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News HRW urges Egypt government to remove terrorist label from Muslim Brotherhood
HRW urges Egypt government to remove terrorist label from Muslim Brotherhood
Taylor Gillan
December 29, 2013 11:30:56 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday urged the Egyptian government to reverse its decision to label the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, calling the label politically driven. The declaration...

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News Turkish court rejects government attempt to force police disclosure
Turkish court rejects government attempt to force police disclosure
Matthew Pomy
December 28, 2013 02:08:32 pm

A Turkish court ruled on Friday that the police-judiciary body attempting to root out government corruption did not have to disclose their investigations to the government. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan attempted to force these disclosures in...

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News Iraq police arrest Sunni MP and protest supporter on terrorism charges
Iraq police arrest Sunni MP and protest supporter on terrorism charges
Peter Snyder
December 28, 2013 11:59:41 am

Iraqi police arrested Ahmed al-Awlani, an MP and prominent Sunni supporter of anti-government protests, on Saturday in the city of Ramadi. Awlani, a member of the Sunni supported Iraqiya bloc was reportedly wanted on terrorism charges along...

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News China legislature passes resolution easing one-child policy
China legislature passes resolution easing one-child policy
Peter Snyder
December 28, 2013 11:17:07 am

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) , China's top legislature, passed a resolution Saturday easing the countries one-child population control policy. The major policy change is expected to be implemented gradually with the...

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News South Sudan government agrees to conditional truce
South Sudan government agrees to conditional truce
Laura Klein Mullen
December 27, 2013 06:06:02 pm

The government of South Sudan on Friday offered to immediately cease fighting with the rebels, but warned that its forces would not hesitate to defend themselves in the event of an attack. Violence began after ethnic Dinka,...

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News Federal judge rules NSA data collection legal and useful
Federal judge rules NSA data collection legal and useful
Laura Klein Mullen
December 27, 2013 05:42:43 pm

A federal judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled on Friday that the National Security Agency's (NSA) PRISM program, which includes massive collection of...

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News PA court overturns priest’s conviction in sex abuse cover-up
PA court overturns priest’s conviction in sex abuse cover-up
Elizabeth LaForgia
December 27, 2013 03:28:24 pm

The Pennsylvania Superior Court on Thursday unanimously reversed the conviction of a priest for his failure to protect children from a sexual predator and ordered he be released from prison. Monsignor William Lynn, the first...

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News HRW urges China to drop charges against rights activist
HRW urges China to drop charges against rights activist
Elizabeth LaForgia
December 27, 2013 02:09:54 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged the Chinese government to drop all politically motivated charges against Xu Zhiyong and release the rights activist from prison. Xu, a prominent critic...

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News Africa leaders meet for summit to end fighting in South Sudan
Africa leaders meet for summit to end fighting in South Sudan
Nicholas Tomsho
December 26, 2013 01:01:55 pm

African leaders met Thursday in South Sudan for closed-door talks about ending the fighting that began in the country earlier this month. Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ethiopia Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn met with South...

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Thailand refuses to delay election despite violent protests
Nicholas Tomsho
December 26, 2013 11:12:05 am

Thailand's government on Thursday rejected calls to postpone the upcoming February elections despite violent protests that have left a police officer dead and nearly 100 people injured. The Election Commission of Thailand made the request...

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President Lincoln signs Naitonal Banking Act into law

On February 26, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the National Banking Act into law, creating the American banking charter system. The Act furthermore created the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) within the Treasury Department. The law was further intended to help raise money for the Civil War by pressing banks to buy federal as opposed to state bonds. The law was not as successful as intended in this regard and was soon replaced by the National Banking Act of 1864. Read the history of the OCC from the US Department of the Treasury.

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