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News Pakistan Supreme Court delays Musharraf treason hearing
Pakistan Supreme Court delays Musharraf treason hearing
Daniel Mullen
April 9, 2013 01:07:45 pm

Justice Jawwad Skawaja of the Supreme Court of Pakistan ruled on Tuesday that the trial for former Pakistani president and military ruler Pervez Musharraf will be postponed until April 15. While the...

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News ICC indictee Kenyatta sworn in as fourth president of Kenya
ICC indictee Kenyatta sworn in as fourth president of Kenya
Peter Snyder
April 9, 2013 11:56:06 am

Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in as the fourth president of Kenya Tuesday. Kenyatta, who is the son of Kenya's first president Jomo Kenyatta , was elected in a closely contested race...

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News UN SG commends Netherlands for advocating rule of law, international justice
UN SG commends Netherlands for advocating rule of law, international justice
Blake Lynch
April 9, 2013 11:25:37 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Monday commended the Netherlands for advocating the rule of law and international justice. Speaking at The Hague during a press conference held jointly with the Dutch foreign minister, Ban emphasized...

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News Singapore high court upholds ban on intercourse between men
Singapore high court upholds ban on intercourse between men
Julie Deisher-Edwards
April 9, 2013 10:55:45 am

The High Court of Singapore has upheld a law banning intercourse between men as an "outrage on decency." Section 337A of the law outlaws intercourse between men in both public and private settings, and imposes...

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News Maryland senate approves medical marijuana bill
Maryland senate approves medical marijuana bill
Lauren Laing
April 9, 2013 10:51:33 am

The Maryland Senate on Monday voted 42-4 to approve a bill legalizing medical marijuana programs at participating research centers. The bill was approved by the state's House of Delegates in...

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News UN rights expert: EU must do more to support Roma peoples
UN rights expert: EU must do more to support Roma peoples
Samuel Franklin
April 9, 2013 10:44:37 am

A UN rights expert on Monday urged EU member states to do more to ensure that Roma peoples receive the support necessary to fully enjoy all their basic human rights....

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Ukraine president pardons Tymoshenko ally
Alison Sacriponte
April 8, 2013 12:28:19 pm

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych signed a decree on Sunday pardoning Yuriy Lutsenko, a former interior minister and a close ally of the imprisoned former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko ....

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News Pakistan high court orders Musharraf to respond to treason allegations
Pakistan high court orders Musharraf to respond to treason allegations
Benjamin Minegar
April 8, 2013 12:23:39 pm

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday ordered former Pakistani president and military ruler Pervez Musharraf to remain in the country until he has responded to allegations of treason. The allegations stem...

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News Egypt top judges urge Prosecutor General to resign
Egypt top judges urge Prosecutor General to resign
Elizabeth LaForgia
April 8, 2013 12:22:08 pm

Egypt's Supreme Judicial Council on Sunday urged Prosecutor-General Talaat Abdallah to resign and return to his former position as a judge. Abdallah has been criticized by the liberal opposition who accuse him of targeting critics of...

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Iraq Cabinet announces reforms to de-Baathification law
Peter Snyder
April 8, 2013 12:11:44 pm

The Iraqi Cabinet announced an amendment to the De-Baathification law on Monday that would allow thousands of former members of Saddam Hussein's now-defunct Baath party to serve in the public sector and receive pensions....

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Slave revolt leader Nat Turner arrested

US slave revolt leader Nat Turner was arrested in Virginia on October 30, 1831. Turner, inspired by a religious vision, led a rebellion in August of that year which resulted in the deaths of 55 white people, including the family who enslaved Turner. White mobs later killed between 36 and 102 Black people in retaliation for the attacks. After his October capture, Turner became one of 55 people to be executed by Virginia in connection with the rebellion. Learn more about Nat Turner and Turner's Rebellion.

Russians granted basic civil liberties

On October 30, 1905 [October 17 in the Julian Calendar], Tsar Nicholas II granted Russians basic civil liberties in the October Manifesto.

Roosevelt approves $1 billion in aid to WWII Allies under Lend-Lease Act

On October 30, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt approved $1 billion in wartime aid to the Allies under the Lend-Lease Act. America did not formally enter World War II until December of 1941, but the US Government nonetheless provided crucial aid to the Allied Powers from the passage of the Lend-Lease Act in March of 1941 through the end of the war. The Lend-Lease Agreement between the US and the UK was formalized the following year.

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