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News Bulgaria defends pardon of HIV medics
Bulgaria defends pardon of HIV medics
Michael Sung
July 26, 2007 12:27:00 pm

Bulgarian Prosecutor General Boris Velchev Thursday defended Bulgaria's pardon of six medics against Libyan criticism , saying that Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov properly exercised his discretionary power to pardon the six...

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News DOJ files charges in Iraq reconstruction bribery scheme
DOJ files charges in Iraq reconstruction bribery scheme
Brett Murphy
July 26, 2007 12:17:00 pm

Federal authorities have arrested and charged a former school teacher for accepting kickbacks from contractors attempting to obtain military contracts in Iraq, the US Justice Department announced Thursday. Carolyn Blake is alleged to have been involved...

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News US senator urges suspension of UN rights council funding
US senator urges suspension of UN rights council funding
Michael Sung
July 26, 2007 10:44:00 am

US Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) Wednesday urged members of Congress to adopt legislation suspending the United States' annual $3 million contribution to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) . Coleman said that the...

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News Kansas Supreme Court delays hearing constitutionality of funeral picketing law
Kansas Supreme Court delays hearing constitutionality of funeral picketing law
Michael Sung
July 26, 2007 10:20:00 am

The Kansas Supreme Court delayed a bid by Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison to test the constitutionality of an anti-funeral picketing law Wednesday, saying it wasn't sure whether Gov. Kathleen...

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News Bangladesh ex-official jailed for aiding militants who killed judges
Bangladesh ex-official jailed for aiding militants who killed judges
Brett Murphy
July 26, 2007 10:17:00 am

Former Bangladeshi Telecommunications Minister Aminul Huq was sentenced to 31 years imprisonment Thursday for aiding Islamic extremists executed in March for the murder of two judges in 2005. The militants acted as part of a terror campaign...

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News Nigeria court delays Pfizer criminal case until October
Nigeria court delays Pfizer criminal case until October
Michael Sung
July 26, 2007 09:58:00 am

Nigerian Judge Anwuri Shekere Wednesday suspended court proceedings in the criminal case against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer until October 29, granting a request by prosecutors for more time to prepare. Pfizer is accused of conducting an illegal clinical...

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News Thailand ex-PM refuses to appear before tax investigators
Thailand ex-PM refuses to appear before tax investigators
Brett Murphy
July 26, 2007 09:44:00 am

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra failed to attend a meeting Thursday with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) which is probing possible tax evasion allegedly committed by Thaksin during his tenure...

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News Domestic violence law not narrowed by same-sex marriage ban: Ohio high court
Domestic violence law not narrowed by same-sex marriage ban: Ohio high court
Brett Murphy
July 26, 2007 09:04:00 am

The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled Wednesday that unmarried couples are subject to domestic violence statutes , despite the fact that the law refers to those "living as a spouse." The case arose when a man...

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News CSRT summaries show most Guantanamo detainees pose terror threat: West Point report
CSRT summaries show most Guantanamo detainees pose terror threat: West Point report
Michael Sung
July 26, 2007 08:02:00 am

The US Military Academy at West Point's Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) said Wednesday that US military panels reviewing the status of detainees at Guantanamo Bay determined that most detainees represented a threat to US national security. The...

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News White House aides subpoena compliance report [US House Judiciary Comm.]
White House aides subpoena compliance report [US House Judiciary Comm.]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
July 25, 2007 10:32:00 pm

Report on the Refusal of Former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten to Comply With Subpoenas By the House Judiciary Committee, July 24, 2007 [detailing a House investigation that, according to Committee Chairman...

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Copyright infringement made US crime

On March 4, 1909, the Copyright Act of 1909 became law, making infringement of a copyright a federal crime for the first time. Review a brief history of copyright in the United States.

First woman appointed to the Canada Supreme Court

On March 4, 1982, Bertha Wilson became the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

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On March 4, 1834, the town of York in the British colony of Canada was incorporated as the City of Toronto. Learn the history of Toronto from the city's official website.

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The International Criminal Court issued its first arrest warrant for a sitting head of state when it sought Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir on March 4, 2009 for allegedly directing attacks against civilians and being an indirect participant in murder, rape, and torture during the conflict in Darfur. Al-Bashir was removed from power in 2019. The former president remains in a Sudanese prison. Learn more about the case against al-Bashir and read the arrest warrant.

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