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Peru judge orders release of US woman held for involvement with rebel group
Dwyer Arce
May 26, 2010 11:52:21 am

A Peruvian judge on Tuesday ordered the release of Lori Berenson , a US citizen held since 1995 for collaboration with a Marxist rebel organization. Judge Jessica Leon Yarango cited good behavior, Berenson's renunciation...

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Sarah Miley
May 26, 2010 11:30:02 am

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini announced Tuesday that Italy will take two more detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility . The announcement came during a meeting the US officials from the National Security Council,...

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Dwyer Arce
May 26, 2010 10:52:58 am

The Oklahoma House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 88-9 to put a constitutional amendment purporting to exempt state residents from the federal health care law on the November ballot. The vote comes...

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Ousted Thailand PM appeals arrest warrant
Sarah Miley
May 26, 2010 10:32:13 am

A lawyer for ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Wednesday filed an appeal against an arrest warrant issued Tuesday on charges of terrorism. Thaksin is accused of involvement in...

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Mladic family seeks official death declaration
Sarah Miley
May 26, 2010 09:04:07 am

The family of war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic will file a claim in the Belgrade District Court seeking to have the former military leader declared officially dead, according to Serbian...

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Dwyer Arce
May 26, 2010 08:46:30 am

The Oklahoma Senate voted 33-15 Tuesday to override the veto of bill that would require women seeking an abortion to complete a questionnaire. The vote comes a...

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Dwyer Arce
May 25, 2010 03:28:40 pm

A collection of African civil society organizations on Monday issued a declaration urging greater cooperation between the International Criminal Court (ICC) and African nations during the upcoming ICC review conference. The group of 124 organizations called...

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Dwyer Arce
May 25, 2010 03:03:43 pm

The Obama administration on Monday filed a brief urging the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the state of Virginia challenging the constitutionality of the recently enacted health care reform law ....

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Sarah Miley
May 25, 2010 01:51:10 pm

Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Pakistani cleric accused by India of plotting the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks cannot be jailed due to lack of evidence. Hafiz Muhammad Saeed is...

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May 25, 2010 12:03:40 pm

A criminal court in Thailand issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on charges of terrorism. Thaksin is accused of involvement in the the recent political violence...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Edict of Nantes gave equal rights to French Protestants

On April 13, 1598, French King Henry IV promulgated the Edict of Nantes, giving equal rights to French Protestants (Huguenots) and Catholics. Review the complete text of the Edict in French and read the Edict translated into English.

Thomas Jefferson born

On April 13, 1743, Thomas Jefferson was born in Albemarle County in the Virginia Colony. Jefferson went on to become, among other things, the third President of the United States, the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, and a founder of the Democratic-Republican Party. Jefferson was also responsible for reforming the laws of Virginia after independence from Great Britain.

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