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News Saddam lawyer walks out of genocide trial again after judge rejects demands
Saddam lawyer walks out of genocide trial again after judge rejects demands
Joshua Pantesco
October 30, 2006 08:31:00 am

Khalil al-Dulaimi, chief defense counsel for Saddam Hussein , appeared in court Monday, presented 12 demands to the judge to be satisfied to end the ongoing defense team boycott, and stormed out of court after the presiding...

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News UK mercenaries in Iraq need closer regulation: advocacy group
UK mercenaries in Iraq need closer regulation: advocacy group
Joshua Pantesco
October 30, 2006 08:03:00 am

A British advocacy group condemned the UK government for failing to properly regulate hired mercenaries operating in Iraq and Afghanistan in a report released Monday that proposes regulations to hold mercenaries accountable for alleged abuses....

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News Federal appeals court reinstates Ohio absentee voter ID law
Federal appeals court reinstates Ohio absentee voter ID law
Joshua Pantesco
October 30, 2006 07:35:00 am

Absentee Ohio voters must continue to show proof of ID when casting ballots after a federal appeals court on Sunday stayed a lower court order , handed down last week, that would have temporarily suspended Ohio's...

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News North Korea committing ‘crimes against humanity’ on its own citizens: report
North Korea committing ‘crimes against humanity’ on its own citizens: report
Joshua Pantesco
October 30, 2006 07:09:00 am

The North Korean government is "actively committing crimes against humanity" by the starvation and political repression of North Korean citizens, according to a report released Sunday by a blue-ribbon panel comprised of Vaclav Havel , former...

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News Germany knew of detainee abuse at secret CIA prisons: report
Germany knew of detainee abuse at secret CIA prisons: report
Joshua Pantesco
October 25, 2006 10:09:00 am

German intelligence agents personally witnessed the torture of detainees at a secret US prison in Europe two weeks after the Sept. 11 terror attacks , according to a German intelligence report leaked to Stern magazine. The leaked...

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Appeals court weighs tougher rules on Gitmo detainee-lawyer communication
Joshua Pantesco
October 25, 2006 09:22:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is currently reviewing proposed rule changes that would place further restrictions on attorney contact with detainees now held at Guantanamo Bay . The rules,...

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News Philippines high court nixes referendum on scrapping US-style congress
Philippines high court nixes referendum on scrapping US-style congress
Joshua Pantesco
October 25, 2006 08:49:00 am

The Supreme Court of the Philippines on Wednesday ruled that a planned referendum on modifying the country's constitution to abolish the upper house of congress cannot proceed. The referendum would have amended the 1987 constitution...

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News Mexico extraditing record numbers of fugitives to US
Mexico extraditing record numbers of fugitives to US
Joshua Pantesco
October 25, 2006 08:21:00 am

Tony Garza, the US Ambassador to Mexico , said Tuesday that Mexico has extradited 50 prisoners to the US this year, a record total, for stateside prosecution of crimes committed in the US. The Supreme Court of Mexico...

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Gonzales ‘disappointed’ by view that US not backing rule of law
Joshua Pantesco
October 25, 2006 08:02:00 am

US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told reporters in Spain Tuesday that the perception that the US does not support the rule of law is "disappointing." Gonzales acknowledged that the international reputation of the US...

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Iran president balks at fingerprinting bill aimed at US visitors
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October 25, 2006 07:37:00 am

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that he opposes a bill, passed during a preliminary reading in the Iran parliament earlier this month, that would require every American visitor in Iran to be fingerprinted upon...

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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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