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Holly Manges Jones
July 14, 2005 06:47:00 pm

The Ethiopian government has said that it will not renew a ban on post-election demonstrations against accusations of election fraud after it expires Friday. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi originally instituted a month-long ban against...

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Holly Manges Jones
July 14, 2005 06:45:00 pm

The NHL and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) have come to an agreement in principle , ending the longest labor interruption in North American professional sports history. The two...

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News Top Army general refused to reprimand former Gitmo commander for abuse
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Holly Manges Jones
July 12, 2005 09:48:00 pm

According to a congressional aide speaking on the condition of anonymity, an unreleased Pentagon report reveals that a top Army general rejected the recommended reprimand of former Guantanamo Bay prison commander Army Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller for...

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News UK police, Muslim community leaders work to head off post-bombing hate crimes
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Holly Manges Jones
July 12, 2005 09:09:00 pm

British police are bracing for hate crimes against Muslims in response to the announcement Tuesday that the perpetrators of the London bombings were British citizens and are vowing to handle any calls swiftly and vigorously. Police chiefs...

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Holly Manges Jones
July 12, 2005 06:59:00 pm

The US Tuesday urged the UN General Assembly to vote against a draft resolution by the so-called G-4 to expand the UN Security Council by adding six additional permanent seats and four non-permanent seats to...

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July 12, 2005 06:59:00 pm

An Egyptian court Tuesday ordered Tarek el-Zomor released from prison for his involvement in the 1981 assassination of former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat . El-Zomor was a member of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad militant group which...

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July 12, 2005 06:20:00 pm

US District Judge Royce Lamberth blasted the US Interior Department Tuesday and ordered it to admit to American Indian plaintiffs that information being provided to them regarding outstanding lost royalties on earnings from Indian...

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July 9, 2005 11:52:00 am

Italian police have arrested 142 people over the past two days in a security sweep to forestall potential terrorist attacks in the wake of the London bombings, according to a Saturday report from Italian news agency...

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July 9, 2005 11:00:00 am

UK Home Office Secretary Charles Clarke is sticking to his late fall timetable to introduce a new bill to combat terrorism despite pressure to push through laws now in the aftermath of the...

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July 9, 2005 10:37:00 am

Military judge Col. James Pohl ruled Friday that the statements Pfc. Lynndie England made to Army investigators in January 2004 regarding her actions in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal cannot be...

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Ford pardoned Nixon for Watergate

On September 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford, in a televised address to the American people, pardoned ex-President Richard Nixon for any offenses committed in association with the Watergate break-in.

Read the full text of Ford's address, or listen to him read the pardon (via Watergate.info).

Treaty of San Francisco signed, officially ending WWII in the Pacific

On September 8, 1951, the Treaty of San Francisco was signed between 49 nations and Japan, ending World War II in the Pacific region. In addition to dismantling the Japanese Empire, the accord also provided for compensation to be paid by Japan to prisoners of war and civilians who were victimized by Japan during the War. Communist China did not participate in the San Francisco negotiations and thus signed the separate Treaty of Tapei with Japan.

Ford pardoned Nixon

On Sepetmber 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford pardoned predecessor Richard Nixon for any crimes he may have committed or participated in while in office. Read President Ford's remarks explaining the pardon.

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