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News France judge postpones terrorism verdict for former Guantanamo detainees
France judge postpones terrorism verdict for former Guantanamo detainees
Jaime Jansen
September 28, 2006 10:48:00 am

French judge Jean-Claude Kross Wednesday postponed a verdict in the trial of six former Guantanamo Bay detainees accused of attending combat training at an al Qaeda camp in Afghanistan , saying the...

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News Anti-terror legislation reducing number of refugee resettlements in US
Anti-terror legislation reducing number of refugee resettlements in US
Jaime Jansen
September 28, 2006 10:10:00 am

US State Department officials testified Wednesday that the number of refugees admitted to the US has fallen by 23 percent as a result of provisions in the USA Patriot Act...

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News Europe head calls for EU enlargement halt pending constitutional progress
Europe head calls for EU enlargement halt pending constitutional progress
Jaime Jansen
September 25, 2006 02:34:00 pm

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso suggested Monday that the EU temporarily halt membership enlargement after Bulgaria and Romania join while the EU works to resolve institutional and constitutional problems. Though...

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News Afghan women’s rights advocate murdered, Taliban suspected
Afghan women’s rights advocate murdered, Taliban suspected
Jaime Jansen
September 25, 2006 01:59:00 pm

Afghanistan women's rights advocate and director of the Afghan Ministry of Women's Affairs in Kandahar Safia Hana Jan was killed by armed gunmen in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar on Monday. Local officials launched an immediate...

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News Federal judge certifies class of ‘light’ cigarette consumers in tobacco suit
Federal judge certifies class of ‘light’ cigarette consumers in tobacco suit
Jaime Jansen
September 25, 2006 01:05:00 pm

New York US District Judge Jack Weinstein Monday certified a class action lawsuit for "light" cigarette smokers against tobacco companies accused of leading smokers to believe that light cigarettes are healthier than regular cigarettes. The...

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UN rights experts say Bush detainee bill violates Geneva Conventions
Jaime Jansen
September 21, 2006 02:25:00 pm

A group of five United Nations human rights investigators told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva Thursday that pending US legislation drafted by the Bush administration to clarify interrogation methods for...

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Louisiana grand jury indicts nursing home owners for Katrina deaths
Jaime Jansen
September 21, 2006 11:22:00 am

A Louisiana grand jury in New Orleans indicted Salvador and Mabel Mangano Wednesday on 35 charges of negligent homicide and 64 charges of cruelty to the infirm from the couple's alleged refusal to evacuate a St. Rita's Nursing Home...

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Domestic surveillance bill advances to House floor
Jaime Jansen
September 21, 2006 10:47:00 am

The US House Judiciary Committee voted 20 to 16 along party lines Wednesday to approve the Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act of 2006 , a measure that would relax warrant requirements for electronic...

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Federal shield law for reporters meets opposition from deputy US AG
Jaime Jansen
September 21, 2006 10:06:00 am

US Justice Department Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty argued against the pending Free Flow of Information Act of 2006 during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, saying that a federal shield law...

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Gonzales defends specification of Geneva standards in Bush detainee bill
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September 18, 2006 02:20:00 pm

US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told a press conference Monday that specification of banned interrogation methods in military commissions legislation drafted by the Bush administration currently under consideration in Congress is...

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English Queen consort Anne Boleyn arrested on adultery accusations

English Queen consort Anne Boleyn, whom King Henry VIII married after famously divorcing Catherine of Aragon, was arrested on charges of adultery on May 2, 1536. The following trial, orchestrated by prominent minister of state Thomas Cromwell, led to Anne's conviction and eventual execution two weeks after her arrest despite Anne's denial of the charges. Henry VIII would marry Jane Seymour later that month. Learn more about Anne Boleyn.

FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover died

Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died on May 2, 1972 at age 77, having led the agency since 1924. He built his reputation on battling bootleggers during Prohibition and communist and pro-rights groups after World War II. Review Hoover's official FBI personnel file, released under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act.

European Central Bank founded

On May 2, 1998, the European Central Bank (ECB) was founded to set monetary policy for the sixteen EU nations who use the Euro as their primary currency. Learn more about the ECB from the organization's website.

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