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News Wanted Serb leader close to capture, NATO general says
Wanted Serb leader close to capture, NATO general says
Alexandria Samuel
August 17, 2005 07:09:00 pm

NATO General Steven Schook told reporters Wednesday that he believes that allied forces are very close to capturing former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic . Often referred to as one of the world's most wanted men,...

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News Abbas signs Basic Law amendments, sets date for postponed Palestianian elections
Abbas signs Basic Law amendments, sets date for postponed Palestianian elections
Alexandria Samuel
August 15, 2005 08:01:00 pm

After signing amended provisions of the Palestinian Basic Law relating to elections over the weekend, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced Monday that parliamentary elections delayed in July because of problems with the electoral law are now...

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News DOJ wants new judge for Indian trust case
DOJ wants new judge for Indian trust case
Alexandria Samuel
August 15, 2005 07:27:00 pm

US Department of Justice attorneys asked a US District Court Monday to replace the judge presiding over an Indian trust class-action lawsuit filed in 1996. Class representatives in Corbell v. Norton are suing to force the federal...

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News Austrian president suggests next EU constitution ratification try in two years
Austrian president suggests next EU constitution ratification try in two years
Alexandria Samuel
August 15, 2005 07:24:00 pm

In an interview with the German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper to be published Tuesday, Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel , whose country is scheduled to take over the six-month rotating EU presidency from the UK at the...

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News India adopting tough new anti-hijacking measures
India adopting tough new anti-hijacking measures
Alexandria Samuel
August 14, 2005 03:58:00 pm

Indian Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee Sunday announced plans to implement a new set of anti-terror measures that would allow the military to shoot down hijacked commercial planes the government believes will be used as weapons, prohibit negotiations with hijackers,...

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Iraq court blocks Saddam family attempt to fire legal team
Alexandria Samuel
August 14, 2005 03:36:00 pm

The family of Saddam Hussein told reporters Sunday that the Iraqi Special Tribunal has blocked its attempt to replace the former dictator's massive Jordan-based legal team. Earlier this month, Hussein's family dissolved said it was dissolving the...

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News Iraqi constitution deadline approaches, but agreement elusive
Iraqi constitution deadline approaches, but agreement elusive
Alexandria Samuel
August 14, 2005 11:29:00 am

Iraqi political leaders and lawmakers met again Sunday amid conflicting reports about the likelihood that the Iraqi constitutional committee would complete a draft of the new Iraqi constitution before the August 15 deadline. On...

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News Israelis tighten security ahead of Gaza pullout, settlers closing gates against eviction
Israelis tighten security ahead of Gaza pullout, settlers closing gates against eviction
Alexandria Samuel
August 14, 2005 10:55:00 am

Security in the Gaza Strip increased Sunday, on the eve of the implementation of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan to withdraw Israeli settlers . Police are expected to encounter pockets of...

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News Former London police chief says human rights "industry" has stranglehold on UK
Former London police chief says human rights "industry" has stranglehold on UK
Alexandria Samuel
August 14, 2005 10:10:00 am

Former London Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lord John Stevens slammed British human rights groups Sunday for their efforts to block the controversial new UK policy of deporting persons preaching violence or hatred or posing a threat to national...

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Iraq president says constitution committee will complete draft by deadline
Alexandria Samuel
August 13, 2005 12:28:00 pm

There were indications Saturday that Iraq's constitutional committee would resolve major issues and submit a draft constitution before the Monday August 15 deadline. Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told reporters that the committee had reached...

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US House voted to impeach President Clinton

On December 19, 1998, a divided US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Bill Clinton on charges of lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice in the Monica Lewinsky affair.

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On December 19, 1984, the United Kingdom and China signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration, which ceded control of Hong Kong to the government of mainland China in 1997. The treaty also ensured that Hong Kong would retain its capitalist and democratic systems for at least 50 year after the transfer of power.

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