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News US military lawyer for Australian terror suspect calls for abuse probe
US military lawyer for Australian terror suspect calls for abuse probe
James M Yoch Jr
November 2, 2005 04:13:00 pm

The US military lawyer representing Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks on Wednesday requested an independent investigation into Hicks' allegations of abuse at the hands of prison officials. Hicks,...

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News Arab states press Syria to cooperate with UN Hariri probe
Arab states press Syria to cooperate with UN Hariri probe
James M Yoch Jr
November 2, 2005 03:34:00 pm

Arab nations are quietly pressing Syria to fully cooperate with the international investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri following Syria's criticism Tuesday of a UN resolution ...

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News Same-sex couple petitions Israel high court to recognize Canadian gay marriage
Same-sex couple petitions Israel high court to recognize Canadian gay marriage
James M Yoch Jr
November 1, 2005 04:08:00 pm

A same-sex couple on Tuesday petitioned the Israeli High Court of Justice to force the country's Population Registry to recognize their same-sex marriage , performed legally in Toronto, Canada in July 2005. Jonathan Herland, a...

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News US frees 500 more prisoners from Abu Ghraib
US frees 500 more prisoners from Abu Ghraib
James M Yoch Jr
November 1, 2005 03:13:00 pm

The US military released 500 prisoners Tuesday from the Abu Ghraib prison in observance of Eid ul-Fitr , the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan . The 500 prisoners, like the 1,000...

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News Charges expected this week in CIA leak probe
Charges expected this week in CIA leak probe
James M Yoch Jr
October 26, 2005 04:36:00 pm

The federal grand jury investigating the leak of a CIA operative’s identity adjourned on Wednesday after meeting for three hours with Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald and his deputies. The grand jury's term,...

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News Bush administration reinstating fair wage rates for Katrina workers
Bush administration reinstating fair wage rates for Katrina workers
James M Yoch Jr
October 26, 2005 03:58:00 pm

The Bush administration announced Wednesday that on November 8 it plans to reinstate rules that ensure workers on federal Hurricane Katrina projects receive fair wages that are close to the amount of local wages on similar...

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News Specter previews confirmation hearing questions for Miers
Specter previews confirmation hearing questions for Miers
James M Yoch Jr
October 26, 2005 03:29:00 pm

US Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) previewed a range of confirmation questions for controversial US Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers Wednesday. In a letter , he told Miers she...

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News Guantanamo prisoner on hunger strike wants US court to let him starve to death
Guantanamo prisoner on hunger strike wants US court to let him starve to death
James M Yoch Jr
October 25, 2005 04:55:00 pm

A Guantanamo detainee on hunger strike has asked for a motion ordering his feeding tube to be removed so that he can starve to death, his lawyers said Tuesday. Kuwaiti Fawzi al-Odah , 28,...

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News Republican senator breaks with Bush on immigration bills
Republican senator breaks with Bush on immigration bills
James M Yoch Jr
October 25, 2005 04:27:00 pm

US Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NB) introduced a package of four bills on US immigration policy Tuesday that depart from Bush administration policy. Hagel, a possible contender for the Republican nomination in the...

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News UN certifies Iraqi constitution referendum results
UN certifies Iraqi constitution referendum results
James M Yoch Jr
October 25, 2005 04:01:00 pm

A senior UN official said Tuesday that reported election results from the October 15 referendum ratifying the Iraqi constitution are correct. Carina Perelli, director of the UN Electoral Assistance Division , called the...

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