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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Exit polls say France votes No on EU constitution
BREAKING NEWS ~ Exit polls say France votes No on EU constitution
Bernard Hibbitts
May 29, 2005 04:06:00 pm

Exit polls are reporting that French voters have rejected the EU constitution by 54.5% to 45.5%. The last official polls closed in Paris and Lyons at 10 PM local time Sunday (4 PM ET). From Paris, Le Monde provides...

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News France votes in EU constitution referendum
France votes in EU constitution referendum
Bernard Hibbitts
May 29, 2005 02:20:00 pm

French voters Sunday went to the polls in a referendum on France's ratification of the proposed European constitution. Recent polls suggest a likely win for the "no" side in a vigorous national debate that has been clouded...

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News Life without parole bill [TX Senate]
Life without parole bill [TX Senate]
Bernard Hibbitts
May 29, 2005 11:33:00 am

An Act relating to the representation of certain defendants in capital cases and to the punishment for a capital felony or other felony punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding 99 years, Texas Senate; SB 60 passed May 28, 2005...

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News Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference closing statement [US]
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference closing statement [US]
Bernard Hibbitts
May 27, 2005 09:41:00 pm

Closing Statement by US Ambassador Jackie W. Sanders, Special Representative of the President for the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to the 2005 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, May 27, 2005. Excerpt:While this Review Conference...

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News Koran mishandling allegations press briefing [US DOD]
Koran mishandling allegations press briefing [US DOD]
Bernard Hibbitts
May 27, 2005 09:24:00 am

News briefing on Koran mishandling allegations, Brigadier General Jay Hood, commander of Joint Task Force Guantanamo, May 26, 2005. Excerpt: For the last 12 days, we have conducted an extensive inquiry into the allegations concerning mishandling of the Koran. From...

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News FOIA FBI records on treatment  of Gitmo prisoners and Koran by US personnel  [ACLU]
FOIA FBI records on treatment of Gitmo prisoners and Koran by US personnel [ACLU]
Bernard Hibbitts
May 26, 2005 11:22:00 am

Log of (and links to) FBI records of interviews with Guantanamo detainees in 2002 and 2003 concerning treatment of prisoners and of the Koran by US personnel [containing allegations that military jailers flushed the Koran down the toilet and in...

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News Hearing testimony on new FBI  Patriot Act powers [US Senate Intelligence Comm.]
Hearing testimony on new FBI Patriot Act powers [US Senate Intelligence Comm.]
Bernard Hibbitts
May 24, 2005 07:22:00 pm

Hearings on a Bill to Reauthorize Certain Provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and for Other Purposes, US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, May 24, 2005 [including prepared testimony by the FBI General Counsel Valerie Caproni asking for sweeping new...

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News Memorandum on judicial nominations and filibusters [US Senate]
Memorandum on judicial nominations and filibusters [US Senate]
Bernard Hibbitts
May 24, 2005 10:10:00 am

Memorandum of Understanding on Judicial Nominations, US Senate, May 23, 2005 . Excerpt:Signatories will...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Abu Ghraib soldier sentenced to six months
BREAKING NEWS ~ Abu Ghraib soldier sentenced to six months
Bernard Hibbitts
May 17, 2005 09:13:00 pm

AP is reporting that following a sentencing hearing Tuesday , a military jury at Fort Hood has sentenced Spc. Sabrina Harman to six months in prison in connection with her role in abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib....

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Miltary jury convicts Abu Ghraib soldier on six counts
BREAKING NEWS ~ Miltary jury convicts Abu Ghraib soldier on six counts
Bernard Hibbitts
May 16, 2005 09:48:00 pm

AP is reporting that a military jury empaneled for the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse trial of Spc. Sabrina Harman has convicted her on six of seven counts. AP has more on Monday's closing defense arguments in...

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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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