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News US soldier found not guilty of murder in Iraqi death
US soldier found not guilty of murder in Iraqi death
Holly Manges Jones
May 26, 2005 08:55:00 pm

Army staff sergeant Shane Werst was acquitted of murder Thursday for shooting unarmed Iraqi Naser Ismail after a trial that began Monday . Werst said he fired his weapon at the suspected insurgent during house raids in Iraq...

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News Four Tennessee lawmakers indicted on bribery charges
Four Tennessee lawmakers indicted on bribery charges
Holly Manges Jones
May 26, 2005 08:04:00 pm

Four state lawmakers were indicted in Tennessee on Thursday for allegedly taking bribes from FBI agents posing as representatives of a fake electronics-recycling company. The agents gave payments to the lawmakers inducing them to sponsor a bill which would...

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News Senate confirmation vote on UN ambassador nominee Bolton delayed
Senate confirmation vote on UN ambassador nominee Bolton delayed
Holly Manges Jones
May 26, 2005 07:07:00 pm

The US Senate was forced to delay the vote on UN ambassador nominee John Bolton Thursday after Democrats demanded more information from the White House before agreeing to end their debate which began Wednesday and...

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News Sudan expected to announce war crimes tribunal in 2-3 months
Sudan expected to announce war crimes tribunal in 2-3 months
Holly Manges Jones
May 21, 2005 11:44:00 am

A senior Sudanese official said Saturday that a tribunal to try people accused of war crimes in Darfur could be announced in 2-3 months. Sudan rejected the UN Security Council's recommendation earlier this year to...

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News Afghan president wants custody of prisoners after US abuse report
Afghan president wants custody of prisoners after US abuse report
Holly Manges Jones
May 21, 2005 11:14:00 am

Afghan president Hamid Karzai said Saturday that he wants custody of all Afghan prisoners after being "shocked" by US newspaper reports of prisoner abuse released Friday. The US has over 500 Taliban and other prisoners...

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News British paper publishes more photos of Saddam in jail as Red Cross objects
British paper publishes more photos of Saddam in jail as Red Cross objects
Holly Manges Jones
May 21, 2005 10:37:00 am

British tabloid The Sun published additional photos of an incarcerated Saddam Hussein in a white robe Saturday, one day after it showed a semi-clad Saddam on its front page. The International Committee of the Red Cross has...

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News Republicans start countdown to judicial filibuster ban
Republicans start countdown to judicial filibuster ban
Holly Manges Jones
May 21, 2005 09:59:00 am

Senate Republicans filed a motion Friday which starts the countdown towards the "nuclear option" - a procedure to wipe out the Democrats' power to block President Bush's judicial nominees. The motion would end the Senate debate for...

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News Parties invoke race in judicial filibuster fight
Parties invoke race in judicial filibuster fight
Holly Manges Jones
May 19, 2005 09:19:00 pm

Leaders of both parties brought race into the equation Thursday in the continuing Senate floor fight over President Bush's judicial nominees and the Senate's own filibuster rules. GOP Majority Leader Bill Frist held a news...

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News Judge issues second order blocking release of UN oil-for-food documents
Judge issues second order blocking release of UN oil-for-food documents
Holly Manges Jones
May 19, 2005 08:31:00 pm

A federal judge issued a second 10-day restraining order Thursday blocking US congressional efforts to obtain documents that former investigator Robert Parton took with him when he resigned his role in the probe of the UN Oil-for-Food...

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News Search warrants executed in probe of LexisNexis records breach
Search warrants executed in probe of LexisNexis records breach
Holly Manges Jones
May 19, 2005 07:39:00 pm

Nine individuals have been served search warrants as part of the federal investigation into the theft of over 300,000 personal records taken during a digital break-in of LexisNexis Inc. disclosed earlier this year. Personal computers...

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Congress passes Sedition Act

On July 14, 1798, Congress passed the Sedition Act, which declared that any treasonable activity, including the publication of "any false, scandalous and malicious writing," was a high misdemeanor, punishable by fine and imprisonment. Learn more about the Sedition Act from the National Archives and Records Administration.

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