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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Senate confirms John Roberts as Chief Justice
BREAKING NEWS ~ Senate confirms John Roberts as Chief Justice
Jeannie Shawl
September 29, 2005 11:43:00 am

The US Senate has approved the nomination of Judge John Roberts to serve as the 17th Chief Justice of the United States by a vote of 78-22 . Roberts is expected to be sworn...

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UN defends decision to hold Internet summit in Tunisia despite rights record
Holly Manges Jones
September 29, 2005 11:17:00 am

The United Nations Wednesday defended its decision approving Tunisia to host a UN summit on Internet access in the developing world, despite protests that the country is unfit due to repeated allegations of press and civil society abuses. The...

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Wisconsin governor promises to veto ban on human cloning
Holly Manges Jones
September 29, 2005 10:52:00 am

Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle has said that he will veto a ban on human cloning approved by the state senate Wednesday by a margin of 21-12. The ban, previously approved by the Wisconsin Assembly...

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EU to hold weekend talks on Turkey membership
Holly Manges Jones
September 29, 2005 10:17:00 am

The European Union will hold a meeting Sunday to discuss Austria's objections to beginning negotiations with Turkey on the country's proposed membership to the EU . All 25 of...

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News International brief ~ Security Council warns about cease-fire violations in Darfur
International brief ~ Security Council warns about cease-fire violations in Darfur
D. Wes Rist
September 29, 2005 10:07:00 am

Leading Thursday's international brief, the current president of the UN Security Council , Philippine Ambassador Lauro Baja condemned the renewed violence in the Darfur region of Sudan , and warned that the...

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Japan court dismisses war shrine lawsuit against PM
Holly Manges Jones
September 29, 2005 09:42:00 am

A Tokyo court dismissed a lawsuit against Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Thursday that claimed his visits to a Shinto war shrine violated Japan's constitutional separation of religion and state. The court denied the plaintiffs'...

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Holly Manges Jones
September 29, 2005 09:08:00 am

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Wednesday strongly criticized a ruling from a US immigration judge earlier this week that Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles would not be handed over to Venezuela...

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September 29, 2005 09:00:00 am

President Bush granted pardons to 14 people Wednesday, according to a list released by the US Justice Department . Among those pardoned was a mineworker union member who was convicted...

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September 29, 2005 08:37:00 am

FBI Director Robert Mueller has said the US is still seeking to improve the extradition of terror suspects from European governments. Mueller on Wednesday said more efficient measures were needed to increase the intelligence value...

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September 29, 2005 08:15:00 am

International representatives and Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki have called for a halt to violence that continued to escalate among rival groups over constitutional reforms to be voted on in November . A statement signed...

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Reichstag Fire Decree issued in Germany

On February 28, 1933, German President Paul von Hindenburg issued the Presidential Decree for the Protection of People and State in response to the burning of the Reichstag (the German Parliament building) on the previous day. More commonly known as the Reichstag Fire Decree, the law suspended many key civil liberties, such as free press, habeas corpus, and warrant requirements. Blaming Communists for the attack on the Reichstag, the Nazi party and newly-appointed Chancellor Adolf Hitler pressed the law through as a first step in establishing absolute control over Germany. On March 23, the German Parliament passed the Enabling Act, which empowered Adolf Hitler to become the dictator of Germany. Four months later on July 14, the Nazis solidified their control over Germany with the passage of the Law Against the Establishment of Parties eliminated all political parties in Germany other than the Nazi Party.

Congress ratified Manypenny Agreement on the Black Hills

On February 28, 1877, the US Congress ratified the Manypenny Agreement with the Lakota Sioux, under which the United States took control of 900,000 acres of the Black Hills. Read the ratification act, which includes the terms of the Agreement. The Lakota argue to this day that the agreement is illegal, was obtained by coercion associated with starvation, and that the Black Hills should be returned to them.

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