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News Bush urges vote on Alito confirmation in warning to Democrats
Bush urges vote on Alito confirmation in warning to Democrats
Jaime Jansen
January 28, 2006 04:31:00 pm

In his weekly radio address Saturday President Bush urged the US Senate to vote on his nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the US Supreme Court, insisting that senators had a "constitutional responsibility"...

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January 28, 2006 03:53:00 pm

A senior Hamas official speaking in Jerusalem has said that introducing Islamic sharia as "a source of law" in the West Bank and Gaza Strip would be "the No. 1 thing we will do" when Hamas takes...

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Top Democrats propose ban on expense-paid trips for federal judges
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January 28, 2006 03:28:00 pm

Senoir US Senate Democrats John Kerry (MA) , Patrick Leahy (VT) , and Russ Feingold (WI) have introduced a bill to limit expense-paid trips for federal judges underwritten by...

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Arizona state legislator David Burnell Smith became the first US lawmaker removed from office for violating a state’s public campaign financing rules when the Arizona Supreme Court declined Thursday to stay an...

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Russia will not support Iran referral to Security Council, diplomat says
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A European diplomat said Saturday that Russia will not likely support last week's draft resolution that would refer Iran to the UN Security Council over its nuclear program unless there is...

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January 21, 2006 03:42:00 pm

Many Iraqis who voted for the new constitution in the October referendum have begun to call for amendments to its vague and controversial provisions. Those calling for amendments are concerned with the...

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January 21, 2006 03:03:00 pm

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday indicated he plans to reject a second interview request from UN investigators running the probe into the bus bombing that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri . Assad...

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January 20, 2006 05:00:00 pm

The US Department of Defense announced Friday that it has brought charges against a tenth Guantanamo Bay detainee. Abdul Zahir has been formally charged with conspiracy, aiding the enemy and attacking civilians,...

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January 20, 2006 04:54:00 pm

A Chilean appeals court Friday stripped former dictator Augusto Pinochet of immunity so he can face charges involving the torture of thousands of people at Villa Grimaldi , an infamous political detention center...

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January 20, 2006 03:44:00 pm

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw denied Friday that he withheld any information from Parliament concerning Britain's involvement in secret CIA rendition flights and also said that there had not been any flights through Britain...

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Indian National Congress founded

The Indian National Congress (INC) was founded on December 28, 1885 in Bombay (now Mumbai), India. In subsequent decades, the so-called Congress Party would advocate for Indian independence from the UK, which was eventually achieved in 1947. The first Prime Minister of independent India, Jawaharlal Nehru, was elected as a member of the INC. Learn more about the history and founding of the Indian National Congress.

Congress recognized Pledge of Allegiance

On December 28, 1945, Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance and encouraged its recitation in schools. The Pledge was supposedly written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, a Baptist minister, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Columbus Day. The words “under God” were added by Congress in 1954. The revised version of the Pledge was the subject of litigation before the United States Supreme Court originally brought by Michael Newdow, a parent who unsuccessfully objected to his daughter's school district policy requiring daily recitation of the Pledge. The court ruled that Newdow had no standing.

Nepal ends monarchy, establishes republic

On December 28, 2007, the Kingdom of Nepal's interim parliament ended the country's monarchy and established the Republic of Nepal. Free elections were held on April 10 of the following year to elect a Constituent Assembly.

Learn more about the rise of democracy in Nepal.

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