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News France court sentences Noriega to 7 years for money laundering
France court sentences Noriega to 7 years for money laundering
Sarah Miley
July 7, 2010 09:06:26 am

A Paris criminal court on Wednesday sentenced former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega to seven years in jail for money laundering. Noriega, whose trial began last week , was convicted of laundering $3 million...

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News EPA proposes new rule to combat air pollution
EPA proposes new rule to combat air pollution
Erin Bock
July 7, 2010 08:17:00 am

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday announced a proposed rule that will reduce air pollution transported across state lines and bring delinquent areas into compliance with federal and state...

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News France parliament begins debate on bill to ban burqa
France parliament begins debate on bill to ban burqa
Patrice Collins
July 7, 2010 07:28:11 am

The French National Assembly on Tuesday began debate on a bill that would make it illegal to wear the Islamic burqa or other full face veils in public. Under the bill, women...

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News DOJ files lawsuit against controversial Arizona immigration law
DOJ files lawsuit against controversial Arizona immigration law
Sarah Miley
July 6, 2010 04:05:50 pm

The US Department of Justice on Tuesday filed suit in the US District Court for the District of Arizona seeking to permanently enjoin the state's controversial new immigration law [SB...

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News UK panel to investigate torture allegations
UK panel to investigate torture allegations
Drew Singer
July 6, 2010 01:27:00 pm

UK Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday that he will create a panel to investigate claims that British government agents were complicit in the torture of terrorism suspects held overseas. The inquiry comes after 12 ex-detainees brought...

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US soldier charged for releasing classified video, documents
Sarah Miley
July 6, 2010 01:06:28 pm

The US Army on Tuesday formally charged Pfc. Bradley Manning for leaking a controversial classified video of a 2007 US helicopter strike in Iraq and classified State Department documents....

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News Israel soldiers to face disciplinary action over Operation Cast Lead
Israel soldiers to face disciplinary action over Operation Cast Lead
Hillary Stemple
July 6, 2010 12:27:31 pm

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Tuesday that several Israeli soldiers will face disciplinary action for their role in the 2008-2009 Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza strip. The announcement...

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News Spain court reopens probe into 2003 journalist death in Iraq
Spain court reopens probe into 2003 journalist death in Iraq
Sarah Miley
July 6, 2010 11:59:04 am

The Spanish Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a lower court to reopen the investigation into the death of Spanish cameraman Jose Couso who was mortally wounded by US tank fire in...

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Sri Lanka pro-government protesters demand end to UN panel
Hillary Stemple
July 6, 2010 11:33:26 am

Sri Lankan pro-government protesters on Tuesday demanded the UN end plans to have an international panel investigate allegations of human rights abuses during the last months of the Sri Lankan civil war . The protesters,...

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Bangladesh ex-PM’s son charged with corruption
Sarah Miley
July 6, 2010 10:56:51 am

The Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday charged the eldest son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia with corruption for allegedly laundering three million dollars through bank accounts in Singapore. Police officials stated that...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Phillip III of Spain expels Muslim converts to Christianity

Phillip III of Spain began the expulsion of the country's "Morisco" (Muslims who converted to Christianity and their descendants) population on April 9, 1609, based on the Crown's fears that the Morisco population retained Muslim beliefs. Hundreds of thousands of Moriscos would be expelled from the country from 1609-1614. The expulsions took place just over 100 years after Spain's Jewish population was expelled in 1492. Learn more about the expulsion of the Moriscos.

Senate approves purchase of Alaska

On April 9, 1867, the U.S. Senate voted to ratify the Treaty with Russia for the Purchase of Alaska and thereby approve the purchase of the territory from Russia for $7.2 million. Initially, the purchase was made to keep Alaska away from the British. It was politically unpopular with many Americans who denounced it is "Seward's Folly", after U.S. Secretary of State William Seward, who had lobbied for the purchase. Seward was later vindicated by the discovery of gold and oil in Alaska.

Learn more about the Alaska Purchase from the U.S. State Department.

Last beheading in England

On April 9, 1747, Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, became the last man to be beheaded in England when he was executed on Tower Hill for his part in the Jacobite rising of 1745. Learn more about the legal history and practice of beheading.

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