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News Sri Lanka court rules on custody of tsunami baby
Sri Lanka court rules on custody of tsunami baby
Matt Lubniewski
February 14, 2005 01:40:00 pm

DNA tests announced in a Sri Lanka court Monday confirmed that "Baby 81," a baby boy rescued from debris in the wake of the tsunami, does in fact belong to the couple who had launched a legal...

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Yemen puts 11 al Qaeda suspects on trial
Matt Lubniewski
February 14, 2005 01:26:00 pm

Eleven al Qaeda suspects began their trial in Yemen on Monday, charged with trying to support insurgents battling against US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. The defendants were also charged with planning attacks in Yemen. The defendants admitted to...

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News At Gonzales swearing-in, Bush urges renewal of Patriot Act
At Gonzales swearing-in, Bush urges renewal of Patriot Act
Matt Lubniewski
February 14, 2005 01:20:00 pm

President Bush on Monday urged Congress to re-authorize the USA Patriot Act, the widely-criticized legislation passed in the wake of September 11. "We must not allow the passage of time or the illusion of safety to weaken our resolve...

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News Apple, Sony sued in France over DRM
Apple, Sony sued in France over DRM
Matt Lubniewski
February 14, 2005 01:07:00 pm

Apple Computer and Sony will appear in a French court over claims that their respective music download sites, iTunes and Connect, are deceptive and force customers to buy other products which are tied together. The French consumer group Union...

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News Israel considers detaining right-wingers opposed to Gaza pullout
Israel considers detaining right-wingers opposed to Gaza pullout
Matt Lubniewski
February 14, 2005 12:56:00 pm

Israeli Internal Security Minister Gideon Ezra has told the Jerusalem Post that he is in favor of placing certain radicals opposed to Prime Minister Sharon's plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip in administrative detention, i.e hold them...

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News Michigan governor changes stand on display of Ten Commandments
Michigan governor changes stand on display of Ten Commandments
Matt Lubniewski
February 14, 2005 12:55:00 pm

Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm backed off her earlier support for displaying the Ten Commandments in the state Capitol, and said on Monday that she now believes such a display would be unconstitutional. On Friday, the governor had...

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News Eight more Air Force contracts investigated for illegal influence
Eight more Air Force contracts investigated for illegal influence
Matt Lubniewski
February 14, 2005 12:18:00 pm

The Pentagon announced on Monday that it is investigating eight additional Air Force contracts to determine if they were a product of illegal influence or manipulation by Darleen Druyun. Druyun, a former Air Force official, was convicted...

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News Ukraine attorney general says Yushchenko probably poisoned by government
Ukraine attorney general says Yushchenko probably poisoned by government
Matt Lubniewski
February 10, 2005 09:48:00 am

Ukraine's attorney general, Svyatoslav Piskun, said Wednesday in an article published in Austria's Der Standard newspaper that he has evidence that newly-elected President Viktor Yushchenko was deliberately poisoned last year, and that it was probably...

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White House asks DC Circuit to settle detainee rulings
Matt Lubniewski
February 10, 2005 08:55:00 am

The Bush administration asked the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit late Wednesday to expeditiously decide whether Guantanamo detainees can challenge their confinement in court. Two district court judges recently issued conflicting rulings on the...

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North Korea acknowledges nuclear weapons
Matt Lubniewski
February 10, 2005 08:28:00 am

For the first time publicly, North Korea acknowledged Thursday that it has nuclear weapons, and said it has pulled out of a six-nation negotiation aimed at persuading the communist country to abandon its nuclear ambitions....

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Slave revolt leader Nat Turner arrested

US slave revolt leader Nat Turner was arrested in Virginia on October 30, 1831. Turner, inspired by a religious vision, led a rebellion in August of that year which resulted in the deaths of 55 white people, including the family who enslaved Turner. White mobs later killed between 36 and 102 Black people in retaliation for the attacks. After his October capture, Turner became one of 55 people to be executed by Virginia in connection with the rebellion. Learn more about Nat Turner and Turner's Rebellion.

Russians granted basic civil liberties

On October 30, 1905 [October 17 in the Julian Calendar], Tsar Nicholas II granted Russians basic civil liberties in the October Manifesto.

Roosevelt approves $1 billion in aid to WWII Allies under Lend-Lease Act

On October 30, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt approved $1 billion in wartime aid to the Allies under the Lend-Lease Act. America did not formally enter World War II until December of 1941, but the US Government nonetheless provided crucial aid to the Allied Powers from the passage of the Lend-Lease Act in March of 1941 through the end of the war. The Lend-Lease Agreement between the US and the UK was formalized the following year.

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