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SPECIAL COVERAGE: IRAQ AFTERMATH
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SPECIAL COVERAGE: THE WAR ON TERRORISM
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The Upside Of A Demonized Law
FLA. TERROR CASE TESTS U.S. PATRIOT ACT
Associated Press

For nearly a decade, the FBI tapped Sami Al-Arian's telephones and
faxes, keeping what they learned about the University of South Florida
professor a secret - even from their own colleagues.
The law at the time didn't allow the agents to share what they knew
with fellow FBI agents who later began investigating possible criminal
charges against Al-Arian, accused of aiding terrorists. . . Al-Arian,
Sammeh Hammoudeh, Hatim Naji Fariz and Ghassan Zayed Ballut face trial
in 2005 on charges they used an academic think tank, a Muslim school
and a charity as a cover for raising money for the Palestinian Islamic
Jihad, which is believed to be responsible for the deaths of more than
100 people in attacks in Israel.

http://news.findlaw.com/ap/other/1110/1-19-2004/20040119001503_1.html

Read The Patriot Act [PDF]
http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/terrorism/patriotact.pdf

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Sick Publicity Stunt
POLICE PROBE 'ASSAULT' ON SCIENTIST STEPHEN HAWKING
Reuters

British police are investigating an alleged assault on scientist
Stephen Hawking, the disabled cosmologist and author of the
best-selling "A Brief History of Time." Detectives want to question
Hawking about a number of minor injuries he recently suffered. . . The
Daily Mirror reported Monday that Hawking's three children feared he
might be the victim of someone suffering from Munchausen Syndrome by
Proxy, a disease where sufferers harm others to draw attention to
themselves.

http://news.findlaw.com/news/s/20040119/crimebritainhawkingdc.html

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Welcome Back Kotter
COUNCILS TO REPLACE SCHOOL BOARDS IN NYC
Associated Press

A 35-year-old experiment in neighborhood control of public schools will
end this spring when the city's 32 elected school boards are replaced
by parent councils chosen mainly by PTA officers. . . The change from
school boards to parent councils in New York was enacted by state
lawmakers and approved last month by the U.S. Justice Department.

http://news.findlaw.com/ap/other/1110/1-19-2004/20040119011501_8.html

Education Law Resources
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Mideast By Midwest
CAUCUSES AND DEMOCRACY IN IOWA AND IRAQ: SHOULD DIRECT ELECTIONS BE
HELD INSTEAD?
By FindLaw Columnist, Michael Dorf

Columbia law professor Michael Dorf discusses the conjunction of two
important news stories -- the story of the current Presidential primary
caucuses, and the story relating the proposed U.S. plan for Iraqi
elections, which would also employ caucuses. Dorf considers the pros
and cons of caucuses, and contrasts the likely results of elections
employing caucuses and direct elections, respectively, in Iraq. He also
argues that the Bush Administration should consider extending the
deadline for Iraqi elections in order to allow a Constitution to be put
into place, which will make the caucus/direct election choice a more
genuine one.

http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dorf/20040119.html

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Smoke Signals
SENECAS SUE OVER INTERNET TOBACCO BAN
Associated Press

The Seneca Indian Nation is suing New York over the state's ban on
Internet tobacco sales, claiming the law is unconstitutional and
interferes with the nation's sovereignty. The suit, filed in U.S.
District Court, is the third legal challenge to the 2000 law enacted in
June. The other lawsuits are pending.

http://news.findlaw.com/ap/ht/1700/1-19-2004/20040119070019_13.html

Indian And Native Peoples Law
http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/21indian/index.html

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Arizona Attica
ARIZ. NEGOTIATES 2 PRISON GUARDS' RELEASE
Associated Press

Authorities were in marathon negotiations to free two state prison
guards who were taken hostage by inmates and confined to an armed
officers' tower. The emergency began Sunday morning, when one inmate
attacked a guard during breakfast preparations, then met up with
another inmate in the prison yard and the two gained access to the
tower.

http://news.findlaw.com/ap/other/1110/1-19-2004/20040119023002_19.html

Find A Criminal Law Attorney Near You
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Pooch Pincher
NEIGHBOR FACES PRISON FOR TAKING CARE OF DOG
Court TV

Pet lover or prowler? In the case of dog enthusiast Sharon Pezzuti, it
depends on who you ask. Authorities this week charged Pezzuti, 42,
with receiving stolen property for allegedly harboring Blue -- her
neighbor's black-and-tan Husky-Rottweiler mix. This follows a November
citation for criminal trespass after a similar unwanted dog-sitting
session. But according to Pezzuti, the only thing she is guilty of is
loving animals too much.

http://news.findlaw.com/court_tv/s/20040115/15jan2004173910.html
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Alex Jones www.infowars.com now on radio is playing clips of Silverstein owner of WTC while on TV with WT7, said "Pull the building" which means bring it down, and even said there would be a terrible loss of life. This is when the Bldg 7 collapsed. It was also in a documentary on PBS in Sept. 2001.

Then Dan Rather comes on and says it looks like "well placed dynamite." The only reason the firefighters went in the building is because they knew a building like (concrete and steel) that has been safe, and some hotels have been on fire for days. They reported the fires were out.

Why was FEMA arresting people 2 days later with just little film cameras? 9-11 was the biggest hoax ever! They have just classified documents from Pearl. I can't find the "Operation Northwood's Document" anywhere on the Net even in the Way Back Machine, which was a WTC scenario...hummm. Any one having it please send it to me. I prefer the Adobe version with a copy of the document.

They won't even give us access to the tapes, probably because the bombs going off can be heard in the background. The firefighters were told by the FBI not to mention it, that it was a matter of National Security. Many were taken to Bellevue, need I say more. I told everyone, there was a mini-nuke set off and a short 14 day radiation life. The planes were only a diversion, perhaps unmanned in order to make those impossible maneuvers to hit the WTC, and no debris was found at the Pentagon. Seismographs went off the charts when the planes hit the WTC, and those building imploded. FEMA was there the night before and the media was ready. Tom Brokaw stayed over and was in a business suit the BRIGHT AND EARLY the next morning!

Those firemen do not just have a cough, but Cancer from the radiation, and many of them will lose their lives. I hope every family member orders an autopsy. But if they really want to cover it up, they will just say COPD a generic diagnosis, covering all their bases.

Doctors Work to Cure WTC Cough Sufferers
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040102/ap_on_he_me/wtc_cough_1