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News Libya high court vacates death sentences in Bulgarian AIDS case, orders retrial
Libya high court vacates death sentences in Bulgarian AIDS case, orders retrial
Sara R. Parsowith
December 25, 2005 03:45:00 pm

Libya's Supreme Court Sunday disposed of the death-by-firing-squad sentences given to five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor jailed since 1999 and convicted of infecting more than 400 children with the HIV virus . The case was sent...

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News Iraq calls for re-arrest of released Hussein aides
Iraq calls for re-arrest of released Hussein aides
Sara R. Parsowith
December 25, 2005 03:30:00 pm

Iraqi National Security Adviser Mowaffak al-Rubaie has said that he wants to see the re-arrest of Saddam Hussein's former top weapons aides after the US military confirmed the release from custody of 14 more high-ranking...

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News Senate to widen scope of warrantless wiretaps investigation
Senate to widen scope of warrantless wiretaps investigation
Sara R. Parsowith
December 25, 2005 03:22:00 pm

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) said Saturday that members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee intend to expand their probe into warrantless wiretaps within the US after the weekend disclosure that the National Security Agency [official...

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News China putting ex-NYT journalist on trial in leak case
China putting ex-NYT journalist on trial in leak case
Sara R. Parsowith
December 25, 2005 02:44:00 pm

China announced Saturday on the last working day that prosecutors were able to bring the case that it is putting journalist Zhao Yan on trial for stealing state secrets and fraud within the next...

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News Former Hollinger head pleads not guilty to new felony charges
Former Hollinger head pleads not guilty to new felony charges
Sara R. Parsowith
December 16, 2005 02:40:00 pm

Canadian-born media tycoon Conrad Black , former chairman of publishing giant Hollinger International, pleaded not guilty in Chicago Friday to an additional four felony counts that include racketeering and obstruction of justice. Black,...

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News Turkish freedom of expression trial adjourned until February
Turkish freedom of expression trial adjourned until February
Sara R. Parsowith
December 16, 2005 10:03:00 am

The trial of Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk for slander against the state was adjourned Friday until February 7, 2006 to give Turkey's Justice Ministry time to decide if the case is in line with judicial procedures after...

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News Austria begins Holocaust compensation process
Austria begins Holocaust compensation process
Sara R. Parsowith
December 16, 2005 09:33:00 am

Austria Thursday mailed notifications to the first survivors of the Holocaust eligible for payments in its 2001 General Settlement Fund which compensates victims robbed of businesses, property, bank accounts and insurance policies under the...

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News Bush authorized warrantless phone, email tracking of US residents
Bush authorized warrantless phone, email tracking of US residents
Sara R. Parsowith
December 16, 2005 08:25:00 am

A 2002 Presidential order issued in the aftermath of 9/11 authorized the US National Security Agency (NSA) to secretly monitor the international telephone calls and international e-mail messages of possibly thousands of US residents without warrants over...

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News Illinois court throws out $10.1 billion tobacco judgment
Illinois court throws out $10.1 billion tobacco judgment
Sara R. Parsowith
December 15, 2005 12:55:00 pm

The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a $10.1 billion judgment against Philip Morris USA in a case where the tobacco company had been found liable for defrauding customers into believing that light...

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News House backs proposed torture ban
House backs proposed torture ban
Sara R. Parsowith
December 15, 2005 07:06:00 am

The US House of Representatives late Wednesday voted 308-122 in support of the so-called McCain Amendment , designed to prohibit the cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment of detainees in US custody. The non-binding vote instructs negotiators working to...

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Catholic Church abolishes index of prohibited books

On June 14, 1966, the Roman Catholic Church abolished the Index Librorum Prohibitum (index of prohibited books). The list was first published in 1559 to ban books that the Church considered immoral or contradictory to Church teachings. Read a list of authors and works placed on the Index Librorum Prohibitum.

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On June 14, 1943, the US Supreme Court ruled in West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette that school children could not be compelled to salute the US flag if it conflicted with their religious beliefs.

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