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Abu Ghraib trial to move
A military judge has ordered the trials of the soldiers accused of abuse at Abu Ghraib prison moved from Baghdad, Iraq, to the US, a move that lawyers for the accused said was intended to draw more public attention to the proceedings. Lieutenant Colonel Fred Taylor, a judge advocate in the regional defense counsel's office at Camp Victory in Iraq, notified the soldiers' lawyers of the judge's order in an e-mail message sent Thursday. The message said all further hearings in the case would be held at Fort Hood, Texas. Seven soldiers, all reservists in the 372nd Military Police Company based in Maryland, were accused in the scandal.
■ United States
Rapist gets 195 years in jail
A man was sentenced to 195 years in prison yesterday for sexually assaulting female mall workers and young children over several years in Wisconsin. James Perry, 34, received the sentence after pleading guilty to 25 out of the 51 counts authorities filed against him. The remaining charges were dismissed. Judge Diane Nicks called Perry's crimes horrific. "He is the man that causes us all to depend on prayer for safety because we cannot identify the predator in our midst," she said. Perry's guilty plea covered crimes against 19 victims, including five under age 13.
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Hundreds protest Iraq war
Hundreds of people marched late Thursday to protest the war in Iraq and the US-led assault on the rebel-held city of Fallujah. It was the first demonstration organized by United for Peace and Justice since President George W. Bush was re-elected on Nov. 2. The protest took place on Veterans Day. The group organized a large anti-war protest in August. Protestors gathered in front of the offices of Democratic senators Hillary Clinton and Charles Schummer, holding signs reading "Stop the assault on Fallujah" and "End the occupation of Iraq."
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