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News DOJ indicts five Blackwater guards: reports
DOJ indicts five Blackwater guards: reports
Andrew Gilmore
December 6, 2008 08:43:00 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted five Blackwater USA guards involved in the September 2007 killings of 17 Iraqi civilians , according to reports. The Associated Press reported that...

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News SEC approves rule amendments for credit ratings agencies
SEC approves rule amendments for credit ratings agencies
Andrew Gilmore
December 3, 2008 05:01:00 pm

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved rule amendments Wednesday that provide greater oversight and regulation of credit rating agencies. The rule amendments, which were passed to strengthen the Credit Rating Agency Reform...

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News ICC temporarily postpones Bemba pre-trial proceedings
ICC temporarily postpones Bemba pre-trial proceedings
Andrew Gilmore
December 3, 2008 03:38:00 pm

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday temporarily postponed proceedings against former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba because another member...

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News Burundi abolishes death penalty, criminalizes homosexuality
Burundi abolishes death penalty, criminalizes homosexuality
Andrew Gilmore
November 22, 2008 06:21:00 pm

The parliament of Burundi voted Saturday in favor of laws abolishing the death penalty and criminalizing homosexuality in the country. The elimination of the death penalty in Burundi was...

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News Germany government drops Scientology investigation
Germany government drops Scientology investigation
Andrew Gilmore
November 22, 2008 04:12:00 pm

The German government announced Friday that it has ended its investigation into the practices of the Church of Scientology . The German Interior Ministry began a probe into Scientology in 2007, calling it an...

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News First Circuit supports return of painting taken from Jewish gallery owner by Nazis
First Circuit supports return of painting taken from Jewish gallery owner by Nazis
Andrew Gilmore
November 20, 2008 07:40:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Wednesday upheld a grant of summary judgment for the plaintiff by the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island in an...

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News Rights group calls for international probe of civilian deaths in South Ossetia conflict
Rights group calls for international probe of civilian deaths in South Ossetia conflict
Andrew Gilmore
November 19, 2008 12:30:00 pm

Amnesty International (AI) called Tuesday for an international investigation into the deaths of civilians during the August 2008 conflict between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway region of South Ossetia . A new...

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News First Circuit upholds prescription drug records restriction
First Circuit upholds prescription drug records restriction
Andrew Gilmore
November 19, 2008 09:51:00 am

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Tuesday upheld a New Hampshire law that prohibits the gathering of data from prescription drug records to target pharmaceutical sales to...

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News Roma minority in need of protection: Council of Europe Secretary General
Roma minority in need of protection: Council of Europe Secretary General
Andrew Gilmore
November 19, 2008 08:22:00 am

Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis on Tuesday called on officials to end discrimination against Europe's Roma minority . Davis' comments came in response to a Monday confrontation ...

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News Iraq cabinet approves US status of forces agreement
Iraq cabinet approves US status of forces agreement
Andrew Gilmore
November 16, 2008 05:50:00 pm

The Iraqi cabinet voted Sunday in an emergency session to approve a final draft of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the US and Iraq. The SOFA, which determines the relationship between Iraqi, American and Multi-National...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Iraq negotiated independence from Britain under treaty

On December 14, 1927, Iraqi and British officials agreed to a new treaty under which Britain would recognize the independence of Iraq and promised to support its admission into the League of Nations in 1932. In return, Iraq granted the British three new airbases in Iraq and agreed that British officers should train the Iraqi army. Learn more about Iraq's history with Britain.

Alabama admitted as 22nd state

On December 14, 1819, Alabama was admitted to the United States of America as the twenty-second state. Read the Constitution of Alabama and learn more about the history of the state.

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