The Maine Senate voted 21-14 in favor of a bill that would allow same-sex marriage in the state. The vote split mainly along party lines, with only one Democrat voting against the measure....
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The Japanese government on Thursday pledged to donate USD $4.17 million to assist the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) , the tribunal set up to try former members of the Khmer Rouge...
Justice David Souter of the US Supreme Court will retire at the end of the 2008 term in June, according to Thursday reports . Souter has not...
The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) on Thursday added Canada to its Priority Watch List of 12 countries that are not adequately protecting intellectual property rights . In...
The Brazilian Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a law restricting the press as unconstitutional. The court ruled 7-4 that the Press Law , which was enacted...
A bill that would have aided homeowners in foreclosure was rejected 45-51 Thursday by the US Senate . The financial industry had lobbied heavily against the proposed legislation that had come to be...
Al Qaeda operative Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization after reaching a plea agreement ...
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressed questions about the specific plans for closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility before the US Senate Committee on Appropriations ...
