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News Georgia lawmaker introduces bill banning illegal immigrants from public universities
Georgia lawmaker introduces bill banning illegal immigrants from public universities
Aman Kakar
November 18, 2010 02:08:29 pm

A member of the Georgia House of Representatives introduced legislation on Wednesday to ban enrollment of illegal immigrants in public post-secondary education institutions. The bill, introduced by Rep. Tom Rice (R) ,...

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UN rights chief says Bolivia indigenous people facing continued discrimination
Sarah Posner
November 18, 2010 01:14:41 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay warned Wednesday that, despite the Bolivian government's reforms, most indigenous people and other vulnerable groups continue to suffer from extreme poverty and exclusion . Pillay commended progress [UN...

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News New Jersey high court rules efforts to recall US senator unconstitutional
New Jersey high court rules efforts to recall US senator unconstitutional
Hillary Stemple
November 18, 2010 01:10:50 pm

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a state statute and portion of the New Jersey Constitution authorizing the recall of US senators is unconstitutional. The ruling was issued in a case involving...

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News ACLU suing Michigan over life sentences for juveniles
ACLU suing Michigan over life sentences for juveniles
Andrea Bottorff
November 18, 2010 12:23:15 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against Michigan government officials, claiming that the state's juvenile sentencing laws are...

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News Federal appeals court dismisses Christian student group claim
Federal appeals court dismisses Christian student group claim
Maureen Cosgrove
November 18, 2010 11:50:30 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday dismissed a claim by the Christian Legal Society (CLS) in which the student group argued that the University of California-Hastings School of...

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News UK prosecutor not charging intelligence officer over torture allegations
UK prosecutor not charging intelligence officer over torture allegations
Drew Singer
November 18, 2010 11:27:43 am

A British intelligence officer accused of torturing a Guantanamo Bay detainee will not be charged due to a lack of evidence, the country's public prosecutor announced on Wednesday. The MI5 officer was allegedly complicit...

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Madagascar faces coup attempt during constitutional referendum
Andrea Bottorff
November 18, 2010 10:59:09 am

Government officials in Madagascar spoke Thursday with military officers who attempted a coup on Wednesday during the country's constitutional referendum. General Noel Rakotonandrasana allegedly led a group of about 20 soldiers into the capital city and...

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France court orders review of same-sex marriage ban
Drew Singer
November 18, 2010 10:41:39 am

France's Court of Cassation, the country's highest court of appeals, on Tuesday ordered the nation's Constitutional Council to rule on whether the country's ban on same-sex marriage conflicts with the constitution...

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News Ex-Guantanamo detainee acquitted on all but one charge
Ex-Guantanamo detainee acquitted on all but one charge
Jay Carmella
November 18, 2010 09:05:13 am

The first civilian trial of an ex-Guantanamo detainee ended on Wednesday with the jury convicting Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani on only one of 285 counts of conspiracy, murder and attempted murder for...

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Egypt blogger convicted of insulting Islam released
Dwyer Arce
November 17, 2010 02:32:50 pm

Egyptian blogger Abdel Kareem Nabil was released on Monday following four years of imprisonment on charges of insulting Islam and causing sectarian strife on his blog . Nabil, a former law student, was convicted in...

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US apologizes to Japanese-Americans for detention during WWII

US President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 into law on August 10, 1988, apologizing on behalf of the United States to Japanese-Americans who were interned in camps during WWII and providing $20,000 in compensation for each survivor. The law also provided $12,000 in compensation for each living displaced Aleutian Islander who was relocated to a camp in Alaska during the US's Aleutian Islands campaign.

President Reagan authorized compensation for Japanese-Americans interned during World War II

On August 10, 1988, US President Ronald Reagan signed a bill that provided payments of $20,000 to Japanese-Americans who were sent to internment camps by the US government during World War II. Learn more about the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which also included a formal apology by Congress for what it called a "grave injustice."

National Security Act Amendment reorganizes U.S. military

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