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News Former Guantanamo military lawyer convicted of leaking detainee names
Former Guantanamo military lawyer convicted of leaking detainee names
Michael Sung
May 18, 2007 08:37:00 am

US Navy Lt. Cmdr. Matthew M. Diaz, a former staff judge advocate stationed at Guantanamo Bay , was convicted Thursday of one count of communicating secret information that could be used to injure the United States and...

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News El-Masri ordered to German mental hospital after arson arrest
El-Masri ordered to German mental hospital after arson arrest
Michael Sung
May 18, 2007 07:59:00 am

Khaled El-Masri , the German citizen allegedly kidnapped by the CIA in 2003, is suspected of arson at a wholesale market in Germany and has been ordered by a judge to be admitted to a psychiatric institution,...

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News Ukraine Constitutional Court chief resigns as dissolution deliberations continue
Ukraine Constitutional Court chief resigns as dissolution deliberations continue
Michael Sung
May 17, 2007 12:25:00 pm

Ivan Dombrovsky, chairperson of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine , resigned without elaboration Thursday as the 18-judge court continued to deliberate the constitutionality of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko's April 2 decree dissolving...

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News UK appeals court restores control order for terror suspect
UK appeals court restores control order for terror suspect
Michael Sung
May 17, 2007 11:14:00 am

The UK Court of Appeal Thursday restored a control order on a terrorist suspect identified only as "E". The court held that a prior ruling wrongly required Home Secretary John Reid to consider...

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News British MPs support copyright extension for sound recordings
British MPs support copyright extension for sound recordings
Michael Sung
May 17, 2007 10:37:00 am

The British House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee released a report Wednesday recommending that the government "bring forward proposals" to the European Commission "for an extension of copyright term for sound recordings to at...

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News Pakistan Supreme Court extends suspension of Chaudhry inquiry
Pakistan Supreme Court extends suspension of Chaudhry inquiry
Michael Sung
May 17, 2007 09:57:00 am

The Supreme Court of Pakistan Thursday extended the suspension of the Supreme Judicial Council's (SJC) inquiry into the alleged misconduct of ousted Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry , denying a government...

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News DHS traveler screening program violates privacy laws: GAO
DHS traveler screening program violates privacy laws: GAO
Michael Sung
May 17, 2007 09:18:00 am

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report Wednesday criticizing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Customs and Border Protection Agency's Automated Targeting System [DHS backgrounder, PDF;...

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News DOJ considered firing quarter of US Attorneys: WashPost
DOJ considered firing quarter of US Attorneys: WashPost
Michael Sung
May 17, 2007 07:59:00 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) considered replacing at least 26 of 93 US Attorneys between February 2005 and December 2006, a much higher number than previously acknowledged by officials, according to a report in Thursday's Washington Post. Documents...

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News Activists urging release of Myanmar democracy advocate arrested
Activists urging release of Myanmar democracy advocate arrested
Michael Sung
May 16, 2007 02:33:00 pm

Fifteen activists involved in a prayer vigil calling for the release of Myanmar Nobel laureate and political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi were arrested Wednesday and released later in the day by the military government...

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News Massachusetts court recognizes in-state same-sex marriages of New Yorkers
Massachusetts court recognizes in-state same-sex marriages of New Yorkers
Michael Sung
May 16, 2007 01:25:00 pm

Judge Thomas E. Connolly of the Massachusetts Suffolk County Superior Court has ruled that the marriages of more than 170 same-sex couples from New York who married in Massachusetts before the New York Court of Appeals upheld...

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English Queen consort Anne Boleyn arrested on adultery accusations

English Queen consort Anne Boleyn, whom King Henry VIII married after famously divorcing Catherine of Aragon, was arrested on charges of adultery on May 2, 1536. The following trial, orchestrated by prominent minister of state Thomas Cromwell, led to Anne's conviction and eventual execution two weeks after her arrest despite Anne's denial of the charges. Henry VIII would marry Jane Seymour later that month. Learn more about Anne Boleyn.

FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover died

Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died on May 2, 1972 at age 77, having led the agency since 1924. He built his reputation on battling bootleggers during Prohibition and communist and pro-rights groups after World War II. Review Hoover's official FBI personnel file, released under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act.

European Central Bank founded

On May 2, 1998, the European Central Bank (ECB) was founded to set monetary policy for the sixteen EU nations who use the Euro as their primary currency. Learn more about the ECB from the organization's website.

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