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By intelligence agencies on citizens, Despite the prominence given to the practices of U.S intelligence agencies and France, French parliament just adopted military planning law that includes measures allowing practices similar to those of NSA, specifically massive spying.. ..

turkey: crackdown on kurdish opposition

It's deeply damaging to Turkey's that the government is locking up the leaders and MPs of opposition party that received million votes in the election, said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia at Human Rights Watch, The fact that the curbs come during vital national debate about the future is..

capital punishment holds shaky ground

Luckily, the Senate didn't tinker, despite attempts by two Judicial Proceedings Committee members to amend the original bill by Sen. ... Gladden, a Baltimore Democrat, held her ground for an all-or-nothing approach, refusing to support Mooney's amendment to allow the death penalty for..

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WASHINGTON -- In victory for White House, U.S appeals court yesterday threw out the legal claims brought on behalf of the hundreds of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay and ruled they do not have right to plead their in American court.. ..

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