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News Congressman proposes student privacy law change after Virginia Tech shootings
Congressman proposes student privacy law change after Virginia Tech shootings
Jeannie Shawl
April 26, 2007 10:51:00 am

US Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) proposed legislation Wednesday that "will allow schools and universities to share a student's mental health information with their parents or guardians if the student is found to be at risk of suicide,...

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News Guantanamo detainees ask Roberts to suspend habeas-stripping case rejection
Guantanamo detainees ask Roberts to suspend habeas-stripping case rejection
Jeannie Shawl
April 26, 2007 09:57:00 am

Lawyers representing Guantanamo Bay detainees urged US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Wednesday to suspend the Court's order denying certiorari and allow detainees 120 days to petition the court for a rehearing in two...

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News Top US officer at Camp Cropper charged with aiding enemy
Top US officer at Camp Cropper charged with aiding enemy
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
April 26, 2007 09:41:00 am

The US military announced Thursday that the former commander of the 451st Military Police Detachment responsible for the detention facility at Camp Cropper near Baghdad has been charged with multiple offences under the Uniform Code...

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News DOJ seeking additional restrictions on Guantanamo lawyer-detainee contact
DOJ seeking additional restrictions on Guantanamo lawyer-detainee contact
Jeannie Shawl
April 26, 2007 09:08:00 am

Lawyers visiting Afghan detainee Haji Bismullah at Guantanamo Bay should be subject to tightened restrictions , including limited access to their client and evidence, the US Justice Department has urged in...

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News Argentina judge revokes ‘dirty war’ amnesties as unconstitutional
Argentina judge revokes ‘dirty war’ amnesties as unconstitutional
Mike Rosen-Molina
April 25, 2007 07:53:00 pm

An Argentinean federal judge Wednesday declared amnesties granted to two members of Argentina's previous military dictatorship to be unconstitutional, saying the two men must serve out their life sentences in prison. Former military President Jorge Videla and former Navy...

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News Israel official recommends criminal probe of alleged Olmert patronage payoffs
Israel official recommends criminal probe of alleged Olmert patronage payoffs
Mike Rosen-Molina
April 25, 2007 06:12:00 pm

Israel's state comptroller Wednesday recommended holding a criminal investigation into allegations that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert improperly favored his supporters in distributing business grants when he was trade minister in 2001. A number of Israeli...

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News UK court orders release of alleged 9/11 conspirator
UK court orders release of alleged 9/11 conspirator
Mike Rosen-Molina
April 25, 2007 05:11:00 pm

A British court Wednesday ordered that a Moroccan man accused of being a UK contact for the September 11, 2001 hijackers and an associate of a suspected Spanish al Qaeda leader be released. The court said that the detention...

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News Supreme Court hears campaign finance law arguments
Supreme Court hears campaign finance law arguments
Mike Rosen-Molina
April 25, 2007 03:47:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in the consolidated case of Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life , 06-969, and McCain v. Wisconsin Right to Life [merit...

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News Thailand monks rally to give Buddhism constitutional status
Thailand monks rally to give Buddhism constitutional status
Mike Rosen-Molina
April 25, 2007 03:15:00 pm

Several hundred Thai monks rallied outside the parliament building in Bangkok Wednesday to demand that the new Thai constitution declare Buddhism the national religion. The ruling Council for National Security , headed by the Muslim General...

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News Special Counsel office expanding probe of possible White House Hatch Act violations
Special Counsel office expanding probe of possible White House Hatch Act violations
Jeannie Shawl
April 25, 2007 03:11:00 pm

The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has opened an investigation into whether executive branch employees have improperly engaged in political activity in violation of the Hatch Act , an OSC spokesperson said Tuesday. The Hatch Act...

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English Queen consort Anne Boleyn arrested on adultery accusations

English Queen consort Anne Boleyn, whom King Henry VIII married after famously divorcing Catherine of Aragon, was arrested on charges of adultery on May 2, 1536. The following trial, orchestrated by prominent minister of state Thomas Cromwell, led to Anne's conviction and eventual execution two weeks after her arrest despite Anne's denial of the charges. Henry VIII would marry Jane Seymour later that month. Learn more about Anne Boleyn.

FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover died

Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died on May 2, 1972 at age 77, having led the agency since 1924. He built his reputation on battling bootleggers during Prohibition and communist and pro-rights groups after World War II. Review Hoover's official FBI personnel file, released under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act.

European Central Bank founded

On May 2, 1998, the European Central Bank (ECB) was founded to set monetary policy for the sixteen EU nations who use the Euro as their primary currency. Learn more about the ECB from the organization's website.

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