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News UN rights experts urge Iran to release detained journalists
UN rights experts urge Iran to release detained journalists
Daniel Mullen
February 5, 2013 01:22:53 pm

A group of UN independent human rights experts on Tuesday urged Iran to end the recent crackdown on journalists and to release those who have been already been detained. The group includes the Special Rapporteur on freedom...

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News Military judge orders mental health exam for suspected USS Cole bomber
Military judge orders mental health exam for suspected USS Cole bomber
Daniel Mullen
February 5, 2013 12:49:39 pm

Colonel James Pohl, the military judge presiding over the trial of suspected USS Cole bomber Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri , on Monday ordered a mental health examination for the defendant to determine whether he is competent to stand...

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News Vietnam authorities release American pro-democracy activist
Vietnam authorities release American pro-democracy activist
Daniel Mullen
January 31, 2013 02:57:20 pm

Vietnamese authorities on Wednesday released and deported Vietnamese-American pro-democracy activist Nguyen Quoc Quan after nine months of detention. Quan was arrested on terrorism charges for planning protests in support of a banned group of US exiles, the...

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News China court sentences Tibetans for encouraging self-immolation
China court sentences Tibetans for encouraging self-immolation
Daniel Mullen
January 31, 2013 01:54:28 pm

A Chinese court has sentenced two Tibetans for inciting self-immolation according to a Thursday report from Xinhua , China's state news agency. The two men were charged with intentional homicide after inciting and coercing eight people...

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News Michigan governor seeks advisory opinion on right to work law
Michigan governor seeks advisory opinion on right to work law
Daniel Mullen
January 29, 2013 01:10:46 pm

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder sent a letter to the Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court on Monday requesting an advisory opinion on the constitutionality of the state's right to work law. Under...

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News Myanmar ends ban on public gatherings after 25 years
Myanmar ends ban on public gatherings after 25 years
Daniel Mullen
January 29, 2013 12:37:43 pm

Myanmar's state-run newspaper Myanma Ahlin reported Tuesday that President Thein Sein abolished Order No. 2/88, which banned gathering and delivering speeches in public by a group of five or more people. The order, which was established in...

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News UN disburses $1.3 billion in compensation for Iraq invasion of Kuwait
UN disburses $1.3 billion in compensation for Iraq invasion of Kuwait
Daniel Mullen
January 25, 2013 07:55:50 am

The UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) on Thursday announced a disbursement of $1.3 billion to two claimants who suffered damages during Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990. The two...

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News Federal judge sentences US citizen to 35 years for role in Mumbai terror attack
Federal judge sentences US citizen to 35 years for role in Mumbai terror attack
Daniel Mullen
January 24, 2013 03:09:44 pm

Judge Harry Leinenweber of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Thursday issued a 35-year prison sentence to David Coleman Headley for his role in the 2008 terror attacks in...

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News Pakistan Foreign Minister condemns US drone attacks
Pakistan Foreign Minister condemns US drone attacks
Daniel Mullen
January 22, 2013 01:27:27 pm

Pakistan's Foreign Affairs Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Tuesday condemned US drone attacks as a violation of Pakistan's sovereignty and international law. Khar stated that the drone attacks are "counterproductive" and that she plans...

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News Turkish court charges nine lawyers under anti-terrorism law
Turkish court charges nine lawyers under anti-terrorism law
Daniel Mullen
January 22, 2013 12:17:37 pm

A Turkish court on Monday charged nine lawyers for membership in an outlawed group under Turkey's anti-terrorism laws. The lawyers, including some human rights advocates , are accused of being associated with the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (RPLP)...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Ford pardoned Nixon for Watergate

On September 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford, in a televised address to the American people, pardoned ex-President Richard Nixon for any offenses committed in association with the Watergate break-in. Read the full text of Ford's address.

Treaty of San Francisco signed, officially ending WWII in the Pacific

On September 8, 1951, the Treaty of San Francisco was signed between 49 nations and Japan, ending World War II in the Pacific region. In addition to dismantling the Japanese Empire, the accord also provided for compensation to be paid by Japan to prisoners of war and civilians who were victimized by Japan during the War. Communist China did not participate in the San Francisco negotiations and thus signed the separate Treaty of Tapei with Japan.

Ford pardoned Nixon

On Sepetmber 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford pardoned predecessor Richard Nixon for any crimes he may have committed or participated in while in office. Read President Ford's remarks explaining the pardon.

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