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News Arizona judge dismisses case against humanitarians aiding illegal immigrants
Arizona judge dismisses case against humanitarians aiding illegal immigrants
Natalie Hrubos
September 3, 2006 02:17:00 pm

A US district judge in Tucson Friday dismissed a controversial case against two humanitarians arrested in July 2005 for aiding illegal immigrants they found in need of emergency medical attention in the Arizona desert. At the time of their...

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Egypt negotiating release of Israeli soldier held by Hamas
Katerina Ossenova
September 3, 2006 11:32:00 am

Egyptian-mediated negotiations to free an Israeli soldier held by Palestinian Hamas militants are ongoing, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak told a Cairo newspaper Saturday. The capture of Israeli Cpl. Gilad Shalit by...

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Report shows continued expansion of US government secrecy
Katerina Ossenova
September 3, 2006 10:44:00 am

A report released Saturday by OpenTheGovernment.org , a private monitoring group, reveals what it described as further expansion of US government secrecy notwithstanding an increase in the number of classified government documents unsealed in 2005....

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Myanmar to resume constitution talks in October
Katerina Ossenova
September 3, 2006 10:23:00 am

The ruling military junta in Myanmar will resume negotiations for a new constitution in the second week of October, junta spokesman Lt. Gen. Thein Sein announced Saturday. The constitutional convention was suspended on January...

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Lebanon prosecutor charges six suspects in German train terror plot
Katerina Ossenova
September 3, 2006 09:37:00 am

A Lebanese prosecutor Saturday charged six suspects - four held in Lebanon and two in Germany - with attempted murder after they were arrested in connection with a plot to blow up trains in Germany one month...

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Death penalty recommended for US soldiers accused of murdering Iraqi detainees
Joshua Pantesco
September 2, 2006 03:24:00 pm

A US Army investigator has recommended that four US soldiers face the death penalty if they are convicted on charges of murdering Iraqi detainees according to the Associated Press, which obtained a copy of the report Saturday....

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Spain amnesty blamed for encouraging wave of illegal immigrants from Africa
Joshua Pantesco
September 2, 2006 02:41:00 pm

EU Justice and Migration Commissioner Franco Frattini has told a Spanish newspaper that Spain contributed to a recent spate of illegal immigration between Africa and Europe by a three-month amnesty program for illegals that it...

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US military returns Abu Ghraib prison to Iraqis
Joshua Pantesco
September 2, 2006 02:16:00 pm

The US military on Saturday formally relinquished control of the Abu Ghraib prison to the Iraqi government, according to an Iraqi spokesperson, after it was emptied of US detainees last week. The spokesperson said...

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Federal judge rejects Ohio voter registration rules
Joshua Pantesco
September 2, 2006 11:43:00 am

A federal judge on Friday issued an order directing Ohio voters to ignore threats of criminal penalties on voter registration forms and instructions , saying that new state registration rules which took effect in May after the February...

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UN rights council names panel to probe Israeli war conduct
Joshua Pantesco
September 2, 2006 11:07:00 am

The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) on Friday appointed three experts to investigate alleged international law violations by Israel in the ongoing Middle East conflict . The three-person panel was mandated by a resolution [PDF...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

New law makes Hitler dictator of Germany

On August 3, 1934, the German Parliament passed a law that combined the offices of President and Chancellor, making Adolf Hitler the supreme leader (Fuehrer und Reichskanzler) of Germany. Prior to the law's passage, Hitler had been the German Chancellor with Paul von Hindenberg serving as President. However, Hindenberg died on August 2, and Parliament was pressured to combine the two offices instead of holding an election to replace the deceased President of Germany.

US Congress passed first law regulating immigration

On August 3, 1882, Congress passed the first federal law regulating immigration. Under the statute, state-run boards under contract to the US Secretary of the Treasury were to inspect immigrants according to rules that were uniform in all ports. Boards were prohibited from admitting any immigrant found to be a "convict, lunatic, idiot or any person unable to take care of him or herself without becoming a public charge."

Learn more about eugenics laws restricting immigration.

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