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Egypt's Mursi pledges to respect independence of judges
Reuters* Battle over judiciary has polarised politics * Islamists say judiciary filled with Mubarak-era appointees * Opposition against draft law forcing retirement of judges By Paul Taylor CAIRO, April 23 (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi has...Tags: Judges, Laws, Prosecution, Islam, Prisons
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Egypt's Mursi in crisis talks with judges over reform
Reuters* Judges protest at planned forced retirement law * Opposition denounces attempted "Brotherhoodisation" * Minister quits over Islamist call for purge of judges By Yasmine Saleh and Asma Alsharif CAIRO, April 22 (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed...Tags: Judges, Justice System, Hosni Mubarak, Prosecution, Punishment
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Egyptian judge suspends upcoming elections as disarray deepens
TRIPOLI, Libya — Egypt slipped further into political disarray Wednesday when a judge suspended upcoming parliamentary elections and referred the country’s much-criticized electoral law to the highest court. An administrative judge struck...
Tags: Judges, Justice System, International Monetary Fund, Revolutions, Hosni Mubarak
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Egypt protests continue; opposition rejects talks with Morsi
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.CAIRO -- Egypt's main opposition coalition rejected talks with President Mohamed Morsi on Monday as anti-government protests gripped the nation for a fifth day and the army was given powers to arrest civilians. Six people died across the country,...Tags: Hosni Mubarak, Egypt, Government, Islam, National Government
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Russian lawmakers vote to expand definition of treason, espionage
World NowThe upper house of Russia’s parliament voted to broaden the definition of espionage and high treason, continuing what many activists view as a crackdown on dissent in the country.... -
Russia's parliament passes stiff penalties for protesters
World NowThe Kremlin-controlled upper house of Russia's parliament approved a controversial measure that imposes stiff fines on protests that don't match the government's tight rules.... -
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Sotomayor: Fast-track vs. Slow-walk
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated. The White House is seeking swift Senate confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court, as Republican congressional leaders suggest they may be in no rush. While critics challenge...Tags: Judges, Manhattan (New York City), Laws, White House, Republican Party
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Patrick Leahy: Sotomayor's day is here
The Swampby Mark Silva Sen. Patrick Leahy, now chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, once warned that Latino candidates for the federal courts were being held up by a Republican-run Senate. In particular: Judge Sonia Sotomayor, a federal judge first...Tags: Justice System, United States, Government, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush
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Obama's Vegas chips: Harry Reid, all in
The Swampby Mark Silva With just 35-percent support back home in Nevada, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid might have a reelection problem. If he only had an opponent. Hoping to keep the opposition at bay and avert the home-state implosion that......Tags: Jim Gibbons, United States, The New York Times, Government, Harry Reid
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Sonia Sotomayor: Obama's court pick
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated at 10:50 am EDT President Barack Obama today nominated federal judge Sonia Sotomayor of New York for the Supreme Court, positioning the longtime federal jurist to become the first Hispanic member of the nation's highest......Tags: Judges, Clarence Thomas, Janet Napolitano, National or Ethnic Minorities, Laws
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Burris on Blago: 'No intention' of paying
The Swampby Mark Silva Sen. Roland Burris played Hardball today, and MSNBC's Chris Matthews asked the junior senator from Illinois if he had tried to "squeeze'' former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for appointment to the Senate when he spoke with the......Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Getty Images Inc., Illinois, Corruption, Values
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