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News Somali piracy suspect pleads guilty in DC federal court
Somali piracy suspect pleads guilty in DC federal court
Erin Bock
September 9, 2010 08:25:16 am

A Somali man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to piracy charges stemming from an attack on a Danish ship carrying cargo from a Texas-based company. Jama Idle Ibrahim pleaded guilty in the US District...

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News Pakistan police arrest 3 in connection with Times Square bomb plot
Pakistan police arrest 3 in connection with Times Square bomb plot
Daniel Richey
September 9, 2010 07:44:56 am

Pakistani police announced Wednesday the arrest of three men suspected of helping Faisal Shahzad plan and fund his failed May attempt to detonate a bomb in New York City's Times Square. Officials said that...

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News Ninth Circuit dismisses CIA rendition suit on state secrets grounds
Ninth Circuit dismisses CIA rendition suit on state secrets grounds
Daniel Richey
September 8, 2010 04:11:43 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Wednesday affirmed a district court's dismissal of a suit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) against a Boeing subsidiary in connection with...

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EU court strikes down Germany gambling restrictions
Sarah Miley
September 8, 2010 01:01:19 pm

The EU Court of Justice (ECJ) on Wednesday delivered three judgments striking down gambling restrictions in Germany because the regulations were not designed to protect public interest . The suit was filed by several foreign betting companies...

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News Sri Lanka parliament gives final approval to remove presidential term limits
Sri Lanka parliament gives final approval to remove presidential term limits
Dwyer Arce
September 8, 2010 12:46:16 pm

The Sri Lankan Parliament on Wednesday voted 161-17 to give final approval to the 18th amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution , eliminating presidential term limits. The parliament joined the Supreme Court of...

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Russia judge shot dead in North Caucasus province
Sarah Miley
September 8, 2010 12:08:33 pm

A Russian judge was killed Tuesday outside his home in the North Caucasus province of Kabardino-Balkaria , according to Russian authorities. District judge Dzhulber Bykov was shot several times by gunmen suspected to be Islamic insurgents...

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Philippines court begins trial for November massacre
Andrea Bottorff
September 8, 2010 12:03:25 pm

Murder trials began in the Philippines Wednesday for individuals charged in connection with the November 2009 massacre that left 57 dead. Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court is conducting the...

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Federal judge declines to lift stem cell research injunction
Ann Riley
September 8, 2010 11:37:07 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday denied a motion to stay a preliminary injunction issued in August barring government funding of stem cell...

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UK government to review controversial extradition laws
Andrea Bottorff
September 8, 2010 10:57:19 am

UK Home Secretary Theresa May told Parliament Wednesday that the government will review the fairness of current extradition laws that have stirred controversy in the country. Among the extradition laws to be reviewed are the European...

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Third Circuit rules warrant may be required to collect cell phone location data
Ann Riley
September 8, 2010 09:13:54 am

A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Tuesday that at times the government might need a warrant to obtain cell phone data to track a person's location. The...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Stamp Act passed by British Parliament

On March 22, 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, a revenue-raising measure under which all pamphlets, almanacs, newspapers, bonds, notes, leases, insurance policies, and legal papers had thenceforward to be issued on stamped paper that could only be purchased from the king's officers. American colonists objected to the Act, saying that Parliament did not have the right to impose duties and taxes on a people who were not represented in the House of Commons. Review the terms of the Stamp Act and see the resolution of the colonies' Stamp Act Congress of October 1765, petitioning for repeal.

Arab League formed

On March 22, 1945, the League of Arab States was formed in Cairo, Egypt to promote the cultural and political interests of the Arab World. Since then, the original six-nation roster of Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Transjordan (now Jordan), Lebanon, and Iraq has now expanded to 22 member states. Read the Charter of the League of Arab States and a profile of the Arab League from the BBC.

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