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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Bush, Putin agree Iran should not have nuclear weapons
BREAKING NEWS ~ Bush, Putin agree Iran should not have nuclear weapons
Chris Buell
February 24, 2005 12:05:00 pm

AP is reporting that during a meeting Thursday, President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed that Iran should not be allowed to pursue nuclear weapons.12:45 PM ET - From Russia, MosNews.com has local coverage. The White...

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News Afghan parliamentary elections face delay, UN says
Afghan parliamentary elections face delay, UN says
Chris Buell
February 24, 2005 11:42:00 am

Parliamentary elections in Afghanistan will likely be delayed until this summer or fall, a UN spokesman said Thursday. The elections were originally slated to be held before the end of the Aghan month Saur on May...

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News Human rights court finds abuses by Russia in Chechnya offensives
Human rights court finds abuses by Russia in Chechnya offensives
Chris Buell
February 24, 2005 11:08:00 am

The European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that Russia was guilty of serious abuses against Chechen civilians during its military campaign against rebel forces in the region. Six Chechens brought claims of torture and abuse against...

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News Security Council considers Annan’s plan to stop child soldier recruiting
Security Council considers Annan’s plan to stop child soldier recruiting
Brandon Smith
February 24, 2005 09:59:00 am

The UN Security Council said late Wednesday that it will consider a proposal by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to end recruitment and use of child soldiers in violation of international law, acknowledging a need for a monitoring...

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News Pakistani court to hear appeal in Daniel Pearl murder
Pakistani court to hear appeal in Daniel Pearl murder
Amit Patel
February 24, 2005 09:30:00 am

The Sindh provincial High Court in Pakistan has started formal hearings for an appeal by four Islamic militants convicted of kidnapping and murdering Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl . British-born Islamic militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh [Wikipedia...

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News Massachusetts Supreme Court to hear gay marriage challenge
Massachusetts Supreme Court to hear gay marriage challenge
Amit Patel
February 24, 2005 08:44:00 am

The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts will hear a challenge to a 1913 state law that Massachusetts has used to block out-of-state gay couples from being married there. The 1913 law prohibits the commonwealth from granting marriage...

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News Pakistan Supreme Court to hear constitutional petitions against Musharraf
Pakistan Supreme Court to hear constitutional petitions against Musharraf
Amit Patel
February 24, 2005 08:24:00 am

Pakistan's Supreme Court announced it will allow six constitutional petitions to challenge President Pervez Musharraf's decision to remain the country's president and army chief of staff. The petitions, filed by Pakistan Lawyers Forum, the Communist...

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News UN peacekeepers accused of rape during Haiti mission
UN peacekeepers accused of rape during Haiti mission
Amit Patel
February 24, 2005 08:05:00 am

The United Nations has started "a very urgent inquiry" into allegations that three Pakistani policemen raped a woman in Haiti while deployed on the UN mission to stabilize the nation. The probe follows reports of widespread abuse...

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News Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Thursday, Feb. 24
Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Thursday, Feb. 24
Chris Buell
February 24, 2005 12:01:00 am

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Thursday, Feb. 24.The US Senate and US House are in recess this week. Both will resume their sessions on Feb. 28.Senate Judiciary...

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No Child Left Behind report [NCSL]
February 23, 2005 11:00:00 pm

Task Force on No Child Left Behind: Final Report, National Conference of State Legislatures , February 2005 ....

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Mexican Army kills over 400 Texas prisoners of war

The Mexican army executed more than 400 Texian prisoners of war on March 27, 1836, during the Texas Revolution, in an event that would become known as the Goliad Massacre. A decree passed in December 1835 allowed Mexican soldiers under General Antonio López de Santa Anna to shoot any foreigners in rebellion. Texian Colonel James Fannin and his men surrendered to the Mexican government under the expectation that they would be treated as prisoners of war, but they were executed regardless, engendering sympathy (and eventual support) from the neighboring United States. Learn more about the Goliad Massacre.

Khrushchev becomes USSR leader

On March 27, 1958, Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev became the new Premier of the USSR, replacing Joseph Stalin as the Soviet leader. During his rise to power, Khruschev denounced crimes of the Stalinist regime and the "cult of personality" surrounding his predecessor. While in office as Soviet Premier, Khruschev oversaw some of the most famous and influential events of the Cold War: the launch of Sputnik, the Sino-Soviet split, the U-2 Spy Plan incident, and finally the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1963, which led to his ouster by reactionary elements the following year. The conspirators forced Khruschev's resignation on October 15, 1964 and replaced him with Leonid Brezhnev.

Read the New York Times obituary of Nikita Khrushchev.

President Andrew Johnson vetoed citizenship for slaves

On March 27, 1866, President Andrew Johnson vetoed a civil rights bill that would later become the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, conferring full US citizenship on all slaves. Read President Johnson's veto letter, transmitted to the US Senate.

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