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News Saddam-era judge testifies that Shiite executions followed fair trial
Saddam-era judge testifies that Shiite executions followed fair trial
Jeannie Shawl
April 6, 2006 09:16:00 am

The Saddam Hussein trial continued Thursday in Baghdad with testimony from Awad al-Bandar , the head of the Revolutionary Court who sentenced 148 Shiites to death in 1984 . Al-Bandar, one of the seven...

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News US House passes bill to limit campaign fundraising by 527 groups
US House passes bill to limit campaign fundraising by 527 groups
Jeannie Shawl
April 6, 2006 08:27:00 am

The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the 527 Reform Act of 2006 , legislation that would require non-profit political groups, called "527s" for the tax code section under which they...

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News UN member states seeking seats on new Human Rights Council
UN member states seeking seats on new Human Rights Council
Jeannie Shawl
April 5, 2006 10:55:00 am

United Nations member states have begun announcing their candidacies for membership on the newly-formed Human Rights Council in preparations for elections scheduled May 9. The UN General Assembly approved the creation of...

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News Texas prosecutor says DeLay resignation won’t affect criminal case
Texas prosecutor says DeLay resignation won’t affect criminal case
Jeannie Shawl
April 5, 2006 09:29:00 am

Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle , the Texas prosecutor in the criminal case against US Rep. Tom DeLay , has said that DeLay's resignation from Congress will not affect the case. DeLay...

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News Saddam defends execution order, condemns Interior Ministry as trial resumes
Saddam defends execution order, condemns Interior Ministry as trial resumes
Jeannie Shawl
April 5, 2006 08:26:00 am

Saddam Hussein on Wednesday defended his signing of a 1984 execution order as prosecutors began their cross examination of the former dictator before the Iraqi High Criminal Court at the...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Moussaoui eligible for death penalty
BREAKING NEWS ~ Moussaoui eligible for death penalty
Jeannie Shawl
April 3, 2006 04:09:00 pm

A jury has found Zacarias Moussaoui eligible for the death penalty for his role in the Sept. 11 terror attacks . Moussaoui pleaded guilty last year to six conspiracy charges , admitting...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Moussaoui sentencing jury reaches verdict
BREAKING NEWS ~ Moussaoui sentencing jury reaches verdict
Jeannie Shawl
April 3, 2006 03:09:00 pm

AP is reporting that court officials have said that the jury in the Zacarias Moussaoui sentencing trial has reached a verdict. The verdict will be read in court at 4 PM ET. Moussaoui pleaded guilty [JURIST...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Supreme Court rejects Padilla appeal on indefinite detention
BREAKING NEWS ~ Supreme Court rejects Padilla appeal on indefinite detention
Jeannie Shawl
April 3, 2006 10:25:00 am

The US Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of Jose Padilla , who had challenged whether an enemy combatant can be held indefinitely without charge. Padilla, the so-called dirty bomber,...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Chirac to sign CPE youth labor law despite mass protests
BREAKING NEWS ~ Chirac to sign CPE youth labor law despite mass protests
Jeannie Shawl
March 31, 2006 01:21:00 pm

French President Jacques Chirac said Friday that he will sign the First Employment Contract (CPE) , a controversial labor law which, in its current form, includes a provision allowing employers to hire workers under 26 for a...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Massachusetts high court bars same-sex marriage for non-residents
BREAKING NEWS ~ Massachusetts high court bars same-sex marriage for non-residents
Jeannie Shawl
March 30, 2006 10:17:00 am

AP is reporting that the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruled Thursday that same-sex couples from outside of Massachusetts cannot marry in the state. Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage with...

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India and Bangladesh sign friendship treaty

On March 19, 1972, India and Bangladesh signed a Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Peace for twenty-five years. The treaty recognized the independence of Bangladesh by India at the conclusion of Bangladesh's war of independence from Pakistan. The treaty expired in 1997 without renewal.

Earl Warren born

US Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren was born on March 19, 1891, in Los Angeles, California. He led the Court during a critical period of social change in the 1950s and 1960s and is perhaps best known for his Opinion in Brown v. Board of Education. Learn more about Earl Warren from the Supreme Court Historical Society, and hear him deliver the Landon Lecture at Kansas State University in 1970, shortly after his retirement, on the theme "The Alternative is Chaos."

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