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National Guard presence cutting number of illegal US-Mexico border crossings
The number of illegal Mexican migrants attempting to cross the US-Mexico border in Arizona has dropped significantly due to US National Guard troops working to extend border fences and repair roads in the area, according to reports by US officials (More) |
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Indonesia court rules case against ex-dictator Suharto should continue
A court in Indonesia ruled Monday that the country's attorney general must reopen corruption charges against former President Suharto , saying that the charges should not have been dropped, but Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh said Monday th (More) |
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Military officials say Guantanamo detainees concealed suicides
Military officials said Sunday that the three Guantanamo Bay detainees who committed suicide Saturday by hanging themselves with bedsheets and clothing - identified as Saudis Mani Shaman Turki al-Habardi Al-Utaybi and Yasser Talal Al-Zahrani, and (More) |
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BREAKING NEWS ~ Three Guantanamo detainees dead in apparent suicide pact
The US Army has announced that three as-yet-unidentified Guantanamo detainees died early this morning local time in apparent multiple suicides. An official investigation is already underway. These are the first suicides confirmed among prisoners at (More) |
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Federal lawsuit filed against military funeral protesters
The father of a fallen Marine has filed the first lawsuit brought by the family of a servicemember against the renegade Westboro Baptist Church [WARNING: readers may find material at this church website offensive; Wikipedia backgrounder] of Topeka, (More) |
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Indonesia AG sued for dropping charges against ex-president Suharto
Several activist groups have sued the attorney general of Indonesia for dropping corruption charges against former President Suharto . Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh dismissed the charges last month because of the former dictator's health (More) |
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Supreme Court rules in RICO, speedy trial, civil service cases
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday ruled that a company cannot bring a claim under s.1962(c) of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) alleging that a competitor fraudulently failed to coll (More) |
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China court upholds Pfizer Viagra patent
A Chinese court has overturned a 2004 decision by the country's patent review board allowing Chinese drug companies to sell counterfeit versions of the Pfizer drug Viagra , upholding Pfizer's patent and signaling China's intent to crack (More) |
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Iraq PM asking for Haditha files as US investigates more killings
New Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Friday that he will ask the United States to turn over its files pertaining to the investigation into the alleged killing of 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in Haditha by US Marines last November, after the (More) |
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Executive Power and Breathing Space for Liberty
JURIST Contributing Editor Peter Shane of Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University, says that the Bush Administration's apparent lack of respect for norms of constitutional governance is more troubling than any breaches of technical law in ei (More) |
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