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News Georgia imam pleads guilty to providing material support to foreign terror group
Georgia imam pleads guilty to providing material support to foreign terror group
Michael Sung
October 13, 2006 02:14:00 pm

Mohamed Shorbagi, the Palestinian imam of a mosque in Rome, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to a charge of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) , according to a criminal information and plea agreement...

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News Hussein defense to continue genocide trial boycott
Hussein defense to continue genocide trial boycott
Michael Sung
October 8, 2006 10:35:00 am

Khalid al-Dulaimi , lead counsel for Saddam Hussein, said Sunday that the defense team will continue its boycott of Hussein’s genocide trial when it resumes Monday. The protest began when chief judge...

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News Italian prosecutors complete CIA kidnapping probe
Italian prosecutors complete CIA kidnapping probe
Michael Sung
October 8, 2006 09:29:00 am

Italian prosecutors Saturday announced the end of their investigation into the alleged CIA kidnapping of Egyptian cleric Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr in 2003. The cleric, also known as Abu Omar, was seized on the...

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News Marine Corps legal defense coordinator calls for probe of Guantanamo abuses
Marine Corps legal defense coordinator calls for probe of Guantanamo abuses
Michael Sung
October 6, 2006 04:47:00 pm

A top US Marine Corps lawyer has called for an investigation of alleged abuses of detainees at Guantanamo Bay after reviewing a sworn statement filed by a Marine paralegal who said that last month she spoke...

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News Cambodia genocide prosecutor expects to hand cases to judge by year’s end
Cambodia genocide prosecutor expects to hand cases to judge by year’s end
Michael Sung
October 6, 2006 03:11:00 pm

Canadian prosecutor Robert Petit , one of the two active prosecutors for the Cambodian genocide tribunal that will try former leaders of the Khmer Rouge , told a meeting of international prosecutors at The Hague Friday...

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Sewing machine patented

On September 10, 1846, United States patent number 3640 was awarded to Elias Howe for his sewing machine. In 1854, Howe brought legal action against Isaac Singer, because he alleged Singer's machine infringed upon the patent. Howe won the case and was awarded royalties from the Singer sewing machines.
Learn more about Elias Howe from the University of Rochester.

Last French execution by guillotine

On September 10, 1977, Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian immigrant convicted of murder, became the last person executed by guillotine in France.

The French death penalty was formally abolished by President Francois Mitterand in 1981. Learn more about the history of the guillotine.

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