9/11 police chief took tens of thousands of dollars in illicit gifts
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Jun. 30, 2006

A year and a half after his Homeland Security nomination sank over ethics questions, former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik pleaded guilty Friday to charges of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in gifts while he was a top city official.

9/11 police chief took tens of thousands of dollars in illicit gifts
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A year and a half after his Homeland Security nomination sank over ethics questions, former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik pleaded guilty Friday ...
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Man behind anti-Clinton ad found guilty of child molestation
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A political consultant whose company was behind a television ad accusing the Clinton-Gore administration of giving away nuclear technology was convicted of child molestation charges.
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Mogadishu's Islamist leaders said on Thursday they were expanding the authority of their sharia courts across the whole of Somalia
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Mogadishu's Islamist leaders said on Thursday they were expanding the authority of their sharia courts across the whole of Somalia in a move likely to create further tensions with the weak interim government.
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Kuwaitis voted in parliamentary elections on Thursday with women running for office and casting ballots for the first time
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Kuwaitis voted in parliamentary elections on Thursday with women running for office and casting ballots for the first time in a national poll in the oil-producing Gulf Arab country.
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The U.S. Supreme Court today strongly limited the power of the Bush administration to conduct military tribunals for suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay
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President Bush said he would work with Congress to determine whether or not the military tribunals will be an avenue in which to give people their day in court.
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Iran given deadline for fast response to nuke deal
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The world's leading industrialized democracies Thursday called on Iran to respond next week to a U.N. proposal concerning its nuclear program.
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President George W. Bush warned North Korea not to test-fire a long-range missile
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President George W. Bush warned North Korea not to test-fire a long-range missile, saying Pyongyang must tell the world its intentions for any launch.
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Israeli tanks and troops are poised on the border with Gaza as tensions soar over a soldier kidnapped by Palestinian militants
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Israel is ready for an extended campaign, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said. Palestinian leaders say they fear any Israeli military operation will not stop at freeing 19-year-old Cpl. Gilad Shalit but will also go after militants.
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North Korea now has enough plutonium for approximately 13 nuclear weapons, compared to one or two in 2000 : Report
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North Korea now has enough plutonium for approximately 13 nuclear weapons, compared to one or two in 2000, according to a report released June 26 by the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS).
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