Historic events on November twelfth across decades
On November 12, 1942 the Guadalcanal naval battle began, ending in Allied victory over Japan. In 1927 Stalin rose as Trotsky was expelled. In 1948 Hideki Tojo and others were sentenced to death. In 1977 New Orleans elected its first black mayor, Ernest Morial. In 1987 the AMA stated doctors must treat AIDS patients. In 1990 Emperor Akihito began the Chrysanthemum Throne. In 2004 Scott Peterson was convicted of murdering his wife Laci.
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Dutch" Morial
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Redwood City
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Laci
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MRSA infection threat and CA-MRSA rise outlined
World in Brief describes MRSA’s antibiotic resistant threat with 90,000 U.S. cases annually and over 18,000 deaths estimate. CA-MRSA linked to healthy individuals, as researchers note neutrophil bursting. Also reports Fort Riley soldier Spc. Nicholas A. Suriano killed in a single-vehicle accident on post.
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Nicholas A. Suriano
Manistee
Mich
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1St Armored Division
Suriano
Maliki Pushes Amnesty for Insurgents in Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki proposed a broad amnesty for many insurgents, excluding murder and terrorism offenders, to ease sectarian strife and unite the country. He cited changes in security as remarkable and said thousands in custody could be affected, requesting a U.S. detainee report within two weeks.
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Nouri al-Maliki
Iraq
Green Zone
Maliki
U.S
Cambodia Arrests Former Khmer Rouge Foreign Minister
Police arrested ex foreign minister Leng Sary and his wife Leng Thirith and presented them to the U.N. backed genocide tribunal in Phnom Penh. Prosecutors accuse them of crimes against humanity for killings of political opponents during 1975 79. The Khmer Rouge regime caused about 1.7 million deaths.
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Cambodia
U.N
Leng Sary
Leng Thirith
Musharraf sets early January elections under emergency rule
President Pervez Musharraf announced parliamentary elections would be held in early January under emergency rule and a suspended constitution. He pledged to become civilian president after the Supreme Court rules on eligibility, and said he would step down as army chief once sworn in. He defended the emergency amid judiciary and militant challenges.
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Pakistan
Pervez Musharraf
Musharraf
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U.S. Worries Over Pakistan Nuclear Arsenal Amid Unrest
U.S. fears about Pakistan's 50-weapon arsenal rise as instability grows. Washington weighs access limits and possible intervention plans to prevent theft or diversion to terrorists, citing past transfers of designs and volatile security.
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Pakistan
Washington
United States
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Bush Administration
Islamabad
India
Matt Bunn
White House
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