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Are US, Other Allies Ignoring Saudi Arabia's Political Prisoners?

By Dana KennedyApr 20th 2011 – 11:13AM
Hassan Ammar, AP

Hassan Ammar, AP

The U.S. and European Union are ignoring the fact that Saudi Arabia has arrested more than 160 political dissidents in just two months, Human Rights Watch said in a scathing report today. More than 160 "peaceful" dissidents have been arrested in the oil-rich kingdom since February, as the so-called "Arab Spring" of revolt...

Josh Freeman: Behavior of Some Players Unfairly Reflects on Coach Raheem Morris

By Ray GlierDec 15th 2010 – 4:59PM

Tampa Bay quarterback Josh Freeman said off-the-field antics by his teammates are an unfair reflection on the job coach Raheem Morris is doing with the young Buccaneers, who are 8-5 and still in the playoff hunt. There have been three arrests in the last three months, the latest being the arrest Monday night of linebacker...

'Canadian Idol' Contestant Arrested on Terror Charges

Aug 26th 2010 – 2:35PM

(Aug. 26) -- Terror may or may not have a face, but it certainly has a pitch -- and an off-key one at that. A man arrested today as part of a round-up of alleged Islamic terrorists in Canada tried -- and spectacularly failed -- to make the grade as a performer on the reality talent show "Canadian Idol," according to a...

The Trail of Elias Abuelazam? Alleged Mich. Serial Stabber's Spree [TIMELINE]

By Steven HofferAug 12th 2010 – 4:42PM

(Aug. 12) -- A man suspected of carrying out approximately 20 stabbings was arrested Wednesday night while attempting to board an Israel-bound airplane departing at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. The "person of interest," now confirmed to be Elias Abuelazam, is suspected to have carried out an...

Fulmer Vows to Lose Fulmer Cup

By John RadcliffJan 22nd 2008 – 8:09PM

Tennessee coach Phil Fulmer declared his intention to lose the Fulmer Cup this year by making his entire team run at 6am this morning. After having one of the most famous trophy's in all of college football blogdom named after him for sever lack of institutional control, Fulmer is taking a new approach. With three players...

Background on arrests

An arrest is the act of depriving a person of his or her liberty usually in relation to the purported investigation or prevention of crime and presenting (the arrestee) to a procedure as part of the criminal justice system.

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