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DOJ agrees not to oppose suppression of Guantanamo detainee confession
Christian Ehret
July 16, 2009 01:36:00 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) stated on Wednesday that they do not oppose a motion to suppress the allegedly torture-induced confession of Guantanamo detainee Mohammed Jawad . Jawad's...

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Canada intelligence service criticized for role in interrogating Khadr
Christian Ehret
July 16, 2009 11:45:00 am

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) was criticized by the Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC) Wednesday for its role in interrogating Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr . The committee reported...

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Switzerland court releases ex-Congo leader Mobutu assets to heirs
Christian Ehret
July 16, 2009 10:09:00 am

The Swiss Federal Criminal Court on Tuesday released the frozen assets of former Zaire leader Mobutu Sese Seko . The court ruled that the approximately 7.7 million Swiss francs stored in...

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Fourth Circuit rules Maryland liquor regulations violate federal antitrust law
Christian Ehret
July 16, 2009 08:27:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Wednesday that Maryland alcohol price regulations violate federal antitrust laws. The court upheld their previous ruling from 2001 that state pricing schemes for...

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Putin urges Russia lawmakers to approve stricter antitrust measures
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July 15, 2009 02:13:00 pm

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin urged lawmakers Tuesday to pass an antitrust bill that would impose criminal penalties for unfair competition. The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service [official website,...

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July 15, 2009 11:38:00 am

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is engaging in more vigorous enforcement of its rules and policies in order to address the financial crisis and improve investor protection, Chairman Mary Schapiro testified before...

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Christian Ehret
July 15, 2009 09:46:00 am

The number of deaths during post-election protests in Tehran exceeds government reports , the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI) reported Wednesday. The rights group claims that at least 34 demonstrators died on June...

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July 15, 2009 08:23:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday ordered new arguments in the case of convicted terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui . The court is rehearing the case due to the...

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Spain court dismisses charges against US soldiers for killing journalist in Iraq
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July 14, 2009 03:32:00 pm

The Spanish National Court on Tuesday dismissed charges against three US soldiers who were accused of being involved in the death of Spanish cameraman Jose Couso . The soldiers allegedly opened fire on a...

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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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