Gates invites Afghanistan Pakistan to join airstrike probe
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he invited Afghanistan and Pakistan to participate in a U S investigation into an airstrike that Pakistan says killed 11 of its troops. He stressed procedures were followed and any changes will come from the probe.
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Brussels
Belgium
Robert Gates
Afghanistan
Pakistan
U.S
Pentagon
Gates
NATO
Supreme Court Upholds Detainee Rights at Guantanamo
The Supreme Court rules detainees at Guantanamo Bay have legal rights The decision halts immediate releases and casts doubt on ongoing military war crimes trials tied to 9 11 plotters like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed The ruling reflects a split court and future law considerations to balance security and due process
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Pentagon
Guantanamo
Supreme Court ruling pushes Guantanamo detainee hearings and possible releases
The Boumediene and Al Odah decision empowers detainees to seek habeas corpus reviews in federal courts. Lawmakers push to close Guantanamo, while some senators threaten constitutional amendments. Rhetoric centers on whether administration will release detainees to avoid hearings. Majority of detainees may see new scrutiny and potential releases as hearings begin.
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Rome
Kennedy
Washington
Supreme Court
Guantanamo Bay
Capitol Hill
al Odah
United States
Matthew MacLean
Fawzi Khalid Abdullah Fahad al-Odah
Eugene Fidell
National Institute of Military Justice
MacLean
Army
Odah
U.S. Court of Appeals
Lawmak
Guantanamo
Feinstein
Senate
Lindsey Graham
South Carolina
al-Odah
U.S
Anthony Kennedy
Michael Ratner
The
Center For Constitutional Rights
Secaucus Firefighters Harassment Case Yields 2.8 Million
A Hudson County jury awarded Peter de Vries and Timothy Carter 2.8 million dollars in a civil rights suit against Secaucus. The verdict found the town violated the couple’s rights and ordered over 2 million in legal costs. The plaintiffs described a two year pattern of harassment by volunteers tied to the Secaucus firehouse.
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Secaucus
N.J
Hudson County
State Superior Court
Jersey City
Peter de Vries
Timothy Carter
de Vries
Carter
Neil Mullin
Mullin
Dennis Elwell
Anthony Iacone
Frank Walters
Elwell
Minneapolis
El Camino High School hoax drills shock Oceanside students
In Oceanside California El Camino High School staged a trauma drill to dramatize drinking and driving consequences. Regents say 26 supposed deaths sparked panic and tears before officials revealed the hoax to calm upset students.
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Oceanside
Calif
el Camino High School
San Diego
Michelle de Gracia
Lori Tauber
Tauber
Oceanside Schools
Larry Perandi
Michelle Molin
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William Lamb
David
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