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News Sweden pushing liability law for Antarctic
Sweden pushing liability law for Antarctic
Tom Henry
June 3, 2005 09:09:00 am

Host country Sweden says it intends to push for strict new rules on polluters at the 28th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting convening in Stockholm June 6-17. A draft proposal that has been under neogotiation for some 20...

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News Judge orders Army to release photos, videos taken at Abu Ghraib
Judge orders Army to release photos, videos taken at Abu Ghraib
David Shucosky
June 3, 2005 08:49:00 am

A federal judge Thursday ordered the US Army to release 144 photographs and four movies taken by an American soldier relating to prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib . The photographs, provided by Sgt. Joseph Darby [CBS News...

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News Washington governor’s race ruling expected Monday
Washington governor’s race ruling expected Monday
Tom Henry
June 3, 2005 08:44:00 am

Chelan County Superior Court Judge John Bridges said Thursday that he will issue an oral decision Monday, June 6, on a GOP challenge to the validity of votes cast in the 2004 governor's race awarded...

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News Revised Turkish penal code comes into force as part of EU deal
Revised Turkish penal code comes into force as part of EU deal
Krista-Ann Staley
June 3, 2005 08:36:00 am

As anticipated , Turkey has implemented a revised penal code in satisfaction of one of two pre-conditions for its eventual accession to the European Union. Turkish president Ahmet Necdet Sezer has yet to formally approve the...

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News Seattle WTO protests ruling [9th Circuit]
Seattle WTO protests ruling [9th Circuit]
June 2, 2005 10:31:00 pm

Thomas, et al. v. City of Seattle, Hankin, et al. v. City of Seattle, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, June 2, 2005 [ruling that the city of Seattle had the right to block city streets during...

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News Dutch PM withdraws motion for EU constitution approval in poll aftermath
Dutch PM withdraws motion for EU constitution approval in poll aftermath
Holly Manges Jones
June 2, 2005 08:23:00 pm

Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende wrote to the Dutch Parliament on Thursday formally saying that his government wished to withdraw its motion calling for approval of the EU constitution. Over 62% of Dutch voters turned out...

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News Former Qwest CFO charged with insider trading
Former Qwest CFO charged with insider trading
Holly Manges Jones
June 2, 2005 07:38:00 pm

Former Qwest Communications International CFO Robin Szeliga was charged with insider trading Thursday based on accusations that she improperly earned $410,000 on a stock sale. Szeliga reached a plea agreement and a change-of-plea hearing has...

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News Appeals court rules Seattle had right to block streets during 1999 WTO protests
Appeals court rules Seattle had right to block streets during 1999 WTO protests
Holly Manges Jones
June 2, 2005 06:59:00 pm

The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the city of Seattle had the right to block city streets during violent protests against the 1999 World Trade Organization meeting in the city. The...

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News International brief ~ Mugabe orders halt to mass evictions and arrests
International brief ~ Mugabe orders halt to mass evictions and arrests
D. Wes Rist
June 2, 2005 05:19:00 pm

Leading Thursday's international brief, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has announced a halt to the current nationwide police crackdown against illegal and black market merchants and unauthorized dwellings that has allegedly resulted in the eviction and/or...

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News Judge dismisses challenge to NYC Olympic stadium land sale
Judge dismisses challenge to NYC Olympic stadium land sale
Tom Henry
June 2, 2005 03:29:00 pm

A New York state judge Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by Cablevision alleging illegal activities in the sale of land by the Manhattan Transportation Agency to the New York Jets football team earmarked for a proposed...

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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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