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News UK spy agency chief refuses to testify in parliament rendition probe
UK spy agency chief refuses to testify in parliament rendition probe
Jaime Jansen
August 1, 2006 12:41:00 pm

Eliza Manningham-Buller , the head of Britain's domestic spy agency MI5 , has refused to testify before a joint parliamentary human rights committee investigating terror practices, saying she can appear before only the Intelligence and...

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Congo opposition party claims fraud in presidential election
Jaime Jansen
August 1, 2006 11:59:00 am

The Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD) , an opposition group and former rebel group, on Tuesday alleged widespread election fraud in Sunday's election , and threatened to challenge the election in court if...

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News US Army general who ran Gitmo, oversaw Iraq detentions resigns with honors
US Army general who ran Gitmo, oversaw Iraq detentions resigns with honors
Jaime Jansen
August 1, 2006 11:15:00 am

US Army Major General Geoffrey Miller , the former commander of Guantanamo Bay , retired from the Army Monday with honors. Miller ran Guantanamo from 2002 to 2004, and served as a consultant at...

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News Libby lawyers seek to use memory expert in CIA leak trial
Libby lawyers seek to use memory expert in CIA leak trial
Jaime Jansen
August 1, 2006 10:21:00 am

Attorneys representing I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby , the former chief of staff for Vice President Cheney, on Monday asked US District Judge Reggie Walton to allow expert testimony from a memory specialist at Libby's upcoming...

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News DOJ appeals ruling allowing NSA wiretapping lawsuit to proceed
DOJ appeals ruling allowing NSA wiretapping lawsuit to proceed
Jaime Jansen
August 1, 2006 09:43:00 am

Lawyers from the US Department of Justice on Monday appealed a federal court decision that allowed a challenge to the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance program to go forward, arguing to the...

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Pinochet questioned by Chile judge in ex-army chief assassination probe
Jaime Jansen
August 1, 2006 09:02:00 am

Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was questioned Monday by Judge Alejandro Solis about the assassination of General Carlos Prats shortly after Pinochet came to power following a 1973 coup [BBC...

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News Guantanamo Bay detainees attacked guards hundreds of times: DOD records
Guantanamo Bay detainees attacked guards hundreds of times: DOD records
Jaime Jansen
August 1, 2006 08:00:00 am

Detainees at the US detention center at Guantanamo Bay have used items found in their cells to attack military guards hundreds of times, according to Pentagon memos released through a Freedom of Information Act...

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Federal judge rejects Minnesota adult video games law
Jaime Jansen
July 31, 2006 02:33:00 pm

A federal judge has blocked a Minnesota law scheduled to take effect Tuesday that would have imposed a fine of up to $25 on minors who purchase video games rated for adults and would have required retailers to...

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News South Africa judge postpones Zuma corruption trial until September
South Africa judge postpones Zuma corruption trial until September
Jaime Jansen
July 31, 2006 01:09:00 pm

The judge presiding over the much-anticipated corruption trial of former South Africa deputy president Jacob Zuma Monday postponed proceedings until September 5. The prosecution sought to have the trial postponed for further investigation, while the defense sought...

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News Israel sentences first officer refusing to serve in Lebanon conflict
Israel sentences first officer refusing to serve in Lebanon conflict
Jaime Jansen
July 31, 2006 12:03:00 pm

Israeli authorities have sentenced an army officer to 28 days in a military prison for refusing to serve in the ongoing Israeli military campaign in Lebanon , according to Israeli media reports Monday. Reserve Captain Amir Paster,...

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First American anti-slavery society organized

On April 14, 1775, Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush of Philadelphia helped organize the first American society for the abolition of slavery.

Learn more about the Pennsylvania Abolition Society.

USSR agrees to leave Afghanistan

On April 14, 1988, the USSR signed the Geneva Accords, pledging to withdraw its military forces from Afghanistan. Soviet troops had been in the country since the USSR invaded in 1979 in order to support the communist government there. In addition to setting a timetable for Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Geneva Accords further defined the terms of relations between the government of Pakistan and the communist government of Afghanistan, providing for the return of prisoners and non-interference in the affairs of the other nation.

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