1 day ago by tonguesoffire

clipped from www.debka.com US officials are tightlipped on the question, saying only the investigation will establish the facts. Witnesses among the 28 injured reported that while firing two handguns, he shouted “Alahu Akbar!” before he was felled himself by four bullets by four bullets fired by wou ...

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1 day ago by Daphne Eviatar

The Justice Department released more documents — or, at least, less-redacted documents — late Friday to the American Civil Liberties Union as part of the government’s obligation in a pending Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. These latest documents provide an inside glimpse at the early struggles b ...

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2 days ago by Hispanic New York Project

Nearly two years after finding that the existing system was unfair to Hispanics, a federal judge imposed on Friday an unusual election system for this suburban village of 28,000, of which about 50 per cent is Latino ... read more

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2 days ago by Joshua Stanton

[tweetmeme] In a time of war, they volunteered to defend us. They would have died as heroes for us. Had they, at least their families might be making some sense of the terrible loss they must feel now. With loss, there might at least be meaning — the understanding that their loss is what history has ...

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2 days ago by bassitone

Yesterday, a few provisions of the Patriot Act came up for renewal in the House of Representatives. There was also a neat little twist or two to this story.

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2 days ago by kamaaina87

Source: business.timesonline.co.uk Published: November 6, 2009 Frances Gibbs, Legal Editor Would-be judges will no longer have to declare if they are Freemasons, the Government said yesterday. The policy reversal was announced by Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, after a threat of legal action forc ...

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3 days ago by Monique

We have tried terrorists as criminals before and we have seen how well that worked out. Unfortunately for us, it appears that Congress doesn’t understand this and so, here we are, back to prosecuting terrorists as if they are common criminals: The Democratic-controlled Senate on Thursday turned back ...

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3 days ago by Ryan J. Reilly

Civil Rights Division chief Thomas Perez disputed critics who say the proposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act would create special rights for gay and lesbian workers. Related stories: Perez Passes Senate Judiciary Committee Maryland Governor Nominates Perez Successor Vote on Tom Perez Possible Be ...

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3 days ago by Daphne Eviatar

The Senate just tabled the amendment proposed by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) that would have prohibited use of Justice Department funds to prosecute the 9/11 terror suspects in U.S. federal courts. Effectively, that means it’s dead. The amendment, S.A. 2669, to the Commerce, Justice, Science and Re ...

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3 days ago by blacklobellolaw

The Justice Department announced October 28, 2009 that it reached a settlement to resolve its suit filed on behalf of former Utah Army National Guardsman and current Air Force Reservist Matthew T. Denning against Stonescape Pavers, LLC. The settlement must be approved by the federal court in Las Veg ...

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