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News Homeowner’s insurance does not cover failure to prevent sexual abuse: Wisconsin court
Homeowner’s insurance does not cover failure to prevent sexual abuse: Wisconsin court
Steve Czajkowski
July 17, 2008 06:07:00 am

The Supreme Court of Wisconsin on Wednesday ruled that a homeowner's insurance policy does not cover a wife's negligence in not preventing her husband, who was covered by the same policy, from sexually abusing...

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News ICC effort to arrest Sudan president criticized by international organizations
ICC effort to arrest Sudan president criticized by international organizations
Devin Montgomery
July 16, 2008 02:42:00 pm

The Arab League , African Union (AU) and others have criticized the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor's Monday application  for an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [BBC...

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News Kurdish lawmakers protest draft election bill by walking out of Iraq parliament
Kurdish lawmakers protest draft election bill by walking out of Iraq parliament
Mike Rosen-Molina
July 16, 2008 02:21:00 pm

Kurdish legislators staged a walkout of the Iraqi Parliament Tuesday, delaying a vote on a proposed provincial election bill that they say is unconstitutional. Kurdish lawmakers objected to an attached proposal that would establish a provincial council...

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News US Justice Department continues efforts to punish former Nazis
US Justice Department continues efforts to punish former Nazis
Mike Rosen-Molina
July 16, 2008 01:17:00 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday filed a complaint in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington , seeking to revoke the US citizenship of an alleged World War...

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News Malaysia opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim arrested
Malaysia opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim arrested
Andrew Gilmore
July 16, 2008 01:05:00 pm

Malaysian authorities arrested opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim Wednesday afternoon, less than a day after a warrant was issued for his arrest on sodomy allegations made against him by a former aide. According...

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News US Congress overrides Bush veto to pass Medicare finance law
US Congress overrides Bush veto to pass Medicare finance law
Deirdre Jurand
July 16, 2008 12:54:00 pm

The US Congress enacted a new Medicare law on Tuesday to cut Medicare expenditures by reducing Medicare payments made to insurance companies rather than those made to doctors. President George W. Bush vetoed the bill,...

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News South Korea court suspends sentence of former Samsung CEO
South Korea court suspends sentence of former Samsung CEO
Mike Rosen-Molina
July 16, 2008 12:39:00 pm

The Seoul Central District Court Wednesday suspended a three-year prison sentence for former Samsung Chairman and CEO Kun-Hee Lee , who was convicted of tax fraud. The court ruled that Lee should not serve prison time...

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News Spain Senate ratifies EU reform treaty
Spain Senate ratifies EU reform treaty
Andrew Gilmore
July 16, 2008 12:26:00 pm

The Spanish Senate voted Wednesday to ratify the new EU reform treaty , also known as the Treaty of Lisbon . Jose Manuel Barroso , the president of the European Commission,...

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News China imprisons man for violating sexual harassment law
China imprisons man for violating sexual harassment law
Mike Rosen-Molina
July 16, 2008 12:01:00 pm

A Chinese office manager has become the first man to be imprisoned under a Chinese sexual harassment law passed in 2005, according to reports on Wednesday. Previous cases brought under the law have been settled through civil...

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News Enemy combatant indefinite detention ruling [4th Circuit]
Enemy combatant indefinite detention ruling [4th Circuit]
July 16, 2008 11:29:00 am

Ali Saleh Kahlah Al-Marri and Mark A. Berman v. Commander John Pucciarelli, et al., US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, July 15, 2008 [ruling that the President is empowered by Congress to hold enemy combatants in military prison...

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On January 21, 1950, former US State Department official Alger Hiss was found guilty of perjury in connection with testimony given to the House Un-American Activities Committee. Learn more about Alger Hiss.

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