt. The announcement follows Citigroup's decision to settle [JURIST...

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News Army soldier who refused Iraq redeployment charged with larceny
Army soldier who refused Iraq redeployment charged with larceny
Holly Manges Jones
June 14, 2005 08:42:00 pm

Sgt. Kevin Benderman , a US Army soldier from Georgia who faces charges because he refused orders to redeploy to Iraq in January, will also be court-martialed for accepting $2,922 in bonuses and tax breaks typically...

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News UN says Rwandan refugees illegally forced out of Burundi
UN says Rwandan refugees illegally forced out of Burundi
Holly Manges Jones
June 14, 2005 07:55:00 pm

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said in a statement Tuesday that 5,000 Rwandan refugees who fled to the Songore camp in Burundi to escape the 1994 genocide had been involuntarily returned to Rwanda on Sunday and Monday....

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News Sudan court for Darfur war crimes delayed
Sudan court for Darfur war crimes delayed
Holly Manges Jones
June 14, 2005 07:04:00 pm

The opening of the Sudanese domestic tribunal created to try 160 alleged Darfur war criminals that was originally set for Tuesday has now been delayed until Wednesday, according to court chairman Mahmud Saeed...

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Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution

On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety took power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchmen and women had been executed by guillotine. Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.

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