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News Bush administration asks appeals court to allow secret searches of records
Bush administration asks appeals court to allow secret searches of records
Kate Heneroty
May 27, 2005 05:53:00 pm

The Bush administration has asked the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a decision made last year by a US District Court preventing the government from conducting secret searches of communications records. The...

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News South African court censors newspaper scandal report
South African court censors newspaper scandal report
Kate Heneroty
May 27, 2005 05:18:00 pm

The Johannesburg High Court has banned the release of a newspaper article revealing a corruption scandal involving the nation's ruling African National Congress (ANC) , requiring South Africa's leading independant newspaper, the Mail and Guardian ,...

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News US Labor Department to compensate sick nuclear weapons workers
US Labor Department to compensate sick nuclear weapons workers
Kate Heneroty
May 27, 2005 04:48:00 pm

Former US nuclear weapons workers can soon start filing claims for compensation for exposure to radiation and other industrial toxins while working on cold-war era nuclear weapons. The program details [DOL procedures for filing...

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US refuses Venezuelan request to extradite Cuban bombing suspect
Kate Heneroty
May 27, 2005 04:08:00 pm

The Bush administration Friday refused a request to extradite Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles to Venezuela, citing inadequate supporting evidence. Carriles is suspected of bombing a plane carrying 73 people to Caracas and has been charged by US authorities...

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Former Clinton aide acquitted of fundraising fraud
Kate Heneroty
May 27, 2005 03:06:00 pm

The former national finance director of the Hillary Rodham Clinton Senate campaign, David Rosen, was acquitted Friday of two counts of making false statements to the Federal Election Commission. Prosecutors argued that Rosen lied to conceal the...

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African Union seeks $480m for Sudan peacekeeping
Kate Heneroty
May 25, 2005 11:01:00 am

International donors and African countries meet Thursday to discuss increasing their support for the African Union's peacekeeping efforts. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and AU Chairman Alpha Oumar Konaré will host the conference, which will bring together officials from the...

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Amnesty report accuses US of violating torture ban
Kate Heneroty
May 25, 2005 10:34:00 am

Amnesty International Wednesday released its 2005 Report , condemning governments for failing to show principled leadership, betraying promises on human rights, failing to confront their lack of success with fighting terrorism, and persisting with failed but politically...

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Indiana executes potential organ donor
Kate Heneroty
May 25, 2005 10:11:00 am

Indiana governor Mitch Daniels refused to grant clemency or a 90-day stay of execution for Gregory Scott Johnson, a convicted murderer who hoped to give his kidney and liver...

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Debate on Bolton nomination to begin in Senate
Kate Heneroty
May 25, 2005 09:43:00 am

Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), has dropped her plan to use procedural delays to postpone a debate on the nomination of John Bolton to become US Ambassador to the United Nations. Senate Majority leader Bill Frist (R-TN)...

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House votes on stem cells despite presidential veto threat
Kate Heneroty
May 25, 2005 08:15:00 am

The US House voted 238-194 Tuesday to loosen restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research and the legislation now goes to the Senate, where it has strong bi-partisan support. However, President Bush has promised ...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Chief Justice Taft resigned

On February 3, 1930, Chief Justice William Howard Taft, former President of the United States, resigned from the United States Supreme Court for health reasons. He died 5 weeks later. Learn more about the life and career(s) of William Howard Taft and review his complex medical history.

Last execution in Australia

On February 3, 1967, Ronald Ryan became the last person executed in Australia. He was hanged in Pentridge Prison in Melbourne for killing a guard during an escape attempt. Belief in Ryan's innocence led to protests across the country, culminating in the Death Penalty Abolition Act of 1973. The Last Man Hanged, a documentary about the execution of Ronald Ryan, was released in 1993.

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