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News Iraq’s neighbors join call for swift Saddam trial
Iraq’s neighbors join call for swift Saddam trial
Jamie Sterling
July 19, 2005 04:05:00 pm

Interior ministers from Iraq, Turkey, Iran, Syria, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Jordan joined Tuesday in calling for a swift start to the trial of Saddam Hussein after the Iraqi Special Tribunal [official website, JURIST news...

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News CORRECTED ~ Two Sunni members of Iraq constitution committee shot dead
CORRECTED ~ Two Sunni members of Iraq constitution committee shot dead
Tom Henry
July 19, 2005 03:46:00 pm

Late reports from Reuters indicate that two members of the 71-person Iraq constitution committee were shot dead earlier today, rather than three members as reported earlier . Sheikh Mujbil al-Sheikh Isa, Dhamin Hussein Ileywi and Aziz...

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News Lawyer argues that Padilla should not be held without charges
Lawyer argues that Padilla should not be held without charges
Jamie Sterling
July 19, 2005 03:44:00 pm

A lawyer for a US citizen held as an enemy combatant argued Tuesday in front of a US appeals court that his client should not be held without charges. Jose Padilla , a Muslim convert,...

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News Lawsuit filed against DuPont for Teflon health hazard
Lawsuit filed against DuPont for Teflon health hazard
Jamie Sterling
July 19, 2005 03:31:00 pm

A lawsuit was filed Tuesday against US chemical company DuPont by two law firms in Florida representing 14 people who say that the company did not sufficiently warn the public about the health hazards associated with its...

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News Former Bosnian Croat soldier changes war crimes plea to guilty
Former Bosnian Croat soldier changes war crimes plea to guilty
Jamie Sterling
July 19, 2005 02:29:00 pm

Former Bosnian Croat soldier Miroslav Bralo, on trial for war crime charges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia at The Hague, changed his plea from not guilty to guilty on...

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News Death penalty not expected in Gitmo detainee trials
Death penalty not expected in Gitmo detainee trials
Jamie Sterling
July 19, 2005 02:04:00 pm

A top adviser to the military commissions trying the 12 Guantanamo detainees charged with war crimes said Tuesday that he did not think any of the charges were serious enough to warrant a death sentence. Brigadier General Thomas Hemingway...

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News International brief ~ UN peacekeepers found guilty of sexual abuse in Burundi
International brief ~ UN peacekeepers found guilty of sexual abuse in Burundi
D. Wes Rist
July 19, 2005 01:58:00 pm

Leading Tuesday's international brief, UN spokesman Penangnini Toure has announced that two UN peacekeepers serving in the UN Mission to Burundi peacekeeping force were found guilty of breaking the UN's new, strict code governing sexual conduct of...

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News Turkish military claims US ordering arrest of PKK members in Iraq
Turkish military claims US ordering arrest of PKK members in Iraq
Jamie Sterling
July 19, 2005 01:24:00 pm

According to a top military general in Turkey, the US has given orders to capture rebel members of the Turkish terrorist organization, the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) in Iraq. The PKK has been fighting the...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Bush to announce Supreme Court nominee at 9 PM ET
BREAKING NEWS ~ Bush to announce Supreme Court nominee at 9 PM ET
Tom Henry
July 19, 2005 01:08:00 pm

AP is reporting that a senior administration official has said that US President George Bush will announce his nominee for the US Supreme Court this evening at 9:00 PM ET. AP has more. The latest speculation has centered around...

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News Falwell cleared of FEC charges
Falwell cleared of FEC charges
Krista-Ann Staley
July 19, 2005 11:34:00 am

According to the attorney for Rev. Jerry Falwell , the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on Monday dismissed a Campaign Legal Center complaint against the evangelist in a 6-0 decision. According to the...

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