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News Medical treatment of detainees briefing [US DOD]
Medical treatment of detainees briefing [US DOD]
Bernard Hibbitts
July 8, 2005 07:31:00 pm

Briefing on the medical treatment of US detainees, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Steve Jones and Army Surgeon General and Commander US Army Medical Command, Lt. Gen. Kevin C. Kiley, July 7, 2005. Excerpt:The assessment findings...

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News Police say death toll in London bombings tops 50; investigation continues
Police say death toll in London bombings tops 50; investigation continues
Bernard Hibbitts
July 8, 2005 08:42:00 am

London Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair said Friday that the confirmed death toll from the Thursday bomb attacks in the British capital had risen to "at least 50" and would go up as more...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ US terror threat elevated after London bombings
BREAKING NEWS ~ US terror threat elevated after London bombings
Bernard Hibbitts
July 7, 2005 11:28:00 am

AP is reporting that the US terror alert level will be raised to code orange for mass transit in the wake of London explosions, according to US officials.12:37 PM ET - The UN...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Blair says it "reasonably clear" London blasts were terror attacks
BREAKING NEWS ~ Blair says it "reasonably clear" London blasts were terror attacks
Bernard Hibbitts
July 7, 2005 07:05:00 am

In a short televised statement, British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said it is "reasonably clear" that the multiple London transport system blasts earlier Thursday were "terrorist attacks" designed to...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Many injured in London blasts; bombs suspected; PM to speak
BREAKING NEWS ~ Many injured in London blasts; bombs suspected; PM to speak
Bernard Hibbitts
July 7, 2005 06:21:00 am

Speaking outside 10 Downing Street Thursday morning, UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke has reported "terrible injuries" after several explosions on the London transport system just before 9 AM London time Thursday morning suspected to have been caused by...

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News O'Connor Supreme Court retirement letter [US SC]
O'Connor Supreme Court retirement letter [US SC]
Bernard Hibbitts
July 1, 2005 11:52:00 am

Retirement letter of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor addressed to President George W. Bush, July 1, 2005 . Read a copy of...

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News WMD Executive Order [White House]
WMD Executive Order [White House]
Bernard Hibbitts
June 29, 2005 07:57:00 pm

Executive Order blocking property of weapons of mass destruction proliferators and their supporters, President George W. Bush, June 29, 2005 . Read the full text of the...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Canada passes same-sex marriage bill
BREAKING NEWS ~ Canada passes same-sex marriage bill
Bernard Hibbitts
June 28, 2005 09:22:00 pm

In a Tuesday evening sitting Canada's House of Commons has passed a bill that will legalize same-sex marriage across Canada. The legislation, presented by the minority Liberty Party government as a non-partisan "free vote" for MPs other...

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News No retirement announcement from Rehnquist as court recesses
No retirement announcement from Rehnquist as court recesses
Bernard Hibbitts
June 27, 2005 11:16:00 am

The US Supreme Court recessed for the summer Monday morning without any announcement from Chief Justice William Rehnquist on his possible retirement from the bench after 33 years of service. Speculation had been rife that the ailing...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Supreme Court rejects Commandments displays in courthouses
BREAKING NEWS ~ Supreme Court rejects Commandments displays in courthouses
Bernard Hibbitts
June 27, 2005 10:19:00 am

The US Supreme Court has ruled that the Ten Commandments cannot be displayed in courthouses. The US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled in McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky that Kentucky counties that had...

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Eugene Debs sentenced for opposing US entry into WWI

On September 14, 1918, socialist and labor activist Eugene Debs was sentenced to ten years in prison for violating the Espionage Act and opposing the entry of the United States into World War I.

Incarcerated in the Atlanta Penitentiary, he was still there when he ran for President as the Socialist Party candidate in the 1920 election, receiving 919,799 votes. He was pardoned by President Warren Harding in December 1921. Learn more about Eugene Debs on the website of the Debs Foundation.

OPEC founded

On September 14 1960, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded in Baghdad, Iraq. OPEC was created to promote higher crude oil prices for its members through the restriction of global supply.

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Eugene Debs sentenced for opposing US entry into WWI

On September 14, 1918, socialist and labor activist Eugene Debs was sentenced to ten years in prison for violating the Espionage Act and opposing the entry of the United States into World War I.

Incarcerated in the Atlanta Penitentiary, he was still there when he ran for President as the Socialist Party candidate in the 1920 election, receiving 919,799 votes. He was pardoned by President Warren Harding in December 1921. Learn more about Eugene Debs on the website of the Debs Foundation.

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