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News Former Hollinger president sentenced to 29 months for mail fraud
Former Hollinger president sentenced to 29 months for mail fraud
Jeannie Shawl
December 17, 2007 02:07:00 pm

Former Hollinger International President David Radler was sentenced Monday by a US federal judge to 29 months in prison. Radler pleaded guilty in 2005 to one count of mail fraud after agreeing to serve...

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News Malaysia drops attempted murder charges against ethnic Indian protesters
Malaysia drops attempted murder charges against ethnic Indian protesters
Jeannie Shawl
December 17, 2007 11:53:00 am

Prosecutors in Malaysia on Monday dropped attempted murder charges brought against 26 ethnic Indians for their role in anti-discrimination demonstrations held last month. The defendants have instead pleaded guilty to lesser charges of illegal assembly,...

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News New Jersey governor signs bill abolishing death penalty
New Jersey governor signs bill abolishing death penalty
Jeannie Shawl
December 17, 2007 11:15:00 am

New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine on Monday signed into law a bill ending the use of capital punishment , making New Jersey the first state to abolish the use of the death penalty since the US...

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News White House seeking control over JAG promotions: Boston Globe
White House seeking control over JAG promotions: Boston Globe
Jeannie Shawl
December 17, 2007 10:58:00 am

The Bush administration has proposed a draft regulation that would give political appointees in the Defense Department a role in the promotion of military lawyers working as members of the Judge Advocate General Corps, the Boston Globe reported over...

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News House panel to probe CIA destruction of interrogation videos despite DOJ request
House panel to probe CIA destruction of interrogation videos despite DOJ request
Jeannie Shawl
December 17, 2007 10:18:00 am

The ranking member of the US House Select Committee on Intelligence said Sunday that the committee would proceed with its investigation into the CIA's destruction of videotapes showing the interrogation of terror suspects, despite the...

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UN climate conference pledges new global warming pact by 2009
Jeannie Shawl
December 15, 2007 09:22:00 pm

Participants in the United Nations Climate Change Conference agreed in Bali, Indonesia Saturday to a timetable for negotiating a new international treaty on global warming . Under the "Bali Roadmap" [PDF text; press...

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News DOJ refusing to turn over info on CIA interrogation tapes probe
DOJ refusing to turn over info on CIA interrogation tapes probe
Jeannie Shawl
December 15, 2007 10:07:00 am

US Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Friday that the Department of Justice will not provide information to congressional officials regarding its ongoing probe into the CIA's destruction of videotapes showing the interrogation of terror suspects. In a...

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UN panel ends mandate of Darfur human rights monitors
Jeannie Shawl
December 15, 2007 09:00:00 am

The UN Human Rights Council voted Friday to end the mandate of a group of seven human rights experts tasked with monitoring the rights situation in the Darfur region in Sudan. The council did,...

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Serbia seeking ICJ advisory opinion on Kosovo independence
Jeannie Shawl
December 13, 2007 05:49:00 pm

Serbian President Boris Tadic has said that Serbia country is planning to file a petition with the UN Security Council seeking an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on the legality of independence for the...

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Senate judiciary panel approves contempt citations against White House aides
Jeannie Shawl
December 13, 2007 02:32:00 pm

The US Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-7 Thursday to report contempt of Congress resolutions to the full Senate for White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove over...

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