Archive for February, 2008

Residents asked to report potholes to city - Salem Gazette

Residents asked to report potholes to citySalem Gazette,  USA - 23 minutes agoPublic Services Department crews are working around the clock to fill potholes across city neighborhoods from north to south Salem, and from Witchcraft …

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Witch convicted of leaking WWII secrets about sinking battleship … - This is London

Witch convicted of leaking WWII secrets about sinking battleship …This is London, UK - 44 minutes agoHelen Duncan, pictured in a portrait from 1931, was jailed for nine months in 1944 under the Witchcraft Act of 1735 In one of the most bizarre acts of the …Witch convicted of leaking WWII secrets about sinking battleship … Daily Mailall 2 news articles

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Witches' Brouhaha - Atlantic Online

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Witches' BrouhahaAtlantic Online - 34 minutes agoScottish parliament is considering a pardon for Helen Duncan, the last woman jailed under the Witchcraft Act of 1735. Some initiatives — such as this …

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Ghana: 'Witches' Demand Schools for Their Children - AllAfrica.com

Ghana: 'Witches' Demand Schools for Their ChildrenAllAfrica.com, Washington - 6 minutes agoWhen asked whether the children were also accused of witchcraft, he explained that, whenever anyone is accused of witchcraft and banished from the village, …

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Petition to pardon witches - Globe and Mail

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Petition to pardon witchesGlobe and Mail, Canada - 59 minutes agoEDINBURGH — Lawmakers in Scotland were asked yesterday to push for a posthumous pardon of everyone found guilty under ancient witchcraft laws, …Toil and trouble: the last witch? IndependentScottish lawmakers urged to posthumously pardon 'witches' AFPPardon sought for last 'witch' The Press AssociationGlasgow Daily Record - BBC Newsall 47 news articles

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Battle of the Bens: “Best Song”? - The Student Life

Battle of the Bens: “Best Song”?The Student Life, CA - 21 minutes agoIn closing, let me take the time to say that I do not wish to make light of the suffering undergone by victims of witchcraft; I simply believe that the best …

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Posted on Thursday, February 28th, 2008
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Search this siteRedpepper.org, UK - 1 hour agoThe Salem witch trials begin today in 1692 when Tituba Indian, a slave of Samuel Parris, and Sarah Good were arrested and accused of witchcraft. …

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Toil and trouble: the last witch? - Independent

Toil and trouble: the last witch?Independent, UK - 25 minutes agoMrs Duncan was one of the last people in Britain to be convicted under the 1735 Witchcraft Act. Yesterday, the Scottish Parliament received a petition with …

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Scottish group demands posthumous pardon for witches - CBC News

Scottish group demands posthumous pardon for witchesCBC News, Canada - 18 minutes agoA group is petitioning the Scottish Parliament to posthumously pardon everyone charged under an old witchcraft law, in particular one of the last women …

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Pat wants Pendle witches pardoned - Preston Citizen

Pat wants Pendle witches pardonedPreston Citizen, UK - 2 hours agoA PRESTON woman descended from a Pendle witch is calling for all people convicted under witchcraft legislation to be pardoned. 74-year-old Pat Higginson …

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