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Violent criminal alien sentenced to 15 years in jail for illegal reentry after deportation
Jose Antonio Palma, 23, of Mexico, was sentenced on Friday by U.S. District Judge Frank J. Polozola to serve 15 years in prison and three years of supervised release following an investigation led by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
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Head of Mexican Drug Trafficking Family Sentenced to 23 Year in Prison
United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams, announced today that Miguel Ruiz-Bravo, 39, of Apatzingan, Mexico, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to 23 years and four months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. Ruiz-Bravo pleaded guilty on June 24, 2010.
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SUDAN: Noor El Sham, "It is not okay for a man to abuse me"
Survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Darfur not only suffer the psychological consequences but also have to contend with a weak judicial system. A culture of impunity means survivors are reluctant to speak out and can find themselves ostracized from their communities.
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GENDER: Ignoring women with guns
The perception that women are only ever victims of conflict ignores the large numbers of female combatants, which can result in their exclusion from disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) programmes.
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Lynn Arrives in Baghdad for Talks, Troop Visit
It's a time of transitions in Iraq, and Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III is visiting that country to make sure all of the transitions are on track.
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United States Marshals Announce the arrests of brothers Jesus Ramirez and Angel Escajeda
Kevin A. Carr, United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced the arrests of brothers Jesus Ramirez and Angel Escajeda.
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Inspectors contracted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have begun contacting North Carolina residents who have applied for federal disaster assistance for damage caused by severe storms and flooding associated with Tropical Storm Nicole.
Inspectors contracted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have begun contacting North Carolina residents who have applied for federal disaster assistance for damage caused by severe storms and flooding associated with Tropical Storm Nicole.
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Pentagon to Help Homeland Security Fight Cyber-attacks on U.S. Soil
The Obama administration changed federal policy allowing the military to step in and assist during a cyber-attack on domestic soil, reported the New York Times on Oct. 21.
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DEA Investigation Results in 68 Individuals Indicted for Drug Trafficking in Loíza, Puerto Rico
On October 20, 2010, a federal grand jury indicted sixty-eight (68) individuals as a result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Bureau (ATF) and the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD), announced today United States Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. The defendants are charged in three separate two-count indictments, with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute narcotics and conspiracy to possess and use firearms during and in relation to a drug related offense.
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German President says Europe, Turkey "need each other"
German President Christian Wulff said Europe "needed Turkey as much as Turkey needed Europe."
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
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