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News Democrats refuse to advance date of Gonzales testimony on US Attorney firings
Democrats refuse to advance date of Gonzales testimony on US Attorney firings
Holly Manges Jones
April 2, 2007 07:54:00 am

US Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Sunday rejected attempts by the Bush administration to move up the date that US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is scheduled to testify regarding his role in the...

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News Hicks could face Australian control order after Guantanamo release
Hicks could face Australian control order after Guantanamo release
Caitlin Price
April 1, 2007 04:39:00 pm

The Australian Federal Police will determine whether Guantanamo Bay military prison detainee David Hicks will be subject to a control order when released from prison later this year,...

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News UK resident released from Guantanamo
UK resident released from Guantanamo
Caitlin Price
April 1, 2007 03:55:00 pm

British resident and Iraqi citizen Bisher al-Rawi was released this weekend from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay after nearly five years in custody as an enemy combatant. Officials have not confirmed the...

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News Israel president may face second set of rape charges
Israel president may face second set of rape charges
Melissa Bancroft
April 1, 2007 03:53:00 pm

Israeli Attorney General Meni Mazuz notified lawyers for Israeli President Moshe Katsav that a second rape charge may be added to Katsav's indictment for alleged sex crimes. The additional charges were made by the...

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News Bush defends Gonzales’ role in US Attorney firings
Bush defends Gonzales’ role in US Attorney firings
Caitlin Price
April 1, 2007 03:21:00 pm

US President George W. Bush again defended US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales over his role in the firings of federal prosecutors in a press conference Saturday, saying that Gonzales has his...

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Iraqi Arabs angered over Kirkuk relocation proposal
Melissa Bancroft
April 1, 2007 02:48:00 pm

Arab residents of the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk expressed anger Sunday at the government's plan to encourage relocation of the city's Arab population. Most of the city's current residents were forced to move to the...

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Russia law banning foreigners from retail industry takes effect
Melissa Bancroft
April 1, 2007 01:50:00 pm

A Russian law banning all foreigners from the country's retail industry took effect Sunday. The new law, passed by the Russian assembly last year, is expected to affect tens of thousands of workers from the former Soviet Republics. The...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Narcotic Control Act became law

On July 18, 1956, the Narcotic Control Act of 1956 became law. The act increased still further the penalties for violation of the existing laws and proliferating the scope of federal control over the use, possession and sale of narcotic drugs and marijuana. Learn more about the Narcotic Control Act of 1956.

Nelson Mandela born

On July 18, 1906, Nelson Mandela was born in Mvezo, South Africa. Mandela became a symbol of the anti-Apartheid movement, spending 27 years in prison for his efforts to topple the country's segregation system. In 1990, Mandela was released from prison and Apartheid was soon dismantled. Mandela was elected the first black President of South Africa during the country's first multi-racial elections in 1994. Learn more about Nelson Mandela from the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

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