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News DOD official says some Guantanamo detainees may be imprisoned for life
DOD official says some Guantanamo detainees may be imprisoned for life
Leslie Schulman
October 29, 2006 11:22:00 am

More than 300 prisoners now held by the US at Guantanamo Bay could remain there under US military detention for the rest of their lives, DOD Deputy Assistant Secretary for Detainee Affairs Charles "Cully" Stimson ...

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News Halliburton subsidiary breaking Iraq reconstruction rules: US  report
Halliburton subsidiary breaking Iraq reconstruction rules: US report
Leslie Schulman
October 29, 2006 10:11:00 am

Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. (KBR) has been violating a US Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) direction on classifying proprietary data by claiming protection for information normally in the public sphere, according...

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News Halliburton subsidiary breaking US Iraq reconstruction rules: government  report
Halliburton subsidiary breaking US Iraq reconstruction rules: government report
Leslie Schulman
October 29, 2006 10:11:00 am

Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. (KBR) has been violating a US Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) direction on classifying proprietary data by claiming protection for information normally in the public sphere, according...

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News Myanmar government failing to investigate rights abuse allegations:  UN
Myanmar government failing to investigate rights abuse allegations: UN
Leslie Schulman
October 21, 2006 01:02:00 pm

Repeated allegations of widespread human rights abuses in Myanmar continue to go uninvestigated by the military government and its inaction remains the primary obstacle to securing human rights in the country, according to a new UN...

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News Senior US diplomat decries French genocide denial bill as senseless
Senior US diplomat decries French genocide denial bill as senseless
Leslie Schulman
October 21, 2006 12:13:00 pm

US Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried Friday condemned the passage of a bill last week by the French lower house of parliament making it a crime to deny that killings...

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News Supreme Court rules Arizona voter ID law valid for November elections
Supreme Court rules Arizona voter ID law valid for November elections
Leslie Schulman
October 21, 2006 11:06:00 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Friday that Arizona can enforce a new law requiring voters to show government-issued ID cards at the polls for the November elections, reversing a decision [text,...

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News Iraqi PM calls for speedy Saddam trial wrap-up, death sentence
Iraqi PM calls for speedy Saddam trial wrap-up, death sentence
Leslie Schulman
October 18, 2006 08:39:00 pm

In a joint news conference Wednesday with Moqtada al-Sadr , a militant Shiite cleric and head of the Mehdi Army militia, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki expressed hope for speedy proceedings against former president Saddam Hussein...

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News Jordan military court convicts eight for plotting terror attacks on Americans
Jordan military court convicts eight for plotting terror attacks on Americans
Leslie Schulman
October 18, 2006 06:58:00 pm

A military court in Jordan found eight Islamic militants guilty Wednesday of plotting to attack Americans and Israelis in Jordan and of planning to kill US forces being trained in both Jordan and Iraq. The convicted...

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News Chirac apologizes for Armenian genocide denial bill: Turkish PM
Chirac apologizes for Armenian genocide denial bill: Turkish PM
Leslie Schulman
October 15, 2006 11:52:00 am

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told fellow members of his country's ruling party Saturday that French President Jacques Chirac has apologized to him for the French National Assembly's passage [JURIST...

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News Iraq Interior Ministry shakes up police force to stem violence and corruption
Iraq Interior Ministry shakes up police force to stem violence and corruption
Leslie Schulman
October 15, 2006 10:52:00 am

Iraq’s Interior Ministry announced Saturday that 3,000 members of its Shiite-led police force have been fired since May and top commanders have been reshuffled amid ongoing accusations of corruption and human rights violations. Up to...

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Catholic priest Girolamo Savonarola burned at the stake

Radical Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola was burned at the stake in the Republic of Florence on May 23, 1498 for preaching against the practices of the powerful within the Catholic Church, including Pope Alexander VI, and celebrating mass while excommunicated. Learn more about the life of Savonarola and his execution.

Captain Kidd hanged for piracy

On May 23, 1701, Captain William Kidd, convicted of piracy and murder, was hanged in London. His body was later tarred and hung up in a gibbet - an iron cage - at the mouth of the River Thames as a warning to others.

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South Carolina becomes eighth U.S. state

On May 23, 1788, South Carolina ratified the US Constitution, becoming the eighth American state. Learn more about the history of South Carolina.

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