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News Frist, Bush push for Patriot Act reauthorization in Senate
Frist, Bush push for Patriot Act reauthorization in Senate
Sara R. Parsowith
December 15, 2005 06:51:00 am

After the US House voted to reauthorize the USA Patriot Act Wednesday, Senate Republican leaders are working to prevent the renewal from being blocked by a bipartisan group of senators that is concerned that...

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Iraqis vote in parliamentary elections
Sara R. Parsowith
December 15, 2005 06:37:00 am

Iraqis voted Thursday in Iraq's parliamentary elections to choose their first full-term parliament since the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. There was large voter turnout reported in Sunni Arab areas that had been disinterested in balloting...

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News Execution of Crips co-founder sparks debate in California, outrage in Europe
Execution of Crips co-founder sparks debate in California, outrage in Europe
Sara R. Parsowith
December 14, 2005 10:23:00 am

The debate over capital punishment in California has gained new momentum following the execution earlier this week of Crips gang co-founder and convicted murderer Stanley Tookie Williams . Both sides are wondering what...

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News Japan court denies compensation for Korean wartime forced workers
Japan court denies compensation for Korean wartime forced workers
Sara R. Parsowith
December 14, 2005 10:02:00 am

A Tokyo High Court judge on Wednesday refused to overturn a lower court decision that denied compensation for unpaid wages for a group of South Koreans who were forced to work at a Japanese steel mill during WWII. Relatives...

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News France proposes UN resolution to expand Hariri probe
France proposes UN resolution to expand Hariri probe
Sara R. Parsowith
December 14, 2005 09:40:00 am

The UN Security Council is considering a proposed resolution, offered by France at the request of Lebanon, that would widen the scope of the UN probe into the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik...

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News Ex-Rwandan army officer sentenced to 25 years for genocide conviction
Ex-Rwandan army officer sentenced to 25 years for genocide conviction
Sara R. Parsowith
December 14, 2005 09:19:00 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Tuesday convicted retired Rwandan army officer Lt. Col. Aloys Simba of genocide and crimes against humanity and sentenced him to 25 years in prison...

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Army interrogation proposals could impede talks on detainee amendment
Sara R. Parsowith
December 14, 2005 08:56:00 am

The US Army has given preliminary approval to a new set of classified interrogation techniques which are likely to cause a roadblock in negotiations over Sen. John McCain's proposed amendment on detainee treatment . The interrogation techniques are...

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Rice slams world ‘boycott’ of Saddam trial
Sara R. Parsowith
December 14, 2005 08:35:00 am

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday accused the international community of failing to live up to its obligations to help bring Saddam Hussein to justice, saying the "effective boycott of Saddam's trial...

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House to vote on Patriot Act renewal
Sara R. Parsowith
December 14, 2005 08:08:00 am

The US House of Representatives is expected to pass a White House-backed bill Wednesday that would reauthorize sections of the USA Patriot Act , although the legislation may still face a...

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News Iraq detainee abuse problem worse than reported, US ambassador says
Iraq detainee abuse problem worse than reported, US ambassador says
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December 14, 2005 07:34:00 am

US Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad said Tuesday that more than 100 detainees had been abused in two Iraqi detention facilities, a figure considerably greater than the 21 or 26 people previously reported as...

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Confederate rebels' voting rights restored under amnesty

On May 22, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the General Amnesty Act, allowing all but about 500 Southern male voters denied voting rights as a punishment for rebellion under the XIVth Amendment to regain their right to vote and hold office. General amnesty was finally made universal on June 6, 1898.

Sri Lanka constitution ratified

On May 22, 1972, the former British colony of Ceylon ratified a new constitution, becoming the Republic of Sri Lanka.

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