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Afghan parliamentary elections face possible delay due to census troubles

January 25, 2005 02:24:00 PM

The first parliamentary elections in Afghanistan under the newly established government of Hamid Karzai may be forced to be delayed due to slow progress on a census of the population. Already delayed once from this fall, the...

Karzai sworn in as President of Afghanistan

December 7, 2004 11:02:00 AM

Hamid Karzai was officially sworn in Tuesday as President of Afghanistan in an invitation-only ceremony in Kabul. Karzai won the October 9 presidential election with 55.4% of the vote (certified results here). BBC News has more....

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Republic of Ireland Act enters force

On April 18, 1949, the Republic of Ireland Act went into force, creating a republic in the state of Ireland. The Act repealed the Executive Authority Act, which had given governing authority in Ireland to the King of England.

Treason charges against poet Ezra Pound dropped

On April 18, 1958, treason charges against American poet Ezra Pound, first laid in 1943 in connection with his wartime broadcasts for the Italian Fascist government of Benito Mussolini, were dropped.

Read Jonas Doberman, The Treason Debate: Ezra Pound and his Rome Radio Broadcasts[PDF].

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