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News Former mortgage company CEO indicted on TARP fraud charges
Former mortgage company CEO indicted on TARP fraud charges
Hillary Stemple
June 16, 2010 01:17:07 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday announced that a grand jury has indicted the former CEO of mortgage company Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TWB) on charges of fraud related to the...

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News Two Sudan war crimes suspects voluntarily surrender to ICC
Two Sudan war crimes suspects voluntarily surrender to ICC
Hillary Stemple
June 16, 2010 11:40:10 am

Two Sudanese men suspected of committing war crimes related to the ongoing violence in the Darfur region of Sudan surrendered Wednesday to the International Criminal Court (ICC) . Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain (Banda)...

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News Deputy AG nominee criticized on Obama administration terrorism approach
Deputy AG nominee criticized on Obama administration terrorism approach
Hillary Stemple
June 16, 2010 09:50:27 am

The US Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday held a hearing to consider the nomination of James Cole for deputy attorney general. Republican members of the committee used the hearing to offer...

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News Ethiopia opposition parties files suit against electoral board
Ethiopia opposition parties files suit against electoral board
Hillary Stemple
June 15, 2010 04:43:46 pm

Ethiopian opposition parties on Tuesday filed suit against the National Electoral Board (NEB) alleging that parties' complaints regarding last month's elections were handled in an irregular manner. The parties allege they submitted 87 pages of evidence [Reuters...

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News UN announces $9.3 million in donations to fund piracy courts
UN announces $9.3 million in donations to fund piracy courts
Hillary Stemple
June 15, 2010 01:40:40 pm

A spokesperson for the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) piracy division announced Tuesday that donors will spend more than USD $9.3 million to fund courts in Kenya and Seychelles that prosecute suspected Somali pirates [JURIST...

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News Thailand court charges 11 red shirt protest leaders with terrorism
Thailand court charges 11 red shirt protest leaders with terrorism
Hillary Stemple
June 15, 2010 12:01:31 pm

A Thai court on Tuesday charged 11 protest leaders with terrorism in connection with Thailand's latest round of political violence , denying them bail. The men held leadership positions in the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship...

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News US military judge releases Marine cleared of killing Iraqi civilian
US military judge releases Marine cleared of killing Iraqi civilian
Hillary Stemple
June 15, 2010 10:36:49 am

A military judge on Monday ordered the release of US Marine Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins III, two months after his conviction for killing an Iraqi citizen was reversed by the Navy-Marine Court for Criminal Appeals [official...

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Rights commission concerned over freedom of expression in Venezuela
Hillary Stemple
June 15, 2010 09:24:39 am

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Monday sent a letter to the Venezuelan government expressing their concern over the increasing threat to freedom of expression in the country. The IACHR cited three recent...

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News Human trafficking a ‘serious problem’ in US: State Department report
Human trafficking a ‘serious problem’ in US: State Department report
Hillary Stemple
June 14, 2010 03:14:50 pm

The US State Department (DOS) on Monday released its annual report on human trafficking conditions across the globe, finding that the US adequately complies with international regulations but still has a "'serious problem with human...

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Barcelona to ban full face veil in public areas
Hillary Stemple
June 14, 2010 02:08:42 pm

The Barcelona city council on Monday announced the banning of all face coverings, including the burqa , in public areas administered by the city. Barcelona Mayor Jordi Hereu indicated that the ban was...

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FDR proposed 'court-packing' plan

On February 5, 1937, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, frustrated with the US Supreme Court's treatment of some of his economic reforms, proposed a plan to add judges to that and other federal courts whenever a sitting judge reached the age of seventy but declined to retire. Critics accused Roosevelt of indulging in autocracy and "court-packing." Review the text of Roosevelt's "fireside chat" on the proposal from March 9, 1937. Roosevelt eventually dropped the initiative but was nonetheless able to fill seven vacancies on the Court over the next four years, achieving his goal indirectly.

Panamanian dictator Noriega indicted

On February 5, 1988, Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega was indicted on charges of drug smuggling and money laundering. The following year, he was extradited to the United States and later sentenced to 30 years in US federal prison. In 1999, the French government requested that Noriega be extradited to France, where he had been convicted of money laundering. In that same year, the government of Panama also requested the extradition of Noriega, as a result of his 1995 conviction in absentia on murder charges.

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