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Friday, December 17, 1999
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Diallo Trial Moved to Albany
An appeals court yesterday moved the trial of four New York City police officers charged with murdering an unarmed Guinean immigrant out of New York and said instead it should be held in Albany, the state’s capital, a move that provoked immediate protests from anti-police brutality activists.
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Governor of Puerto Rico Offers $5.7 Million to Subjects of Police Spying, Many Say It Is Not Enough
Governor Pedro Rosello of Puerto Rico this week offered $5.7 million to settle suits filed by thousands of people who were subjected to police spying operations because they were suspected of being independence supporters.
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German Government Announces Deal On Compensation for Former Jewish Slave Laborers
German, U.S. and east European officials sealed a historic agreement today to compensate Nazi-era slave workers 54 years after World War Two, offering 10 billion marks to the former workers and their survivors. The ceremony was attended by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
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