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News Nepal opposition leader re-arrested after court-ordered release
Nepal opposition leader re-arrested after court-ordered release
Greg Sampson
February 22, 2006 12:34:00 pm

Krishna Sitaula, leader of the opposition Nepali Congress , was arrested at his home on Wednesday, just two days after he was released from prison , along with several other opposition politicians, according to an order...

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News Libby denies ‘graymail’ in request for classified government info
Libby denies ‘graymail’ in request for classified government info
Greg Sampson
February 22, 2006 12:07:00 pm

Defense lawyers for I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby , Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff, have denied that they are trying to derail the prosecution in the CIA leak case by requesting...

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News Supreme Court rules in federal immunity, sentencing, discrimination cases
Supreme Court rules in federal immunity, sentencing, discrimination cases
Jeannie Shawl
February 22, 2006 12:04:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday handed down decisions in four cases, including Dolan v. U.S. Postal Service , where the Court ruled that a Pennsylvania woman could sue the US Postal Service...

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News Federal judge rules against Google in image copyright suit
Federal judge rules against Google in image copyright suit
Greg Sampson
February 22, 2006 11:25:00 am

A federal judge in California has issued a preliminary injunction against search engine company Google , requiring the company to remove images from its image search service that violate the copyrights of adult...

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News Russian anti-terror bill overwhelmingly approved in Duma vote
Russian anti-terror bill overwhelmingly approved in Duma vote
Lauren Becker
February 22, 2006 10:20:00 am

The lower house of the Russian parliament, the State Duma , Wednesday gave critical second-reading approval to an expansive anti-terror bill which would grant a broad range of new counter-terrorism powers to law enforcement and the military. The...

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News Judge orders Abu Ali sentencing delayed for surveillance check
Judge orders Abu Ali sentencing delayed for surveillance check
Lauren Becker
February 22, 2006 09:59:00 am

A federal judge has granted a request by defense attorneys that sentencing for Ahmed Omar Abu Ali , convicted in November of last year for joining al Qaeda and conspiring to assassinate President...

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French court fines Diana crash paparazzi for privacy breach
Tom Henry
February 22, 2006 09:27:00 am

A French court has ordered the three acquitted photographers who pursued Princess Diana and Dodi al Fayed's car the night of their fatal crash in 1997 to pay one euro in damages...

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News Milosevic asks ICTY to speed ruling on request for medical treatment in Russia
Milosevic asks ICTY to speed ruling on request for medical treatment in Russia
Tom Henry
February 22, 2006 08:53:00 am

Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic on Wednesday again asked the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to answer his request for provisional release to travel to Russia for...

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News International brief ~ Israeli rights group files suit against Iranian president
International brief ~ Israeli rights group files suit against Iranian president
D. Wes Rist
February 22, 2006 08:39:00 am

Leading Tuesday's international brief, Israeli attorney Eran Shahar, representing Civil Coalition (CC), a civil rights group, has filed a lawsuit against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the German Constitutional Court on charges of incitement and denying the...

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News ICTY prosecutor says war crimes fugitive Mladic still at large
ICTY prosecutor says war crimes fugitive Mladic still at large
Jeannie Shawl
February 22, 2006 08:39:00 am

Carla del Ponte , chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia , said Wednesday that Serbian government officials had told her that war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic has...

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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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