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News US ‘concerned’ about free expression impact of China Internet filtering policy
US ‘concerned’ about free expression impact of China Internet filtering policy
Jay Carmella
June 23, 2009 08:17:00 am

US State Department spokesperson Ian Kelly said Monday that the US is concerned over China's decision to require software that would block certain Internet content. The Chinese government is requiring that all personal computers sold...

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News France parliament establishes commission on Muslim burqa
France parliament establishes commission on Muslim burqa
Jay Carmella
June 23, 2009 07:34:00 am

The president of the French National Assembly Bernard Accoyer announced Tuesday the creation of a commission to study the wearing of the Muslim burqa . The statement came after...

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News Iran to conduct partial recount after leader orders probe into vote fraud
Iran to conduct partial recount after leader orders probe into vote fraud
Jay Carmella
June 16, 2009 07:53:00 am

Iran's Guardian Council of the Constitution said Tuesday that it would conduct a partial recount of disputed presidential election results after the country's spiritual leader and highest authority, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei [official profile;...

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News Ninth Circuit rules Exxon Mobil owes interest on oil spill verdict
Ninth Circuit rules Exxon Mobil owes interest on oil spill verdict
Jay Carmella
June 16, 2009 06:41:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday that Exxon Mobil owes interest on the more than $500 million in punitive damages awarded against it following the 1989 Exxon Valdez...

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News Royal Dutch Shell reaches settlement over Nigeria activist deaths
Royal Dutch Shell reaches settlement over Nigeria activist deaths
Jay Carmella
June 9, 2009 08:20:00 am

A $15.5 million settlement was reached Monday between Royal Dutch Shell PLC and the families of nine Nigerian activists who were killed in 1995. The settlement came as the case was scheduled to...

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News Chrysler sale delayed temporarily by Supreme Court
Chrysler sale delayed temporarily by Supreme Court
Jay Carmella
June 9, 2009 07:07:00 am

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Monday ordered a temporary stay of the pending sale of Chrysler Group assets to Italian automaker Fiat . The stay allows ...

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News Federal judge rules Guantanamo documents must be made public
Federal judge rules Guantanamo documents must be made public
Jay Carmella
June 2, 2009 06:59:00 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia denied the government's motion on Monday to keep sealed unclassified judicial records connected to the imprisonment of Guantanamo Bay detainees....

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News Russia Duma passes bill limiting autonomy of Constitutional Court
Russia Duma passes bill limiting autonomy of Constitutional Court
Jay Carmella
May 25, 2009 06:34:00 pm

The Russian State Duma passed a bill on Friday that would end the ability of the country's Constitutional Court  to select its president and double the length of the court president's term. The bill...

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News New Mongolia president pledges to fight corruption, redistribute mining wealth
New Mongolia president pledges to fight corruption, redistribute mining wealth
Jay Carmella
May 25, 2009 04:47:00 pm

Mongolia Democratic Party  presidential candidate Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj  on Monday defeated current president Nambar Enkhbayar in the country's general election. Educated in the US, Elbegborj ran on a platform of fighting corruption  and redistributing profits...

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News Senate judiciary chair Leahy again calls for ‘truth commission’ to review Bush policies
Senate judiciary chair Leahy again calls for ‘truth commission’ to review Bush policies
Jay Carmella
April 27, 2009 08:18:00 am

Chairman of the US Senate Judiciary Committee Patrick Leahy (D-VT) reiterated his calls for a non-partisan truth commission to investigate Bush administration officials responsible for authorizing certain interrogation techniques during an interview...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Ku Klux Klan founded

The US hate group known as the Ku Klux Klan was founded on December 24, 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee as a reaction to reconstruction efforts following the Union victory in the American Civil War. The group would later become notorious for its attacks on Black Americans, being targeted by the Enforcement Act of 1871, which imposed civil and criminal liability for deprivation of constitutional rights. Read the Enforcement Act of 1871.  

Treaty of Ghent signed, ending War of 1812

On December 24, 1814, the "Treaty of Ghent" was signed by the United States and Great Britain, ending hostilities in the War of 1812. Review the articles of the Treaty of Peace and Amity between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America.

Hamid Karzai born

On December 24, 1957, Hamid Karzai was born in Karz, Afghanistan. He would go on to become in 2004 his country's first elected president after the end of Taliban rule in 2001.

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