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U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft announces details of an indictment against the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development and seven individuals on counts related to financing terrorism. |
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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley chastises John Ashcroft in a letter regarding his release of terror suspect Nabil al-Marabh to Syria on June 2. The Iowa Republican demanded that Ashcroft answer 19 questions about al-Marabh's case, including why the Justice Department didn't prosec ... |
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U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft refuses to give lawmakers copies of a Justice Department memo that allegedly advised the White House that torture during 'war on terror' interrogations could be justified. "You may be in contempt of Congress," warned Democratic Senator Joseph Biden. |
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Terrorism experts cast doubt on the credibility of the sources of John Ashcroft's terror warning. M.J. Gohel of the Asia-Pacific Foundation suggests that the Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades are discredited by Western Intelligence and that they are merely a propaganda unit, lacking operational capacity. |
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A Florida judge dismisses an attempt to prosecute Greenpeace for protesting against mahogany shipments. The U.S. Attorney General's office argued that their actions broke a 19th century law designed to stop prostitutes tempting sailors off ships. The judge threw out the prosecutors' case for lack ... |
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U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft hospitalized for pancreatitis |
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Attorney General John Ashcroft Charges World Com's Bernie Ebbers |
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John Ashcroft proposes the creation of Operation TIPS, in which government employees would inform on suspicious behavior they encounter while performing their duties. The U.S. Postal Service refuses to participate and the plan is dropped. |
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John Ashcroft announces that American Taliban member John Walker Lindh would be tried in the United States. |
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CBS News reports that John Ashcroft has stopped flying commercial airlines due to a threat assessment. |
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Mel Carnahan posthumously defeats Missouri's incumbent Senator John Ashcroft in the November 2000 election. |
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John Ashcroft's 25-year-old nephew Alex Ashcroft and his brother Adam Ashcroft are arrested and charged with production and possession of marijuana along. A raid uncovered 60 marijuana plants in a basement crawl space, lighting, irrigation and security system. |
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Future U.S. Attorney General John David Ashcroft is born in Chicago, Illinois. |
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