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News Former FDA chief put on probation, fined for dealing in stock of regulated companies
Former FDA chief put on probation, fined for dealing in stock of regulated companies
Katerina Ossenova
February 27, 2007 02:41:00 pm

US District Court for the District of Columbia Magistrate Judge Deborah A. Robinson Tuesday sentenced former US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Dr. Lester M. Crawford to three years...

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News Germany high court finds magazine raid violated press freedom
Germany high court finds magazine raid violated press freedom
Katerina Ossenova
February 27, 2007 02:18:00 pm

Germany's Federal Constitutional Court ruled Tuesday that authorities violated the freedom of the press when they raided the offices of the monthly political magazine Cicero . In September 2005, investigators searched the...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments in autistic child legal representation case
Supreme Court hears arguments in autistic child legal representation case
Brett Murphy
February 27, 2007 02:17:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Winkelman v. Parma City School District , 05-983 , where the court must decide whether parents of an...

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News Mississippi grand jury fails to indict in 1955 Till murder case
Mississippi grand jury fails to indict in 1955 Till murder case
Brett Murphy
February 27, 2007 01:55:00 pm

A grand jury in Mississippi Tuesday refused to indict Carolyn Bryant on charges of manslaughter for the 1955 kidnap and murder of Emmett Till due to a lack of sufficient evidence. Carolyn is the wife of...

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News Australia immigration law overhaul prompts racism allegations
Australia immigration law overhaul prompts racism allegations
Katerina Ossenova
February 27, 2007 01:36:00 pm

Australian Prime Minister John Howard was accused Tuesday of yielding to far-right groups who want a "white Australia" after the Australian Senate passed the Australian Citizenship Bill of 2006 on Monday. Seen as the...

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News Nigeria creates election tribunal ahead of April elections
Nigeria creates election tribunal ahead of April elections
Katerina Ossenova
February 27, 2007 01:14:00 pm

Nigerian officials announced Tuesday the creation of an election tribunal to preside over disputes and complaints arising from the nation's general elections to be held in April 2007 . As Idris Kutigi, chief justice of the Nigerian Supreme...

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News ICC prosecutor asks judges to summon ex-interior minister, militia leader for Darfur crimes
ICC prosecutor asks judges to summon ex-interior minister, militia leader for Darfur crimes
Jeannie Shawl
February 27, 2007 11:59:00 am

Luis Moreno-Ocampo , chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court asked a panel of ICC judges Tuesday to issue summonses for two top suspects accused of committing war crimes in the Darfur region of Sudan. The...

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News Japan high court rules schools can force teachers to play national anthem
Japan high court rules schools can force teachers to play national anthem
Natalie Hrubos
February 27, 2007 11:45:00 am

The Supreme Court of Japan ruled Tuesday that schools can order teachers to play the country's national anthem . In 1999, a Japanese music teacher refused to play the anthem at a...

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News Malawi VP pleads not guilty to treason, conspiring to murder president
Malawi VP pleads not guilty to treason, conspiring to murder president
Natalie Hrubos
February 27, 2007 11:20:00 am

Malawi Vice President Cassim Chilumpha pleaded not guilty to treason and conspiring to murder the president as his trial on the charges began Monday. In May 2006, Chilumpha was placed under house arrest three weeks...

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News Nepal panel to recommend plans for nationalizing king’s assets
Nepal panel to recommend plans for nationalizing king’s assets
Holly Manges Jones
February 27, 2007 08:20:00 am

The Nepalese government has created a panel to assemble a list of assets held by King Gyanendra and seize property he obtained after ascending to the throne, a cabinet spokesman said Monday. Dilendra...

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First Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia

On September 5, 1774, the first assembly of the Continental Congress, forerunner of the US Congress, convened in Philadelphia to protest the so-called "Intolerable Acts" passed by the British Parliament. Review the Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress.

France passes conscription law

On September 5, 1798, France promulgated a conscription policy with the passage of the Jourdan Law. The law instituted a draft for all males between the ages of twenty and twenty-five with exceptions for clergy, holders of public office, and certain students and industrial workers. The law also allowed the wealthy to pay for someone else to take their place in the military.

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