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News US extends Iraq detention of Reuters cameraman; second cameraman released
US extends Iraq detention of Reuters cameraman; second cameraman released
Jamie Sterling
August 31, 2005 11:10:00 am

A US military tribunal in Iraq has ruled that a Reuters cameraman being held without charge in Abu Ghraib prison will be detained for another six months while the US reviews its case against him. Iraqi...

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News ACLU to sue for release of US resident held in Baghdad
ACLU to sue for release of US resident held in Baghdad
Alexandria Samuel
August 31, 2005 10:52:00 am

Attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union are expected to file suit in federal court Wednesday, demanding the release of Numan Adnan Al Kaby, an Iraqi-born permanent US resident arrested and held in Baghdad since April 2005....

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News US court freezes Palestinian assets due to unpaid damages
US court freezes Palestinian assets due to unpaid damages
Holly Manges Jones
August 31, 2005 10:52:00 am

A US federal court has frozen the Palestinian Authority's access to assets held in the US after it failed to pay $116 in damages for the 1996 shooting deaths of an American citizen and his Israeli wife. After the...

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News NY judge hesitant on release of Abu Ghraib photos
NY judge hesitant on release of Abu Ghraib photos
Alexandria Samuel
August 31, 2005 10:22:00 am

After hearing oral arguments Tuesday, US District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein expressed hesitation over ordering the release of 97 Department of Defense photos and videotapes depicting the abuse of prisoners held by US forces at...

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News Nicaraguan court relaxes sentence of former president
Nicaraguan court relaxes sentence of former president
Jeannie Shawl
August 31, 2005 08:57:00 am

The Supreme Court of Nicaragua has ruled that former Nicaraguan President Arnoldo Aleman , who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2003, can leave his home and move freely around Managua, Nicaragua's...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Arroyo impeachment case quashed
BREAKING NEWS ~ Arroyo impeachment case quashed
Jeannie Shawl
August 31, 2005 08:31:00 am

AP is reporting that Philippine legislators have quashed the impeachment case against Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo . With opposition members boycotting, the House Committee on Justice voted to quash all impeachment complaints against...

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News FBI reportedly orders ‘threat assessment’ of prison inmates
FBI reportedly orders ‘threat assessment’ of prison inmates
Jeannie Shawl
August 31, 2005 08:20:00 am

Federal Bureau of Investigation agents have been ordered to conduct "threat assessments" of prison inmates in order to determine whether they could commit extremist violence when released, according to a letter obtained by AP. Randy D. Parsons,...

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News Louisiana emergency and disaster law [LA Legislature]
Louisiana emergency and disaster law [LA Legislature]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
August 30, 2005 11:27:00 pm

The Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act 1993 (amended 2003). Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:721. Excerpt :A. Because of the existing possibility of the occurrence of emergencies and disasters of unprecedented size and destructiveness resulting from terrorist...

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News UPDATE ~ Louisiana "martial law" declarations clarified
UPDATE ~ Louisiana "martial law" declarations clarified
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
August 30, 2005 10:16:00 pm

The Louisiana Attorney General's office late Tuesday issued a number of clarifications concerning the "martial law" assertions made earlier in the day by local officials and law enforcement agents in the wake of devastation caused by Hurricane...

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News Corporations and securities brief ~ Arizona AG may have seized $100M of Bayou hedge fund
Corporations and securities brief ~ Arizona AG may have seized $100M of Bayou hedge fund
James Murdock
August 30, 2005 07:11:00 pm

Leading Tuesday's corporations and securities law news, the Arizona Attorney General's office has announced that $101 million it seized earlier this year may belong to failed hedge fund company Bayou Management. The Connecticut Attorney General's office said...

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First German spy convicted for World War I espionage in the US

On August 16, 1918, Lothar Witzke was convicted of espionage by a military commission sitting at Ft. Sam Houston, becoming the first German spy convicted by the United States in World War I. Witzke was sentenced to hang, but President Wilson commuted the sentence on May 27, 1920. In 1922 Witzke was pardoned by President Coolidge and deported to Berlin. Learn more about the Mare Island sabotage.

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On August 16, 1960, Cyprus became independent of the United Kingdom. In May 2004, Cyprus became a member of the European Union.
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