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News Obama considering five women for Supreme Court nomination: report
Obama considering five women for Supreme Court nomination: report
Jaclyn Belczyk
May 14, 2009 10:02:00 am

US President Barack Obama is considering six possible nominees for the US Supreme Court to replace retiring Justice David Souter , including five women, the Associated Press reported Thursday. This six names...

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Bybee declines Senate committee request to testify on interrogation memos
Jaclyn Belczyk
May 14, 2009 08:58:00 am

Former head of the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) and federal judge Jay Bybee , who signed off on memos detailing the legal rationale for enhanced interrogation techniques, has declined an invitation to testify ...

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Obama seeking delay of detainee photos release
Jaclyn Belczyk
May 13, 2009 01:51:00 pm

US President Barack Obama has decided to seek a delay of the release of photographs depicting the allegedly abusive treatment of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan, reversing an earlier decision, White House officials said Wednesday. Last month,...

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News Turkish secular judges warn ruling Islamic party against constitutional reforms
Turkish secular judges warn ruling Islamic party against constitutional reforms
Jaclyn Belczyk
May 13, 2009 10:19:00 am

Secular Turkish judges have warned that amendments to the Turkish constitution proposed by the country's ruling Islamic Justice and Development Party (AKP) that would include restructuring the Constitutional Court ...

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New York State Assembly approves same-sex marriage bill
Jaclyn Belczyk
May 13, 2009 09:09:00 am

The New York State Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow same-sex marriages to be performed in the state. The legislation, which was introduced last month ...

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France lower house approves amended internet piracy bill
Jaclyn Belczyk
May 12, 2009 03:34:00 pm

The French National Assembly on Tuesday approved an amended version of a controversial internet piracy bill that would cut off internet access for those who repeatedly illegally download copyrighted material by a...

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Russia, Japan to renew talks on WWII peace treaty at G8 summit
Jaclyn Belczyk
May 12, 2009 01:21:00 pm

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that President Dmitry Medvedev and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso will discuss a possible peace treaty between the two nations at a G8 summit in...

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Former Nuremberg prosecutor King dies at age 89
Jaclyn Belczyk
May 12, 2009 11:07:00 am

US Nuremberg trials prosecutor Henry King Jr. died Saturday from cancer at the age of 89. King, a professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law ...

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Accused Nazi guard deported to Germany to face accessory to murder charges
Jaclyn Belczyk
May 12, 2009 09:42:00 am

Accused Nazi prison guard John Demjanjuk arrived in Germany Tuesday to face accessory to murder charges for his alleged involvement at the Sobibor concentration camp after being deported [DOJ...

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New York lawyer pleads guilty in $400 million investment scheme
Jaclyn Belczyk
May 12, 2009 08:30:00 am

New York lawyer Mark Dreier pleaded guilty Monday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York to fraud charges for perpetrating a scheme that cost investors more than $400 million. Appearing before Judge...

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Terrorists launch airplane attacks on major US targets

On September 11, 2001, terrorists allegedly associated with al Qaeda hijacked four US commercial airliners, two of which were crashed into the World Trade Center Towers in New York City, with a third hitting the Pentagon in Washington DC. The fourth plane went down in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The attacks spawned an immediate tightening of aviation security regulations and in October 2001 led to Congressional passage of the controversial USA PATRIOT Act, giving the executive broad new national security powers.

Israel and Egypt agree to peace deal

On September 11, 1978, Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel and President Anwar Sadat of Egypt agreed to the Camp David Accords, a plan for peace between the two countries. This led to the signing of the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. U.S. President Jimmy Carter played a major role in the negotiations.

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Starr Report detailing case for Clinton impeachment delivered to Congress

On September 11, 1998, Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth Starr delivered an extensive report to Congress accusing President Clinton of 11 possible impeachable offenses - including perjury, obstruction of justice, tampering with witnesses and abuse of his powers of office - in connection with his relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Within minutes of its much-anticipated release on the Internet, JURIST carried the report here.

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