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News Ninth Circuit again affirms Ukraine ex-PM corruption conviction
Ninth Circuit again affirms Ukraine ex-PM corruption conviction
Amelia Mathias
April 10, 2009 01:54:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday refused a petition for an en banc rehearing by former Ukranian prime minister Pavlo Lazarenko , who had been on...

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Red Cross report says Guantanamo doctors violated medical ethics
Amelia Mathias
April 7, 2009 08:00:00 am

Medical professionals violated codes of medical ethics by participating in and assisting in ill-treatment of Guantanamo Bay detainees, says a report by the International Committee of the Red Cross , made public Monday. The report...

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France parliament passes controversial anti-piracy provision
Amelia Mathias
April 3, 2009 11:13:00 am

The French National Assembly voted 29-4 Thursday to accept a provision in a new bill that would cut off internet access for those who repeatedly illegally download copyrighted material. Under the bill,...

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News Federal judge enjoins child pornography prosecution of high school texters
Federal judge enjoins child pornography prosecution of high school texters
Amelia Mathias
March 31, 2009 11:54:00 am

A judge in the US District for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued a temporary restraining order Monday blocking child pornography charges against three teenage girls who appeared in photographs distributed by cell phone throughout...

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News Russia trials without juries unfair to accused: Khodorkovsky
Russia trials without juries unfair to accused: Khodorkovsky
Amelia Mathias
March 27, 2009 02:02:00 pm

Russian trials decided by juries are currently restricted, creating hopeless situations for those accused of crimes who choose not to plead guilty, according to former oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Friday. In a statement...

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Al-Marri pleads not guilty to terrorism charges
Amelia Mathias
March 24, 2009 08:28:00 am

Suspected al Qaeda operative Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of providing material support to al Qaeda, and his trial date was set for May 26. At an arraignment hearing...

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Brazil high court grants disputed land to indigenous peoples
Amelia Mathias
March 20, 2009 02:45:00 pm

The Brazilian Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed the rights of indigenous peoples to land on the Raposa Serra do Sol reservation and set out 19 rules to...

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Greece to reorganize police force in wake of violent protests
Amelia Mathias
March 17, 2009 08:12:00 am

The Greek government announced Monday that it will seek to overhaul its police force in the wake of the December riots and last week's vandalism . The Greek Interior Ministry has enlisted...

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News Khodorkovsky seeks dismissal of new charges for lack of evidence
Khodorkovsky seeks dismissal of new charges for lack of evidence
Amelia Mathias
March 6, 2009 01:06:00 pm

Defense lawyers for former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Friday sought to have new charges of embezzlement and money laundering against Khordorkovsky and his former business partner Platon Lebedev  dropped. The two men are accused...

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US AG Holder reaffirms ‘no waterboarding’ policy
Amelia Mathias
March 3, 2009 07:52:00 am

US Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday reaffirmed his opposition to waterboarding as an acceptable interrogation device. In a speech before the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, Holder emphasized the need to...

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US suffragists formed Equal Rights Party, named Presidential candidate

On September 20, 1884, a group of American suffragists formed the Equal Rights Party in San Francisco, dedicated to "equal and exact justice to every class of our citizens, without distinction of color, sex, or nationality" and in support of the proposition that "the laws of the several states be so amended that women will be recognized as voters, and their property-rights made equal with that of the male population, to the end that they may become self-supporting - rather than a dependent class."
Read the full text of the first platform of the Equal Rights Party.

The party immediately nominated Mrs. Belva Lockwood for US President and Marietta Snow for Vice-President. Grover Cleveland won that election, but Lockwood was included in a number of presidential primaries, and is recorded to have won some 4149 votes from the male voters of the time.

Catholic Church tries Galileo for heresy

On September 20, 1633, the Roman Catholic Church tried Galileo Galilei on charges of heresy. Galileo was brought before the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith for his assertion that the Earth orbits the Sun. He was sentenced to spend the rest of his life under house arrest.
Read documents from the trial of Galileo.

Suffragists formed Equal Rights Party, named Presidential candidate

On September 20, 1884, a group of suffragists formed the Equal Rights Party in San Francisco, dedicated to "equal and exact justice to every class of our citizens, without distinction of color, sex, or nationality" and in support of the proposition that "the laws of the several states be so amended that women will be recognized as voters, and their property-rights made equal with that of the male population, to the end that they may become self-supporting - rather than a dependent class."
Read the full text of the first platform of the Equal Rights Party.

The party immediately nominated Mrs. Belva Lockwood for US President and Marietta Snow for Vice-President. Grover Cleveland won that election, but Lockwood was included in a number of presidential primaries, and is recorded to have won some 4149 votes from the male voters of the time.

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