US citizen sentenced for paedophilia asks to be paroled Nine O'Clock
A US citizen sentenced in 2002 to seven years imprisonment after he was found guilty by a Romanian court of ual corruption and engaging in ual intercourse with underage has asked judges to release him on parole, according to a report in daily ‘Cotidianul’ on Saturday.
Egyptian govt 'annoys US' News 24 South Africa
The US has expressed annoyance with Egypt for refusing to grant timely access for officials to an American being held for "plotting terrorist attacks".
Public Citizen Asks Judge to Require FEMA to Submit a Plan to Comply With Recent Court Order to Assist Hurricane Public Citizen
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Public Citizen today asked a federal judge to force the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to stop dragging its feet and provide a plan to comply with the court’s order last week to restore housing assistance benefits to thousands of evacuees from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
US distributes 'Faces of Global Terrorism' poster AFP via Yahoo! News
US authorities unveiled a new "Wanted" poster featuring 26 "faces of global terrorism" in hopes of gaining the public's help in tracking down elusive militants like by Osama bin Laden.
Smart Card Alliance slams RFID use in US passport card program Computer Business Review
The Smart Card Alliance is urging the US government to reconsider using long-range RFID technology in implementing its passport card program.
'RTI will lead to us true swaraj before 2010' rediff.com
'Transparency only improves all organisations and the horrendous corruption in our arms deals from guns to missiles to coffins is extremely well known. Would you like them to remain secrets?'
Sun taking nominees for 2006 Citizen of Year award The Yuma Sun
The Sun is once again seeking nominations for its annual Yuma County Citizen of the Year award. The deadline to submit nominations for the 2006 award is 5 p.m. Dec. 11.
Rio Tinto appoints new chief executive TurkishPress.com
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has said that Tom Albanese, the group's resources director, would become chief executive next year. US citizen Albanese, 49, will succeed Leigh Clifford with effect from May 1, 2007, Rio Tinto said in an official statement.
Truth, justice, and the un-American way The Christian Science Monitor
Congress should ensure that what happened to Maher Arar, a Canadian-Syrian citizen rendered to Syria by the US, never happens again.
US Navy site hacked p2pnet.net
Chinese accused
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