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News DOJ opens criminal investigation into Goldman Sachs: report
DOJ opens criminal investigation into Goldman Sachs: report
Jonathan Cohen
April 30, 2010 04:25:30 pm

Law enforcement officials on Thursday told the Wall Street Journal that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is opening a criminal investigation of Goldman, Sachs & Co. for possible securities fraud...

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DOJ opens criminal investigation into Goldman Sachs: report
Jonathan Cohen
April 30, 2010 03:23:00 pm

Law enforcement officials on Thursday told the Wall Street Journal that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is opening a criminal investigation of Goldman, Sachs & Co. for possible securities fraud...

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News US prosecutors charge 2 New York residents with providing material support to al Qaeda
US prosecutors charge 2 New York residents with providing material support to al Qaeda
Jonathan Cohen
April 30, 2010 02:33:19 pm

The US government on Friday charged two Brooklyn men with conspiracy to provide material support to al Qaeda . The two men allegedly received at least $50,000 for...

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US prosecutors charge 2 New York residents with providing material support to al Qaeda
Jonathan Cohen
April 30, 2010 02:33:00 pm

The US government on Friday charged two Brooklyn men with conspiracy to provide material support to al Qaeda . The two men allegedly received at least $50,000 for...

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News Suu Kyi files suit in Myanmar to stop dissolution of opposition party
Suu Kyi files suit in Myanmar to stop dissolution of opposition party
Jonathan Cohen
April 29, 2010 04:06:39 pm

Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi , filed suit Thursday in Myanmar's Supreme Court to stop the dissolution of her opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) under a controversial election law ....

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Senate Democrats introduce bill to limit corporate campaign spending
Jonathan Cohen
April 29, 2010 04:04:26 pm

A group of Senate Democrats on Thursday introduced legislation aimed at curbing foreign and corporate influence in elections after a recent Supreme Court decision eased restrictions on campaign spending . In Citizens United v....

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Suu Kyi files suit in Myanmar to stop dissolution of opposition party
Jonathan Cohen
April 29, 2010 02:03:00 pm

Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi , filed suit Thursday in Myanmar's Supreme Court to stop the dissolution of her opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) under a controversial election law ....

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News Senate Democrats introduce bill to limit corporate campaign spending
Senate Democrats introduce bill to limit corporate campaign spending
Jonathan Cohen
April 29, 2010 01:00:00 pm

A group of Senate Democrats on Thursday introduced legislation aimed at curbing foreign and corporate influence in elections after a recent Supreme Court decision eased restrictions on campaign spending . In Citizens United v....

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News US prosecutors indict 11 suspected Somali pirates
US prosecutors indict 11 suspected Somali pirates
Jonathan Cohen
April 23, 2010 02:47:00 pm

US federal prosecutors have charged a group of 11 suspected Somali pirates in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia , according to indictments unsealed Friday. The US District Attorney...

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Civil rights groups seek suspension of airport full body scanners
Jonathan Cohen
April 22, 2010 10:17:00 am

A group of more than 30 privacy and civil liberty groups on Wednesday asked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to suspend the full body scanner program being implemented by the...

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Vienna riots kill 89+

On July 15, 1927, a riot erupted in Vienna over the acquittal of three conservative paramilitary members accused of firing on a group of socialists, killing war veteran Matthias Csmarits and 8-year-old Josef Grössing. The riots resulted in the burning of Vienna's Palace of Justice, which is the seat of the country's Supreme Court, as well at least 89 deaths. Learn more from the city of Vienna.

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On July 15, 1949, Congress passed the Federal Housing Act to fund slum clearance and low-rent public housing projects. Learn more about the history of federal housing policy.

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