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News Massachusetts high court authorizes DNA warrants for unknown suspects
Massachusetts high court authorizes DNA warrants for unknown suspects
Jaclyn Belczyk
December 10, 2010 03:57:55 pm

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday that prosecutors can indict a genetic profile in a rape case, even if they do not know the suspect's name. The ruling will allow prosecutors to indict suspects based on...

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ICC prosecutor accuses Sudan of blocking genocide inquiry
Jaclyn Belczyk
December 10, 2010 12:44:58 pm

Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo told the UN Security Council Thursday that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is deliberately protecting those accused of committing...

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News Senate blocks vote to repeal ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
Senate blocks vote to repeal ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
Jaclyn Belczyk
December 10, 2010 09:15:00 am

The US Senate failed Thursday to advance a vote on a bill to repeal the military's controversial "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy (DADT) , which prohibits openly gay men and women...

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News Virgina Tech unlawfully failed to notify students of shooting: report
Virgina Tech unlawfully failed to notify students of shooting: report
Jaclyn Belczyk
December 9, 2010 03:48:32 pm

Officials at Virginia Tech acted unlawfully by waiting too long to notify students during the 2007 shootings , according to a report released Thursday by the US Department of Education...

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Thailand court dismisses second case against ruling party
Jaclyn Belczyk
December 9, 2010 02:26:57 pm

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Thursday dismissed a second case against the ruling Democrat Party for alleged misuse of campaign funds. The court voted 4-3 to dismiss the case on procedural grounds, allowing...

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Obama signs bill funding minority farmer settlements
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December 9, 2010 11:04:37 am

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a bill authorizing funds for a settlement with minority farmers over discrimination claims. The settlements include $3.4 billion to resolve claims that the Department of...

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House approves bill preventing US trial of Guantanamo detainees
Jaclyn Belczyk
December 9, 2010 09:09:14 am

The US House of Representatives voted 212-206 Wednesday in favor of a defense spending bill that includes a provision preventing Guantanamo Bay detainees from being transferred to the US...

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ACLU appeals CIA rendition case to Supreme Court
Jaclyn Belczyk
December 8, 2010 03:37:07 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday filed an appeal with the US Supreme Court to overturn a ruling dismissing its suit over the CIA's extraordinary rendition program [JURIST...

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Supreme Court mulls Arizona immigration employment law
Jaclyn Belczyk
December 8, 2010 02:36:29 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting on whether an Arizona statute imposing sanctions on employers...

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ICTY reduces sentence for officer convicted of Vukovar killings
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December 8, 2010 01:43:10 pm

The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday vacated the conviction of Veselin Sljivancanin for his role in killing 194 Croatian...

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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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