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News Federal judge tells CIA to investigate destruction of interrogation tapes
Federal judge tells CIA to investigate destruction of interrogation tapes
Sarah Paulsworth
January 17, 2011 10:09:07 am

A federal judge on Friday told the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that it must investigate the destruction of interrogation tapes related to 9/11 and prevent similar incidents from happening in the...

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News Offshore drilling company files suit to end delay in issuance of drilling permits
Offshore drilling company files suit to end delay in issuance of drilling permits
Sarah Paulsworth
January 13, 2011 11:03:23 am

Officials from the Ensco Offshore Company appeared in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Wednesday in connection with a lawsuit the company filed last year against the moratorium...

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News Associated Press, artist settle copyright infringement claims over Obama ‘Hope’ image
Associated Press, artist settle copyright infringement claims over Obama ‘Hope’ image
Sarah Paulsworth
January 13, 2011 09:41:19 am

The Associated Press (AP) and artist Shepard Fairey on Wednesday reached a settlement agreement on their opposing copyright infringement claims stemming from Fairey's unauthorized use of an AP photo of incumbent US President Barack...

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News Pakistan blasphemy laws will not be changed: PM
Pakistan blasphemy laws will not be changed: PM
Sarah Paulsworth
January 10, 2011 10:32:31 am

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani announced Sunday that he has no intention of revising the country's contentious blasphemy laws after Governor Salman Taseer of Punjab province was shot and killed Tuesday [JURIST...

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News Charges filed in shooting death of Arizona federal judge
Charges filed in shooting death of Arizona federal judge
Sarah Paulsworth
January 10, 2011 09:44:36 am

Federal charges were formally filed on Sunday against Jared Loughner, the man is accused of shooting to death Chief Judge John Roll of the US District Court for the District of Arizona ...

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News Rights coalition seeks to block additional provisions of Arizona immigration law
Rights coalition seeks to block additional provisions of Arizona immigration law
Sarah Paulsworth
January 9, 2011 03:54:25 pm

A coalition of six rights groups filed a petition in the US District Court of Arizona on Friday seeking to block to additional elements of the Arizona's recently passed immigration reform bill SB 1070 [text;...

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News Massachusetts high court rules against banks in crucial foreclosure case
Massachusetts high court rules against banks in crucial foreclosure case
Sarah Paulsworth
January 9, 2011 02:45:26 pm

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a decision on Friday ruling against banks in two foreclosure cases that could have important implications on similar cases both inside and outside of the state. In the consolidated...

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News Germany prosecutors file war crimes charges against Rwandan genocide suspects
Germany prosecutors file war crimes charges against Rwandan genocide suspects
Sarah Paulsworth
December 17, 2010 02:40:41 pm

German prosecutors announced on Friday they are pursuing war crimes charges against two Rwandan men suspected of ordering the killing of Congolese citizens. The men, Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) leader Ignace Murwanashyaka...

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California regulators approve incentives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Sarah Paulsworth
December 17, 2010 12:58:59 pm

California's Air Resources Board on Thursday approved measures that will provide incentives to companies and factories that decrease their greenhouse gas emissions . The provisions are envisaged under Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32) [text, PDF;...

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EU to sanction Ivory Coast over non-compliance with election results
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December 13, 2010 02:29:48 pm

The Council of the EU adopted a decision Monday to institute sanctions against the Ivory Coast. There has been unrest in the country since elections were held at the beginning of this...

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Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution

On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety took power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchmen and women had been executed by guillotine. Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.

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