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News Father, son arrested for alleged al-Qaida link
Father, son arrested for alleged al-Qaida link
David Shucosky
June 8, 2005 08:35:00 am

A father and son have been arrested and charged with lying to federal agents after the son admitted to attending an al-Qaida training camp in Pakistan, the FBI said on Tuesday. Hamid Hayat, 22, is charged with...

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News Human rights watchdog criticizes UK treatment of terror suspects
Human rights watchdog criticizes UK treatment of terror suspects
Tom Henry
June 8, 2005 08:26:00 am

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Alvaro Gil-Robles Wednesday criticized the UK for its methods of detaining terror suspects . In a report to the Council Gil-Robles specifically targeted "control orders", a form...

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News Cambodian PM opposes private funds for Khmer Rouge genocide trial
Cambodian PM opposes private funds for Khmer Rouge genocide trial
Kate Heneroty
June 8, 2005 08:24:00 am

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen , a former Khmer Rouge soldier, responded to an opposition proposal Wednesday by saying that the families of the 1.7 million victims of the hardline communist Khmer Rouge regime that ruled...

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News Hague war crimes court will miss case wrapup deadline
Hague war crimes court will miss case wrapup deadline
Kate Heneroty
June 8, 2005 07:54:00 am

Theodor Meron , president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia said Tuesday that the tribunal will miss a 2008 trial completion date set by the UN Security Council, extending at least into 2009. Meron...

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News US to end campaign to replace UN nuclear chief
US to end campaign to replace UN nuclear chief
Kate Heneroty
June 8, 2005 07:28:00 am

The US will end its lone opposition to Mohamed ElBaradei , Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Wednesday in exchange for concessions involving Iran and the fight against nuclear arms proliferation. ElBaradei is arriving...

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News FL sex offender registry ruling [11th Circuit]
FL sex offender registry ruling [11th Circuit]
June 7, 2005 09:10:00 pm

Doe v. Moore, et al., United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, June 6, 2005 . Excerpt:In...

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News 2004 US crime statistics [FBI]
2004 US crime statistics [FBI]
June 7, 2005 08:59:00 pm

2004 Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report, FBI, June 6, 2005 . Excerpt:The number of violent crimes reported to law enforcement agencies in the...

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News Senate finance committee recommends tighter laws for charities
Senate finance committee recommends tighter laws for charities
Holly Manges Jones
June 7, 2005 08:07:00 pm

The US Senate Finance Committee released a report Tuesday saying stricter laws may be necessary to prevent insider deals, regulate moneymaking ventures, and open more activities to public scrutiny in large nonprofit organizations. The recommendation follows a two-year investigation...

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News Florida A&M under criminal investigation; law school dean suspended
Florida A&M under criminal investigation; law school dean suspended
Holly Manges Jones
June 7, 2005 07:57:00 pm

A criminal investigation has been launched against Florida A and M University for alleged misuse of taxpayer monies, and interim University president Castell Bryant announced Tuesday that A and M law school dean Percy Luney, Jr. had...

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News Senate panel endorses expanded FBI subpoena power under Patriot Act
Senate panel endorses expanded FBI subpoena power under Patriot Act
Holly Manges Jones
June 7, 2005 07:37:00 pm

The US Senate Intelligence Committee late Tuesday approved revisions to the Patriot Act which would expand the FBI's power to subpoena records in terrorism investigations without receiving the approval of a judge or grand...

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Peace treaty between Japan and 48 nations formally ended WWII

On April 28, 1952, a peace treaty between Japan and 48 nations took effect, formally ending World War II.

Review the terms of the San Francisco Treaty.

Former CIA official Aldrich Ames pleads guilty to spying for USSR

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