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News US will not seek death penalty against any charged Gitmo detainees
US will not seek death penalty against any charged Gitmo detainees
Chris Buell
November 10, 2005 08:13:00 am

The US Department of Defense said Wednesday that it will not seek the death penalty in the cases of any of the five newly charged Guantanamo Bay detainees or the four previously charged, including David Hicks and...

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News Rice says US treatment of terror suspects meets international standards
Rice says US treatment of terror suspects meets international standards
Chris Buell
November 10, 2005 07:28:00 am

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday reaffirmed that the US meets international standards in its treatment of terror suspects, despite rising debate over the issue. Rice told an American Bar...

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News EU warns Turkey on human rights, grants ‘market economy’ status
EU warns Turkey on human rights, grants ‘market economy’ status
Chris Buell
November 10, 2005 07:05:00 am

The European Commission on Wednesday granted Turkey the sought-after "functioning market economy" status in its bid to join the EU, but it warned the government that a stronger stance on torture and human rights...

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News Patriot Act renewal deal would institute judicial review of powers
Patriot Act renewal deal would institute judicial review of powers
Chris Buell
November 9, 2005 08:25:00 pm

Legislators on a US House and Senate conference committee for the USA Patriot Act and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005 are closing on a deal that would limit certain law enforcement powers under the Act in...

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News Lawmakers flag legal problems with Bush proposal for military role in disaster relief
Lawmakers flag legal problems with Bush proposal for military role in disaster relief
Chris Buell
November 9, 2005 07:58:00 pm

US lawmakers Wednesday expressed some discomfort with a proposal by the Bush administration to increase the response role of the US Department of Defense in disasters during a hearing of a House Armed Services Committee...

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News NYT reporter Judith Miller retires from paper in wake of Plame affair
NYT reporter Judith Miller retires from paper in wake of Plame affair
Chris Buell
November 9, 2005 07:31:00 pm

Judith Miller , the New York Times reporter at the center of the CIA leak case , has left the newspaper after 28 years there, the Times announced Wednesday . Miller negotiated...

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News Doctors declare Pinochet fit to stand trial for killings
Doctors declare Pinochet fit to stand trial for killings
Chris Buell
November 9, 2005 07:09:00 pm

Doctors directed to examine former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet have declared him fit to stand trial for the first time on charges that he coordinated the killings of political opponents during the 1970s....

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News Supreme Court hears argument in disabled inmate suit
Supreme Court hears argument in disabled inmate suit
Chris Buell
November 9, 2005 04:41:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in US v. Georgia and Goodman v. Georgia , a consolidated case in which it will decide whether states can be...

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News Egyptian judges raise doubts over final presidential election figures
Egyptian judges raise doubts over final presidential election figures
Chris Buell
November 9, 2005 04:14:00 pm

Egyptian judges have raised questions about the accuracy of the final results in September's presidential election, although they said that any irregularities did not affect the outcome of the race. An informal association of judges in Egypt [JURIST news...

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News Ethiopian leader to charge opposition with treason over election protests
Ethiopian leader to charge opposition with treason over election protests
Chris Buell
November 9, 2005 03:50:00 pm

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Wednesday said treason charges would be leveled against the leaders of violent protests that left 42 dead following a confrontation with police last week. Meles called the protests an "Orange...

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First impeachment trial began in US Senate

On December 17, 1798, the US Senate began its first impeachment trial. Senator William Blount of Tennessee, a land speculator, was accused of plotting with England to wrest control of Florida from Spain.

The Senate ultimately dismissed the charges for lack of jurisdiction - and, perhaps incidentally, lack of Blount, who had gone to Tennessee and had refused to return to the Senate for trial. Read more on the attempted arrest of William Blount.

Simon Bolivar dies

On December 17, 1830, South American revolutionary Simon Bolivar died in Colombia. During his lifetime, Bolivar led successful revolutions against Spanish colonial rule throughout South America. His efforts led to the independence of the modern-day nations of Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Panama, Ecuador and Bolivia, a nation named in his honor.

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