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UK spy agency chief refuses to testify in parliament rendition probe
Jaime Jansen
August 1, 2006 12:41:00 pm

Eliza Manningham-Buller , the head of Britain's domestic spy agency MI5 , has refused to testify before a joint parliamentary human rights committee investigating terror practices, saying she can appear before only the Intelligence and...

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Congo opposition party claims fraud in presidential election
Jaime Jansen
August 1, 2006 11:59:00 am

The Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD) , an opposition group and former rebel group, on Tuesday alleged widespread election fraud in Sunday's election , and threatened to challenge the election in court if...

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News US Army general who ran Gitmo, oversaw Iraq detentions resigns with honors
US Army general who ran Gitmo, oversaw Iraq detentions resigns with honors
Jaime Jansen
August 1, 2006 11:15:00 am

US Army Major General Geoffrey Miller , the former commander of Guantanamo Bay , retired from the Army Monday with honors. Miller ran Guantanamo from 2002 to 2004, and served as a consultant at...

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News Libby lawyers seek to use memory expert in CIA leak trial
Libby lawyers seek to use memory expert in CIA leak trial
Jaime Jansen
August 1, 2006 10:21:00 am

Attorneys representing I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby , the former chief of staff for Vice President Cheney, on Monday asked US District Judge Reggie Walton to allow expert testimony from a memory specialist at Libby's upcoming...

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DOJ appeals ruling allowing NSA wiretapping lawsuit to proceed
Jaime Jansen
August 1, 2006 09:43:00 am

Lawyers from the US Department of Justice on Monday appealed a federal court decision that allowed a challenge to the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance program to go forward, arguing to the...

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Pinochet questioned by Chile judge in ex-army chief assassination probe
Jaime Jansen
August 1, 2006 09:02:00 am

Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was questioned Monday by Judge Alejandro Solis about the assassination of General Carlos Prats shortly after Pinochet came to power following a 1973 coup [BBC...

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Guantanamo Bay detainees attacked guards hundreds of times: DOD records
Jaime Jansen
August 1, 2006 08:00:00 am

Detainees at the US detention center at Guantanamo Bay have used items found in their cells to attack military guards hundreds of times, according to Pentagon memos released through a Freedom of Information Act...

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Federal judge rejects Minnesota adult video games law
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July 31, 2006 02:33:00 pm

A federal judge has blocked a Minnesota law scheduled to take effect Tuesday that would have imposed a fine of up to $25 on minors who purchase video games rated for adults and would have required retailers to...

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South Africa judge postpones Zuma corruption trial until September
Jaime Jansen
July 31, 2006 01:09:00 pm

The judge presiding over the much-anticipated corruption trial of former South Africa deputy president Jacob Zuma Monday postponed proceedings until September 5. The prosecution sought to have the trial postponed for further investigation, while the defense sought...

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Israel sentences first officer refusing to serve in Lebanon conflict
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July 31, 2006 12:03:00 pm

Israeli authorities have sentenced an army officer to 28 days in a military prison for refusing to serve in the ongoing Israeli military campaign in Lebanon , according to Israeli media reports Monday. Reserve Captain Amir Paster,...

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Kosovo declares independence from Serbia

On February 17, 2008 the Assembly of Kosovo declared independence from Serbia. While Serbia denounced the declaration as illegal, the international community has remained divided on this issue. Several nations including the United States, United Kingdom, France, Taiwan, and Turkey have recognized Kosovar independence, but others such as Russia maintain that the declaration violates international law. The majority of countries and international organizations, including the United Nations, have yet to take a position on the legality of Kosovar independence.

The Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo went into effect on June 15, 2008. Read the Kosovo Declaration of Independence and a timeline of the Kosovar independence movement.

Supreme Court ruled on equal Congressional districts

On February 17, 1964, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Wesberry v. Sanders that congressional districts within each state had to be roughly equal in population.

Learn more about Congressional redistricting from the Center for Voting and Democracy.

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