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News North Korea detains two US journalists accused of crossing border
North Korea detains two US journalists accused of crossing border
Lucas Tanglen
March 22, 2009 10:38:00 am

Authorities in North Korea have detained two American journalists who allegedly crossed into the country from China , official news agency KCNA confirmed Saturday. Laura Ling and Euna Lee were reporting on North...

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UN rights chief praises reinstatement of Pakistan chief justice
Lucas Tanglen
March 18, 2009 09:27:00 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday praised the reinstatement of Pakistan Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry ....

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News Military appeals court upholds dismissal of charges against Haditha killings defendant
Military appeals court upholds dismissal of charges against Haditha killings defendant
Lucas Tanglen
March 18, 2009 08:09:00 am

The US Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals upheld Tuesday a military judge's dismissal of the charges against Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani , the top-ranking US Marine to face court-martial [JURIST...

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News Bolivia president begins redistributing land under new constitution
Bolivia president begins redistributing land under new constitution
Lucas Tanglen
March 15, 2009 11:39:00 am

Bolivian President Evo Morales , empowered by his country's new constitution , began redistributing land to indigenous farmers Saturday. In a ceremony on part of the land seized by the government from large...

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News Kenya rights activists fleeing country after UN report release: AP
Kenya rights activists fleeing country after UN report release: AP
Lucas Tanglen
March 15, 2009 10:39:00 am

Rights activists in Kenya have faced threats since the release in February of a UN report accusing the government of widespread extrajudicial executions, prompting some to leave the country or go into hiding ,...

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News Bangladesh considers court-martial for mutiny suspects
Bangladesh considers court-martial for mutiny suspects
Lucas Tanglen
March 8, 2009 11:41:00 am

Bangladeshi officials said Saturday that the government is considering trying by court-martial the more than 1,000 border guards accused of participating in the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny , which killed dozens of top BDR...

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News Guantanamo ex-detainee claims memos show UK involved in alleged torture
Guantanamo ex-detainee claims memos show UK involved in alleged torture
Lucas Tanglen
March 8, 2009 09:55:00 am

Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed claimed in Sunday media reports that documents sent from MI5 to the CIA show that the British intelligence agency was involved...

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News Italy ratifies provision banning death penalty for all purposes
Italy ratifies provision banning death penalty for all purposes
Lucas Tanglen
March 4, 2009 05:07:00 pm

Italy formally agreed to abolish the death penalty for all purposes by ratifying Protocol 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights , the Council of Europe (COE) announced Tuesday. Italy is the 41st...

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Senate committee considers ‘truth commission’ to investigate Bush policies
Lucas Tanglen
March 4, 2009 03:38:00 pm

Chairman of the US Senate Judiciary Committee Patrick Leahy (D-VT) called for the creation of a truth commission to investigate the national security policies of the George W. Bush...

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News Bangladesh police charge more than 1,000 in border guards mutiny
Bangladesh police charge more than 1,000 in border guards mutiny
Lucas Tanglen
March 1, 2009 11:18:00 am

Police in Bangladesh on Sunday charged more than 1,000 members of the paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in last week's border guards mutiny , which killed dozens of top BDR officers, including the...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First impeachment trial began in US Senate

On December 17, 1798, the US Senate began its first impeachment trial. Senator William Blount of Tennessee, a land speculator, was accused of plotting with England to wrest control of Florida from Spain. The Senate ultimately dismissed the charges for lack of jurisdiction—and, perhaps incidentally, lack of Blount, who had gone to Tennessee and had refused to return to the Senate for trial. Read more on the trial of William Blount.

Simon Bolivar dies

On December 17, 1830, South American revolutionary Simon Bolivar died in Colombia. During his lifetime, Bolivar led successful revolutions against Spanish colonial rule throughout South America. His efforts led to the independence of the modern-day nations of Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Panama, Ecuador and Bolivia, a nation named in his honor.

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