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News Panama to seek Noriega extradition from France
Panama to seek Noriega extradition from France
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 29, 2010 08:51:00 am

Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli said Wednesday that his government will seek the extradition of former military leader Manuel Noriega , currently being held in France on money laundering charges. Noriega faces...

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News Russia court bans neo-Nazi group for extremist ideology
Russia court bans neo-Nazi group for extremist ideology
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 28, 2010 04:45:58 pm

The Moscow City Court ruled Tuesday that the Slavic Union (SS) violates Russia's extremism laws, banning the organization. The SS, whose initials are the same as the Nazi paramilitary, was one of Russia's largest neo-Nazi organizations....

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Russia makes public 1940 Katyn massacre documents
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 28, 2010 04:12:00 pm

The Russian government on Wednesday made public documents relating to the 1940 Katyn Massacre in which 20,000 Poles were killed by the USSR. While the documents were previously available...

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News House subcommittee examines legality of unmanned drone strikes
House subcommittee examines legality of unmanned drone strikes
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 28, 2010 03:55:00 pm

A US subcommittee heard testimony Wednesday on the use of unmanned predator drone strikes . The National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing ...

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House subcommittee examines legality of unmanned drone strikes
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 28, 2010 03:27:00 pm

A US subcommittee heard testimony Wednesday on the use of unmanned predator drone strikes . The National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing ...

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Supreme Court considers release of names on same-sex marriage petition
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 28, 2010 03:14:02 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Doe #1 v. Reed on whether the First Amendment allows a state to compel...

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Jaclyn Belczyk
April 28, 2010 02:42:56 pm

The Russian government on Wednesday made public documents relating to the 1940 Katyn Massacre in which 20,000 Poles were killed by the USSR. While the documents were previously available...

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Supreme Court considers release of names on same-sex marriage petition
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April 28, 2010 02:16:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Doe #1 v. Reed on whether the First Amendment allows a state to compel...

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Russia court bans neo-Nazi group for extremist ideology
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 28, 2010 01:27:00 pm

The Moscow City Court ruled Tuesday that the Slavic Union (SS) violates Russia's extremism laws, banning the organization. The SS, whose initials are the same as the Nazi paramilitary, was one of Russia's largest neo-Nazi organizations....

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April 28, 2010 11:56:26 am

The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Tuesday released a manual for military commission procedures under the Military Commissions Act of 2009 . The manual establishes the rules of evidence and...

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