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News Romania nationalized property ruling [ECHR]
Romania nationalized property ruling [ECHR]
February 8, 2007 09:01:00 pm

Affaire Enciu et Lega c. Roumanie, European Court of Human Rights, February 8, 2006 . Read the full text of the ruling...

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News Saddam officer wants US commanders tried for ‘illegal’ war
Saddam officer wants US commanders tried for ‘illegal’ war
Robert DeVries
February 8, 2007 08:24:00 pm

Former Baathist military operations officer Rashid Hussein Mohammed claimed during his genocide trial before the Iraqi High Tribunal Thursday that he was just defending his country against Iran during the Anfal campaign of the...

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News Ethiopia prosecutor seeking death penalty for former dictator on appeal
Ethiopia prosecutor seeking death penalty for former dictator on appeal
Gabriel Haboubi
February 8, 2007 07:36:00 pm

The prosecutor in the genocide case against former Ethiopian dictator Mengistu Haile Miriam announced Thursday that he is appealing last month’s sentence of life imprisonment , and will again push for the death...

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News Guantanamo lawyers decry new military commission rules
Guantanamo lawyers decry new military commission rules
Robert DeVries
February 8, 2007 07:06:00 pm

Lawyers for the three recently re-charged Guantanamo detainees renewed their condemnation of new military commission rules Thursday, telling the Associated Press that the tight deadlines established by the rules will prevent extended investigation...

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News Iraqi deputy health minister arrested on suspicion of aiding Shiite militia
Iraqi deputy health minister arrested on suspicion of aiding Shiite militia
Leslie Schulman
February 8, 2007 05:49:00 pm

Iraq Deputy Health Minister Hakim Zamili has been arrested in an apparent security crackdown in Baghdad, according to a report by the US military Thursday. According to military officials, Zamili had been infiltrating...

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News Europe rights court rules Romania must return property seized under Communists
Europe rights court rules Romania must return property seized under Communists
Leslie Schulman
February 8, 2007 05:10:00 pm

Romania must return property it nationalized during the 1950s, or else pay overdue compensation, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday. The judgment came...

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News ICTY prosecutor says tribunal a success despite fugitive war crimes suspects
ICTY prosecutor says tribunal a success despite fugitive war crimes suspects
Leslie Schulman
February 8, 2007 04:15:00 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has achieved marked success in bringing international war criminals to justice, chief prosecutor Carla Del Ponte told a conference on Thursday. Del Ponte,...

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News Senate committee approves bill to prevent ‘political’ firings of US Attorneys
Senate committee approves bill to prevent ‘political’ firings of US Attorneys
Joshua Pantesco
February 8, 2007 03:37:00 pm

The US Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-6 on Thursday to send a bill to the Senate floor which would permit US district courts to appoint temporary US Attorneys when those spots become vacant, reversing a...

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News US serviceman withdraws guilty plea at sentencing for Hamdania murder
US serviceman withdraws guilty plea at sentencing for Hamdania murder
Joshua Pantesco
February 8, 2007 03:05:00 pm

US Marine Cpl. Trent Thomas withdrew his guilty plea in the second day of his sentencing hearing Thursday on unpremeditated murder charges stemming from the alleged murder of Iraqi civilian Hashim Ibrahim Awad in the...

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News European Commission unveils tough CO2 strategy ahead of ‘green crimes’ proposal
European Commission unveils tough CO2 strategy ahead of ‘green crimes’ proposal
Joshua Pantesco
February 8, 2007 02:34:00 pm

The European Commission (EC) unveiled a mandatory CO2 emissions strategy Wednesday that would impose mandatory carbon dioxide (CO2) limits on all cars by 2012. Today's average European car emits approximately 160...

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Indian National Congress founded

The Indian National Congress (INC) was founded on December 28, 1885 in Bombay (now Mumbai), India. In subsequent decades, the so-called Congress Party would advocate for Indian independence from the UK, which was eventually achieved in 1947. The first Prime Minister of independent India, Jawaharlal Nehru, was elected as a member of the INC. Learn more about the history and founding of the Indian National Congress.

Congress recognized Pledge of Allegiance

On December 28, 1945, Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance and encouraged its recitation in schools. The Pledge was supposedly written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, a Baptist minister, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Columbus Day. The words “under God” were added by Congress in 1954. The revised version of the Pledge was the subject of litigation before the United States Supreme Court originally brought by Michael Newdow, a parent who unsuccessfully objected to his daughter's school district policy requiring daily recitation of the Pledge. The court ruled that Newdow had no standing.

Nepal ends monarchy, establishes republic

On December 28, 2007, the Kingdom of Nepal's interim parliament ended the country's monarchy and established the Republic of Nepal. Free elections were held on April 10 of the following year to elect a Constituent Assembly.

Learn more about the rise of democracy in Nepal.

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