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News Croatia lawmaker convicted of war crimes in death of Serbian civilians
Croatia lawmaker convicted of war crimes in death of Serbian civilians
Brian Jackson
May 8, 2009 11:21:00 am

Croatian parliament member Branimir Glavas was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison for the killing of Serbian civilians during the Croatian war of independence . Glavas stood accused of ordering the torture...

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News Federal jury convicts ex-US soldier in Mahmudiya rape-murder case
Federal jury convicts ex-US soldier in Mahmudiya rape-murder case
Bhargav Katikanen
May 8, 2009 09:48:00 am

A jury in US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky on Thursday convicted former Pfc. Steven D. Green of the rape and murder of an Iraqi girl , and the...

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News Specter to chair Senate judiciary crime and drugs subcommittee
Specter to chair Senate judiciary crime and drugs subcommittee
Bhargav Katikanen
May 8, 2009 08:49:00 am

Newly-declared Democratic Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) was appointed chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs on Thursday. Specter received that post from Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) who voluntarily...

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News New Jersey high court bars sex offender residence restrictions
New Jersey high court bars sex offender residence restrictions
Lucas Tanglen
May 8, 2009 08:35:00 am

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Thursday that local ordinances prohibiting convicted sex offenders (CSOs) from living near schools, playgrounds, and other public areas were preempted by the state's Megan's Law and, therefore, invalid....

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News House Republicans propose bill to let states refuse to take Guantanamo detainees
House Republicans propose bill to let states refuse to take Guantanamo detainees
Lucas Tanglen
May 8, 2009 07:31:00 am

Republican leaders in the US House of Representatives on Thursday announced the "Keep Terrorists Out of America Act," which would require approval from a state's governor and legislature before Guantanamo Bay detainees...

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News Supreme Court justice rejects stay of deportation for accused Nazi guard
Supreme Court justice rejects stay of deportation for accused Nazi guard
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 7, 2009 03:36:00 pm

US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens on Thursday denied an application for stay of deportation filed by accused Nazi prison guard John Demjanjuk . Demjanjuk faces deportation...

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News Blackwater security firm ends Baghdad operations as contract expires
Blackwater security firm ends Baghdad operations as contract expires
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 7, 2009 01:20:00 pm

The security company known formerly as Blackwater Worldwide on Thursday concluded its operations in Baghdad as its contract to protect American diplomats in Iraq ended. A spokesperson from the US Embassy in Iraq [official...

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News France to take Algerian Guantanamo detainee
France to take Algerian Guantanamo detainee
Andrew Gilmore
May 7, 2009 12:13:00 pm

The French government on Wednesday confirmed that it will accept Algerian Guantanamo Bay detainee Lakhdar Boumediene after his release from the detention center. Boumediene was the named plaintiff in the US Supreme Court case...

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News UK proposes changes to national DNA database to remove innocent people
UK proposes changes to national DNA database to remove innocent people
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 7, 2009 11:56:00 am

The UK Home Office on Thursday released new proposals for a controversial DNA database that would remove the DNA information of innocent people. The Home Office said that DNA information...

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News Czech Republic senate ratifies EU reform Treaty
Czech Republic senate ratifies EU reform Treaty
Andrew Gilmore
May 7, 2009 11:26:00 am

The Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic voted Wednesday to approve the European Union (EU) reform treaty, also known as the Lisbon Treaty , sending the document to Czech President Vaclav Klaus [official...

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President Lincoln signs Naitonal Banking Act into law

On February 26, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the National Banking Act into law, creating the American banking charter system. The Act furthermore created the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) within the Treasury Department. The law was further intended to help raise money for the Civil War by pressing banks to buy federal as opposed to state bonds. The law was not as successful as intended in this regard and was soon replaced by the National Banking Act of 1864. Read the history of the OCC from the US Department of the Treasury.

Hitler put on trial for treason in Munich

On February 26, 1924, Adolf Hitler and several others were put on trial for treason in Munich in connection with an attempted coup. Learn more about the Munich (or "Beer Hall") Putsch and the subsequent trial of Hitler and his associates.

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