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News Alabama AG asks state high court to weigh in on immigration law
Alabama AG asks state high court to weigh in on immigration law
Julia Zebley
August 11, 2011 02:01:52 pm

The Alabama Attorney General's Office on Wednesday requested that a certified question be answered by the Alabama Supreme Court before the legal battle over the state's controversial immigration law commences in the...

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News Ivory Coast president’s forces continuing extrajudicial killings: UN
Ivory Coast president’s forces continuing extrajudicial killings: UN
Julia Zebley
August 11, 2011 01:12:06 pm

A representative for the UN Mission in the Ivory Coast (MINUCI) confirmed that forces loyal to President Alassane Ouattara are continuing to kill civilians and opposition members in his name, with...

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News Bali nightclub bombing suspect extradited to Indonesia
Bali nightclub bombing suspect extradited to Indonesia
Julia Zebley
August 11, 2011 11:05:20 am

Pakistan extradited Umar Patek, the confessed bomb maker in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombing , to Indonesia on Thursday. Patek will be charged under the Indonesian criminal code rather than its terrorism laws. Reportedly, he...

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News Vietnam court sentences blogger to 3 years for subversion
Vietnam court sentences blogger to 3 years for subversion
Julia Zebley
August 11, 2011 09:30:33 am

A Vietnam court sentenced blogger and professor Pham Minh Hoang , alias Phan Kien Quoc, to three years in prison Wednesday for anti-government articles, accusing him of "attempted subversion." Hoang reportedly joined the pro-democracy group Viet Tan...

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News Ivory Coast ex-president’s son, 12 others charged with post-election violence
Ivory Coast ex-president’s son, 12 others charged with post-election violence
Julia Zebley
August 10, 2011 02:55:09 pm

The son of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo , Michel Gbagbo, and 12 other Gbagbo allies were charged Wednesday with committing acts of post-election violence . The 13 men are charged with armed insurrection and...

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News UN rights body urged to condemn Syria violence
UN rights body urged to condemn Syria violence
Julia Zebley
August 10, 2011 02:05:22 pm

Twenty-seven rights groups called Tuesday for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to convene a special session on Syria . The organizations asked the council to end its silence on Syria, especially in light of the...

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News California governor signs law awarding all of state’s electoral votes to popular vote winner
California governor signs law awarding all of state’s electoral votes to popular vote winner
Julia Zebley
August 10, 2011 12:16:13 pm

California Governor Jerry Brown on Monday signed into law AB 459 , an interstate compact which would deliver all 55 of California's electoral college votes to the winner of the national...

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News Unknown western nation funding investigation of Syria: report
Unknown western nation funding investigation of Syria: report
Julia Zebley
August 10, 2011 11:24:46 am

An unknown Western country is funding an investigation into Syria's recent human rights abuses, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday. A diplomat acknowledged that an anonymous Western nation is working to collect enough testimony to potentially try...

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News Iraq passes controversial journalism protection law
Iraq passes controversial journalism protection law
Julia Zebley
August 10, 2011 08:55:30 am

The Iraqi Parliament passed a bill Tuesday proclaiming to guarantee more protections and rights for journalists, although several journalist rights groups have opposed the law's passage. The Journalists Protection Law, originally...

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News Cuba high court upholds US contractor’s 15-year sentence
Cuba high court upholds US contractor’s 15-year sentence
Julia Zebley
August 5, 2011 12:29:34 pm

The Supreme Court of Cuba on Friday upheld a 15-year sentence for Alan Gross, a US citizen accused of "acts against the independence or integrity of the state." Gross...

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Alabama governor Wallace deployed National Guard to stop integration of Tuskegee High

On September 2, 1963, then-Alabama Governor George Wallace surrounded the Tuskegee High School with Alabama National Guard troops in an effort to prevent its integration pursuant to a federal court order in Lee vs. Macon County. In response, President John F. Kennedy federalized the Guard and sent it back to its barracks.

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