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News Katrina victims ask for extended hotel stays in FEMA lawsuit
Katrina victims ask for extended hotel stays in FEMA lawsuit
Sara R. Parsowith
November 29, 2005 08:13:00 am

Lawyers for victims of Hurricane Katrina Monday asked for an extension of a program which houses displaced New Orleans residents in hotels at government expense, at an estimated $3 million per day, totaling $300 million since...

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News Restitution will threaten Croatian state, president says
Restitution will threaten Croatian state, president says
Sara R. Parsowith
November 29, 2005 07:52:00 am

Croatian President Stjepan Mesic said Monday that Croatia may cease to function as a state if the government returns property to Austrian citizens that had been confiscated by Yugoslav communists after World War II as...

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News Alito memos show support for expansion of police powers
Alito memos show support for expansion of police powers
Sara R. Parsowith
November 29, 2005 07:30:00 am

Documents released Monday by the US Justice Department show that Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr. was actively involved in efforts to expand law enforcement powers while employed as a deputy assistant...

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News Palestinian president halts primary elections amid voter fraud allegations
Palestinian president halts primary elections amid voter fraud allegations
Sara R. Parsowith
November 29, 2005 07:21:00 am

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday suspended primary elections of his ruling Fatah movement amid election fraud said to be prevalent in Gaza and the West Bank. Primaries in the Gaza Strip were cancelled...

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News Bush says temporary worker plan will not lead to amnesty for illegal immigrants
Bush says temporary worker plan will not lead to amnesty for illegal immigrants
Sara R. Parsowith
November 29, 2005 06:54:00 am

President George W. Bush Monday called for more stringent Mexican border controls and rejected the idea that his immigration proposals would allow amnesty for illegal immigrants, while at the same time vowing to keep the US "a welcoming...

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News Myanmar military regime extends house arrest for pro-democracy leader
Myanmar military regime extends house arrest for pro-democracy leader
Sara R. Parsowith
November 28, 2005 09:03:00 am

Aung San Suu Kyi , the detained pro-democracy leader of Myanmar - formerly Burma - has had her house arrest extended for an unconfirmed time period by the country’s military government, according to a...

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News African Union to decide on Habre extradition for Belgian crimes trial
African Union to decide on Habre extradition for Belgian crimes trial
Sara R. Parsowith
November 28, 2005 08:06:00 am

Senegal's foreign minister said Sunday that former Chad dictator Hissene Habre , wanted in Belgium for alleged human rights abuses committed during his 1982-90 rule of the north-central African nation, will have his fate decided by...

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News Second TIME reporter to testify in CIA leak probe
Second TIME reporter to testify in CIA leak probe
Sara R. Parsowith
November 28, 2005 07:42:00 am

Viveca Novak, a TIME magazine reporter who covered the leak of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity, has been asked to testify by Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald in the leak investigation which is now...

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News Saddam trial adjourned until Dec. 5 after brief session
Saddam trial adjourned until Dec. 5 after brief session
Sara R. Parsowith
November 28, 2005 07:04:00 am

The trial of Saddam Hussein resumed Monday, but was quickly adjourned until December 5 to allow two of Hussein's co-defendants, including former Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan, to find replacements for members of the defense team...

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News Son of Adelphia founder pleads guilty to falsifying financial record
Son of Adelphia founder pleads guilty to falsifying financial record
Sara R. Parsowith
November 23, 2005 01:02:00 pm

Michael Rigas, the former executive vice president of Adelphia Communications Corp. and son of founder John Rigas pleaded guilty in Manhattan Wednesday to falsifying a financial record. His plea negates the need for retrial on other charges...

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Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy

Fascist leader Benito Mussolini became Prime Minister of Italy on October 31, 1922 after being appointed by King Victor Emmanuel II. Mussolini came to power after his paramilitary "blackshirts" marched on Rome to take control of the country's government. Italy would be under Mussolini's authoritarian rule until 1943, after which he was arrested and subsequently freed by the Nazis. Mussolini would rule a breakaway republic in Italy's north until his execution by anti-fascist partisans in 1945. Learn more about Benito Mussolini.

Nevada admitted to US after telegraphing Constitution

On October 31, 1864, Congress admitted Nevada as the 36th state in the US. With President Lincoln coming up for re-election and looking for support for his proposed 13th Amendment to the Constitution, Nevadans had moved quickly to meet the legal requirements for statehood, ultimately sending the entire text of the proposed state constitution to Washington by telegraph, creating in the longest—and most expensive—telegram on record to that date.

India PM Indira Gandhi assassinated

On October 31, 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two security guards, precipitating riots throughout the country.

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