Reaction to British Prime Minister Tony Blair's proposed anti-terrorism measures was mixed Friday and Saturday, with opposition politicians and rights activists expressing concern over the civil liberties and immigration implications of the plan. The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Charles Kennedy, said on BBC Radio Saturday that there was "a lot that came out yesterday [...]

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The US Department of Justice Friday refused a congressional request to turn over certain documents authored by US Supreme Court nominee John Roberts when he was deputy Solicitor General, saying that internal deliberations on the merits of cases are privileged. The DOJ did, however, agreed to turn over any documents reflecting Roberts' final position on [...]

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Canadian Transport Minister Jean Lapierre announced sweeping security changes to Canadian transportation security Friday, including the creation of an anti-terror "no-fly" list similar to that created in the US under the Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001 . Lapierre did not provide details on the proposed list, but did comment that it "will identify [...]

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Statement on Broadening Powers to Tackle Extremism, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, August 5, 2005 , anywhere, will automatically be refused asylum in our country"]. Excerpt: Over the past two weeks there have been intensive meetings and discussions across government to set a comprehensive framework for action in dealing with the terrorist threat in Britain, [...]

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Leading Friday's states brief, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled today that Cedar Rapids does not have the authority to expand its control to include a preserve adjacent to the city because the city's extra-territorial jurisdiction does not extend to nature areas. The court said that while the Legislature intended to give cities extra-territorial jurisdiction over [...]

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