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"Venezuela has agreed to drop out of the hotly contested race for Latin America's open seat on the UN Security Council and asked Bolivia to run in its place, Bolivia's president, Evo Morales, said. Morales is one of Chavez' closest allies."
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Many follow U.S. example on detainees
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"Manfred Nowak, the U.N. special investigator on torture, said that when he criticizes governments for their questionable treatment of detainees, they respond by telling him that if the United States does something, it must be all right. He would not name any countries except for Jordan."
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"Manfred Nowak, the U.N. special investigator on torture, said that when he criticizes governments for their questionable treatment of detainees, they respond by telling him that if the United States does something, it must be all right. He would not name any countries except for Jordan."
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Tuesday, October 24, 2006
New Calif. sex predator law facing legal tests
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"Attorneys for two Bay Area sex offenders are poised to test the constitutionality of a new state law that allows convicts designated as sexually violent predators to be held indefinitely in mental hospitals after they have completed their prison terms."
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"Attorneys for two Bay Area sex offenders are poised to test the constitutionality of a new state law that allows convicts designated as sexually violent predators to be held indefinitely in mental hospitals after they have completed their prison terms."
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Sudan Expels U.N. Official for Blogging
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"Sudan is to expel the UN's top official in the country after he reported two military defeats for the government and other embarrassing details in the largely invisible war in the western region of Darfur. His remarks were quickly denounced by the Sudanese army which described Mr Pronk as a security threat who told him to leave the country."
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"Sudan is to expel the UN's top official in the country after he reported two military defeats for the government and other embarrassing details in the largely invisible war in the western region of Darfur. His remarks were quickly denounced by the Sudanese army which described Mr Pronk as a security threat who told him to leave the country."
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Darfur... the Forgotten
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"Jon Gray notes that we Diggers haven't done enough to bring froward the plight of the victims of genocide in Darfur. I agree. Lets try and do all we can do to get the word out."
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"Jon Gray notes that we Diggers haven't done enough to bring froward the plight of the victims of genocide in Darfur. I agree. Lets try and do all we can do to get the word out."
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More Human Remains Recovered at WTC Site on Sunday
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"Searchers who have yet to unearth more than half the underground sites apparently overlooked during the initial excavation of ground zero have uncovered more than 100 pieces of human remains believed to belong to Sept. 11 victims. The medical examiner's office said 18 new pieces were found Sunday."
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"Searchers who have yet to unearth more than half the underground sites apparently overlooked during the initial excavation of ground zero have uncovered more than 100 pieces of human remains believed to belong to Sept. 11 victims. The medical examiner's office said 18 new pieces were found Sunday."
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Rise In Bribery Tests Integrity of U.S. Border
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"Bribery of federal and local officials by Mexican smugglers is rising sharply, and with it the fear that a culture of corruption is taking hold along the 2,000-mile border. At least 200 public employees have been charged with helping move narcotics or illegal immigrants across the U.S.-Mexican border since 2004, thousands more under investigation."
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"Bribery of federal and local officials by Mexican smugglers is rising sharply, and with it the fear that a culture of corruption is taking hold along the 2,000-mile border. At least 200 public employees have been charged with helping move narcotics or illegal immigrants across the U.S.-Mexican border since 2004, thousands more under investigation."
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