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News Spain frees 9/11 suspect on bail
Spain frees 9/11 suspect on bail
Tom Henry
May 24, 2005 03:40:00 pm

The High Court in Spain on Tuesday freed on bail 9/11 suspect Ghasoub al Abrash Ghalyoun. A real estate developer in Spain, Ghalyoun is accused of taking amateur video while on vacation in the US and providing it to...

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News Italian judge orders trial for Madrid terror suspect
Italian judge orders trial for Madrid terror suspect
Tom Henry
May 24, 2005 03:09:00 pm

A judge in Italy on Tuesday ordered that trained explosives expert Rabei Osman Sayed Ahmed face trial in Milan on charges separate from the Madrid attack. Investigators have accused Ahmed, whose trial is expected to begin on October 8...

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News Major US banks suffer massive data theft
Major US banks suffer massive data theft
Tom Henry
May 24, 2005 02:21:00 pm

New Jersey police said Tuesday that they were only in the initial stages of an investigation that has so far revealed data theft from over 700,000 account holders from four major banks in the US. Ten arrests have been...

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News FBI asks Congress for expanded power to seize documents
FBI asks Congress for expanded power to seize documents
Tom Henry
May 24, 2005 01:46:00 pm

FBI lawyers speaking in front of the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Tuesday asked for sweeping new powers to seize records from private citizens and businesses in terrorism investigations without first obtaining a judge's approval....

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News ICJ supporters encouraged by Medellin ruling
ICJ supporters encouraged by Medellin ruling
Tom Henry
May 24, 2005 01:16:00 pm

Supporters of the International Court of Justice and international law have been mildly encouraged by showings of at least mild deference to the ICJ by most members of the US Supreme Court Court in its closely watched Medellin ruling...

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News Abu Ghraib suspect England waives right to challenge charges
Abu Ghraib suspect England waives right to challenge charges
Tom Henry
May 24, 2005 01:10:00 pm

Lawyers for Pfc. Lynndie England on Tuesday decided to forgo her right to challenge the seven charges she faces for her role in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal . England defense attorney Capt. Jonathon Crisp...

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News EU to Microsoft: meet deadline or face sanctions
EU to Microsoft: meet deadline or face sanctions
Tom Henry
May 23, 2005 03:35:00 pm

The European Union has given software giant Microsoft until the end of May to comply with its antitrust order or face punitive sanctions, officials for both organizations said Monday. The dispute...

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News UPDATE ~ Iran reconsidering ban on reformist candidates
UPDATE ~ Iran reconsidering ban on reformist candidates
Tom Henry
May 23, 2005 02:42:00 pm

Following up on a morning report in JURIST's Paper Chase, Iran's leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered the Guardian Council to reconsider a decision to reject all reformist candidates running for the presidency. Specifically, Ayatollah...

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News Rights groups oppose death penalty in Iraq
Rights groups oppose death penalty in Iraq
Tom Henry
May 23, 2005 02:18:00 pm

Middle East spokeswoman for Amnesty International Nicole Choueiry expressed the group's opposition Monday to a recent announcement from Iraq's Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari that the death penalty would be retained in Iraq and that the...

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News Supreme Court rules against shackling defendants
Supreme Court rules against shackling defendants
Tom Henry
May 23, 2005 01:03:00 pm

In a 7-2 decision the US Supreme Court ruled Monday that it is unconstitutional to force capital murder defendants to appear before juries in shackles. The majority said that viewing a prisoner in shackles would be too...

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