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News Third Circuit strikes down abortion clinic layered protest zones
Third Circuit strikes down abortion clinic layered protest zones
Steve Czajkowski
November 3, 2009 07:08:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has struck down a City of Pittsburgh ordinance that created a layered zone structure to prevent protesters from gathering outside...

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News Six Uighur Guantanamo detainees transferred to Palau
Six Uighur Guantanamo detainees transferred to Palau
Steve Czajkowski
November 1, 2009 09:48:00 am

Six Chinese Uighur Guantanamo Bay detainees were transferred to the Republic of Palau Saturday, according to the US Department of Justice (DOJ) . The six men, Ahmad Tourson, Abdul Ghappar Abdul...

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News Berlusconi corruption trial set for November 27
Berlusconi corruption trial set for November 27
Steve Czajkowski
November 1, 2009 08:04:00 am

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will stand trial for corruption charges on November 27, according to court officials Saturday. The trial date follows a decision by the Italian Constitutional Court [official...

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News Iraq renews call for UN inquiry after recent bombings
Iraq renews call for UN inquiry after recent bombings
Steve Czajkowski
October 27, 2009 09:14:00 am

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari on Monday renewed calls for a formal UN inquiry to investigate those responsible for bombings in the country following twin suicide bombings in Baghdad Sunday, which are believed to have...

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News Sierra Leone war crimes court upholds sentences of former guerilla leaders
Sierra Leone war crimes court upholds sentences of former guerilla leaders
Steve Czajkowski
October 27, 2009 08:08:00 am

The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) on Monday upheld the convictions of three former rebel leaders of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) , in what is to be the...

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US ‘swine flu’ emergency declaration allows regulatory waivers
Steve Czajkowski
October 25, 2009 10:01:00 am

US President Barack Obama's Saturday emergency declaration on the H1N1 flu has granted Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius authority under section 1135 of the...

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News Afghanistan runoff set after UN-backed election commission rejects votes
Afghanistan runoff set after UN-backed election commission rejects votes
Steve Czajkowski
October 20, 2009 07:56:00 am

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday agreed to a runoff election against challenger Abdullah Abdullah after the UN-backed Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) announced Monday that it had...

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UN rights council adopts Gaza conflict report
Steve Czajkowski
October 18, 2009 11:06:00 am

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed a resolution Friday endorsing the final report of the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict , which recommends that both Israel...

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News Zimbabwe opposition cabinet nominee trial delayed
Zimbabwe opposition cabinet nominee trial delayed
Steve Czajkowski
October 18, 2009 10:04:00 am

Proceedings against Zimbabwe Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party treasurer and deputy agriculture minister-nominee Roy Bennett were delayed Saturday, after his lawyers requested more time to develop their defense. Bennett faces charges...

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News Pakistan court drops charges against leader of group suspected in Mumbai terror attacks
Pakistan court drops charges against leader of group suspected in Mumbai terror attacks
Steve Czajkowski
October 13, 2009 08:28:00 am

A Pakistani court on Monday dismissed charges against Islamic cleric Hafiz Muhammad Saeed , the founder and leader of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), an Islamic group suspected of playing a key role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks...

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French novelist defended Dreyfus in open letter

On January 13, 1898, the French journalist and novelist Emile Zola published an open letter entitled J'accuse in defense of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish officer in the French army who had been dubiously convicted of spying. Learn more about the Dreyfus Affair. Sentenced to prison for libel, Zola fled to England; he was granted amnesty and returned to France, but died of carbon monoxide poisoning before Dreyfus was exonerated.

Douglas Wilder takes office as first elected black governor

On January 13, 1990, Lawrence Douglas Wilder was sworn in as the governor of Virginia by former US Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell. Wilder was the first African-American to be elected governor of a U.S. state. He would also serve as Mayor of Richmond, the state's capital city, from 2005 through 2009. Learn more about the life and career of Douglas Wilder.

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