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News IAEA chief urges negotiations to ban nuclear weapons production
IAEA chief urges negotiations to ban nuclear weapons production
Sara R. Parsowith
November 1, 2005 07:56:00 am

Mohamed ElBaradei , Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) , Monday called for the start of negotiations on the long-stalled Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty , a global treaty banning the further production...

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News Oil-for-food investigator sees systemic problems at UN
Oil-for-food investigator sees systemic problems at UN
Sara R. Parsowith
November 1, 2005 07:33:00 am

Paul Volcker, chairman of an independent commission probing the now defunct UN oil-for-food program , blamed lapses at the UN on a "systemic problem" and said he found only "limited" corruption during his testimony [hearing...

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News Court-martial for US soldier accused of killing superiors
Court-martial for US soldier accused of killing superiors
Sara R. Parsowith
November 1, 2005 07:11:00 am

US military investigating officer Col. Patrick Reinhert on Tuesday recommended a court-martial for Staff Sgt. Alberto B. Martinez, a National Guard soldier charged with killing two of his superiors in Iraq . Col. Reinhert also noted that capital...

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News Federal trial begins in challenge to random bag searches on New York subways
Federal trial begins in challenge to random bag searches on New York subways
Sara R. Parsowith
October 31, 2005 11:15:00 am

US District Judge Richard M. Berman will consider the constitutionality of New York City's random search of bags and packages in the city's subway system, as trial begins Monday in the case . The New York Civil Liberties...

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News Strong anti-corruption agencies needed in Iraq, US investigator reports
Strong anti-corruption agencies needed in Iraq, US investigator reports
Sara R. Parsowith
October 31, 2005 08:17:00 am

Stuart Bowen, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction , said that corruption continues to cost Iraq billions of dollars each year and has called for an American-Iraqi summit in the fight against corruption in Iraq, in a report...

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Trial of Bush assassination plot suspect starts
Sara R. Parsowith
October 31, 2005 07:39:00 am

The trial of Ahmed Omar Abu Ali , an American citizen accused of plotting to kill President Bush, begins Monday in federal court in Virginia. Abu Ali has pleaded not guilty to a nine-count indictment...

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News Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks honored on Capitol Hill
Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks honored on Capitol Hill
Sara R. Parsowith
October 31, 2005 07:08:00 am

Thousands of people gathered Sunday under the dome of the Capitol Rotunda to view the closed casket of civil rights activist Rosa Parks , who died of natural causes at the age of 92 last week ....

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News Cheney reportedly told aide about CIA operative
Cheney reportedly told aide about CIA operative
Sara R. Parsowith
October 25, 2005 08:43:00 am

US Vice President Dick Cheney was the first person to discuss Valerie Plame with his Chief of Staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby , lawyers involved in the leak investigation said Monday according to the New...

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News British MP denies new US allegations in oil-for-food scandal
British MP denies new US allegations in oil-for-food scandal
Sara R. Parsowith
October 25, 2005 08:06:00 am

British Member of Parliament George Galloway Tuesday rejected fresh accusations from US congressional investigators that he profited from the now defunct UN Oil-for-Food Program in Iraq. The new report from the...

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News 21 detainees killed in US custody overseas, ACLU reports
21 detainees killed in US custody overseas, ACLU reports
Sara R. Parsowith
October 25, 2005 07:52:00 am

At least 21 detainees have been killed while being held in US custody in Iraq and Afghanistan, many during or after interrogations, according to an ACLU analysis of Defense Department data released Monday. According to autopsy...

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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.
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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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