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News Federal appeals court upholds prison sentence in witness tampering case
Federal appeals court upholds prison sentence in witness tampering case
Steve Czajkowski
August 30, 2008 08:02:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Friday that the conviction and 210 month prison sentence of Juan Francisco Salazar, who was convicted of tampering with a witness in a drug trial,...

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News DC Circuit rules Sarbanes-Oxley board provisions constitutional
DC Circuit rules Sarbanes-Oxley board provisions constitutional
Steve Czajkowski
August 23, 2008 12:30:00 pm

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in a 2-1 decision Friday that provisions in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 establishing the Public Company...

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News US immigration authority abandons voluntary deportation program
US immigration authority abandons voluntary deportation program
Steve Czajkowski
August 23, 2008 11:37:00 am

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Friday abandoned a pilot program it created to allow certain illegal immigrants to coordinate their removal from the US with ICE without the risk of home...

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News Two US Marines held in contempt in Fallujah killings civil trial
Two US Marines held in contempt in Fallujah killings civil trial
Steve Czajkowski
August 23, 2008 10:10:00 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Central District of California found two US Marines in contempt of court Friday after the two declined to testify against their former squad leader in a trial over...

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News Brokerage firms reach auction rate securities agreement with regulators
Brokerage firms reach auction rate securities agreement with regulators
Steve Czajkowski
August 22, 2008 09:26:00 am

Three of the largest brokerage firms in the US reached a settlement with the New York Attorney General's office and securities regulators representing 48 states on Thursday, agreeing to pay $10 billion to investors who...

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News ICTY assigns new judges to Karadzic war crimes trial
ICTY assigns new judges to Karadzic war crimes trial
Steve Czajkowski
August 22, 2008 08:20:00 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) assigned a new panel of judges Thursday to the upcoming war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic . The changes come...

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News Pakistan ruling party not granting Musharraf immunity from charges
Pakistan ruling party not granting Musharraf immunity from charges
Steve Czajkowski
August 16, 2008 10:44:00 am

The possibility that Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will face impeachment increased Saturday as a spokesman for the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) , the main ruling party in the country, said it will not...

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News Chad court sentences ex-dictator Habre to death <i>in absentia</i>
Chad court sentences ex-dictator Habre to death in absentia
Steve Czajkowski
August 16, 2008 10:10:00 am

Former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre and eleven other rebel commanders were sentenced to death Friday in a Chadian court for crimes against the state after a mass trial in which dozens were tried. Habre...

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News Serbia presents bid for ICJ opinion on Kosovo independence
Serbia presents bid for ICJ opinion on Kosovo independence
Steve Czajkowski
August 16, 2008 09:15:00 am

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic presented a formal request to the UN General Assembly Friday seeking a determination by the International Court of Justice on the legality of Kosovo's February declaration...

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News UK libel law discourages free speech: UN rights committee
UK libel law discourages free speech: UN rights committee
Steve Czajkowski
August 15, 2008 11:31:00 am

The United Nations Committee on Human Rights has criticized British libel laws for stifling freedom of speech, according to Thursday media reports. In a report issued after its 93rd session in Geneva,...

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First impeachment trial began in US Senate

On December 17, 1798, the US Senate began its first impeachment trial. Senator William Blount of Tennessee, a land speculator, was accused of plotting with England to wrest control of Florida from Spain.

The Senate ultimately dismissed the charges for lack of jurisdiction - and, perhaps incidentally, lack of Blount, who had gone to Tennessee and had refused to return to the Senate for trial. Read more on the attempted arrest of William Blount.

Simon Bolivar dies

On December 17, 1830, South American revolutionary Simon Bolivar died in Colombia. During his lifetime, Bolivar led successful revolutions against Spanish colonial rule throughout South America. His efforts led to the independence of the modern-day nations of Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Panama, Ecuador and Bolivia, a nation named in his honor.

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