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News Intelligence chief defends Gonzales against accusations of lying to Congress
Intelligence chief defends Gonzales against accusations of lying to Congress
Mike Rosen-Molina
July 31, 2007 07:41:00 pm

Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell Tuesday defended Attorney General Alberto Gonzales against accusations of lying to Congress during testimony last week. In his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee last Tuesday, Gonzales insisted that a...

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News US House extends statutory limits on pay discrimination cases
US House extends statutory limits on pay discrimination cases
Mike Rosen-Molina
July 31, 2007 06:35:00 pm

The US House voted 225-199 Tuesday to extend the deadline for employees to sue their employer for payment discrimination. The new legislation, the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 , would allow employees to sue...

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News Georgia to enforce voter photo ID law in September elections
Georgia to enforce voter photo ID law in September elections
Michael Sung
July 31, 2007 03:36:00 pm

Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel said Tuesday that Georgia's controversial voter ID law will begin to be enforced during Georgia's September 18 Special Elections. Handel also said that the state is filing...

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News US House passes lobbying ethics reform bill
US House passes lobbying ethics reform bill
Michael Sung
July 31, 2007 02:44:00 pm

The US House of Representatives voted 411-8 Tuesday in favor of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 , which requires members of Congress to disclose more information about their fund-raising...

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News Iran sentences two Kurdish reporters to death
Iran sentences two Kurdish reporters to death
Michael Sung
July 31, 2007 02:15:00 pm

The Iranian Judiciary confirmed Tuesday that Iranian Kurdish journalists Adnan Hassanpour and Abdolvahed "Hiva" Botimar have been sentenced to death for being "enemies of God." Rights groups, including Reporters Without Borders (RSF) had...

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News New Jersey appeals court upholds bar on Vioxx lawsuits with UK plaintiffs
New Jersey appeals court upholds bar on Vioxx lawsuits with UK plaintiffs
Michael Sung
July 31, 2007 01:25:00 pm

The New Jersey Superior Court on Tuesday affirmed a lower court decision that New Jersey is not an appropriate forum for 98 English and Welsh plaintiffs to proceed with personal injury lawsuits against the New...

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News UK court rules against government in indeterminate jail term cases
UK court rules against government in indeterminate jail term cases
Michael Sung
July 31, 2007 12:45:00 pm

The Queen's Bench Division of the England and Wales High Court ruled Tuesday that the continued imprisonment of two inmates serving indeterminate prison sentences without the means to prove their rehabilitation constitutes arbitrary and unreasonable detention and...

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News Namibia rights group calls for ICC investigation of ex-president
Namibia rights group calls for ICC investigation of ex-president
Brett Murphy
July 31, 2007 12:01:00 pm

The Namibian human rights group National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) Tuesday said that it has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate former Namibian President Sam Nujoma in connection with the...

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News Indonesia official rebukes UN SG on East Timor-Indonesia truth commission
Indonesia official rebukes UN SG on East Timor-Indonesia truth commission
Michael Sung
July 31, 2007 11:54:00 am

Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda Tuesday rebuked UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for criticizing the East Timorese-Indonesian Commission of Truth and Friendship (CTF) . Ban said last week that the commission violates international humanitarian standards ...

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News Roberts released from hospital after suffering seizure
Roberts released from hospital after suffering seizure
Brett Murphy
July 31, 2007 11:32:00 am

Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts was released from the hospital Tuesday after suffering a benign idiopathic seizure on Monday. In a phone conversation with President Bush earlier in the day, Roberts...

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Catalonia declares independence from Spain

The Parliament of Catalonia declared independence from Spain in a failed bid for sovereignty on October 27, 2017. The declaration followed an independence referendum, boycotted by pro-union residents, that saw 92% of voters choose independence. The declaration was subsequently declared illegal by Spain's Supreme Court. Many Catalan independence figures such as then-Catalan President Carles Puigdemont were criminally charged as a result of their involvement in the independence attempt. Read the Catalan Declaration of Independence.

First of the Federalist Papers published

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