President Bush on Monday demanded a vote in the Senate on his nomination of John Bolton as the US Ambassador to the United Nations, and White House officials would not rule out the possibility of a recess...
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Bush demands vote on Bolton; recess appointment not ruled out
Presbyterian church formally adopts new sex abuse policy
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UK details plans for smoking ban
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Romanian prosecutors summon ex-president to testify in riots inquiry
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Afghans detain three in US envoy murder plot
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Supreme Court declines to hear federal sentencing case
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Report on laws to protect the mentally ill [WHO]
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UK detention of asylum seekers report [Amnesty International]
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Pennsylvania death penalty ruling [US SC]
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Supreme Court upholds imposition of registration fees on trucks by states
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The Presbyterian Church (USA) has formally adopted 11 changes to its constitution in an effort to prevent and deal more harshly with sexual abuse by members of the clergy. The changes, to...
The British Department of Health Monday began an 11-week program to survey the public on a proposed smoking ban that would prohibit smoking in restaurants, bars that serve food, and enclosed public...
Prosecutors on Monday summoned former Romanian President Ion Iliescu to testify in a criminal investigation into deadly riots by coal miners in the 1990s. Iliescu refused to appear personally and instead sent his lawyers, who...
An Afghan government official said Monday that Afghan security forces have arrested three young Pakistani men on charges of planning to assassinate US ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad . The men were arrested Saturday in the province of Laghman, a...
The US Supreme Court Monday declined to consider whether hundreds of criminals sentenced prior to US v. Booker - a landmark ruling on federal sentencing guidelines - should receive reduced prison sentences, despite Justice Department urging...
WHO Resource Book on Mental Health, Human Rights and Legislation, World Health Organization , June 20, 2005 . Excerpt:There are many ways to improve the lives of people with mental disorders....
Seeking Asylum is Not a Crime: Detention of people who have sought asylum, Amnesty International, June 20, 2005 . Excerpt:Amnesty International's report highlights the denial of justice suffered by many people...
Rompilla v. Beard, Supreme Court of the United States, June 20, 2005 . Excerpt from the Opinion by Justice Souter:We hold that...
In two related cases, the US Supreme Court ruled Monday that states are permitted to impose registration fees on trucks and other commercial vehicles that travel at least part of the time on a state's roadways. Read the Court's...
