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News Supreme Court asked to block Chrysler bankruptcy sale
Supreme Court asked to block Chrysler bankruptcy sale
Tere Miller-Sporrer
June 7, 2009 03:31:00 pm

Two groups of petitioners filed an emergency request with the US Supreme Court Saturday to stop the sale of Chrysler Group assets to Italian automaker Fiat . The first group, consisting of three Indiana...

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Myanmar disbars lawyer seeking to represent jailed democracy advocate
Tere Miller-Sporrer
May 16, 2009 12:08:00 pm

The government of Myanmar has disbarred a lawyer who sought to represent jailed democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi in her upcoming trial. The government cited Aung Thein's previous four-month jail term for contempt...

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CIA director says agency did not mislead Congress on interrogation techniques
Tere Miller-Sporrer
May 16, 2009 11:36:00 am

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Leon Panetta on Friday defended information the CIA gave to Congress on the use of interrogation techniques during the Bush administration. In response to statements made by Speaker...

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Qualcomm and Broadcom settle patent infringement suit
Tere Miller-Sporrer
April 27, 2009 08:05:00 am

Wireless communications company Qualcomm Inc. reached a settlement in a lengthy legal battle with rival firm Broadcom , under which it will pay Broadcom $891 million. Under the terms of the settlement, the companies...

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White House opposes independent commission to investigate Bush policies
Tere Miller-Sporrer
April 24, 2009 12:45:00 pm

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Thursday that the Obama administration opposes the formation of an independent commission to investigate Bush administration interrogation techniques. During a press conference aboard Air Force One on Wednesday, Gibbs said that the...

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Spain court assigns new judge to probe US officials who backed Guantanamo
Tere Miller-Sporrer
April 24, 2009 12:08:00 pm

A Spanish court assigned a new judge Thursday to decide whether to prosecute members of the Bush administration behind the establishment of the Guantanamo Bay detention center, a court spokesperson told CNN . Eloy Velasco...

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Witness testifies about execution at ex-Khmer Rouge leader ‘Duch’ trial
Tere Miller-Sporrer
April 20, 2009 07:13:00 am

A witness in the trial of former Khmer Rogue leader Kaing Guek Eav , also known as "Duch," testified Monday about his uncle's execution by Kaing and other crimes committed at the prison...

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Mumbai terror attack defense lawyer alleges client was tortured
Tere Miller-Sporrer
April 17, 2009 02:08:00 pm

The lawyer for the accused gunman on trial in India for the November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks moved Friday to suppress his client's confession, arguing it was the product of torture. The lawyer also...

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Second Circuit rules Israeli ex-security chief accused in bombing cannot be sued in US
Tere Miller-Sporrer
April 17, 2009 11:57:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Thursday that former Israeli security chief Avraham Dichter cannot be sued in the US because he is immune under traditional common law. The decision affirms...

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April 13, 2009 08:04:00 am

Bolivian President Evo Morales vowed Sunday to continue a hunger strike until the Bolivian National Congress approves the final details of a new election law . Morales declared...

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James Earl Ray sentenced for the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr.

On March 10, 1969, James Earl Ray was sentenced to 99 years in prison for the murder of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.. Ray died in 1998, still seeking a retrial of his case. On December 9th, 1999, a Memphis jury handed down a verdict agreeing with the King family that the 1968 assassination of the civil rights leader was a conspiracy rather than the act of a lone gunman.

Gandhi arrested for sedition

On March 10, 1922, Mahatma Gandhi was arrested and charged with sedition for leading a campaign of mass civil disobedience against the British in India. He was then convicted and sentenced to six years in prison. After his release, Gandhi continued to build Indian unity and use civil disobedience and non-cooperation to oppose British rule in his country, culminating in the Salt March of 1930 and eventual Indian independence in 1947. Learn more about Mahatma Gandhi from the government of India.

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