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News Trump dissolves voter fraud commission
Trump dissolves voter fraud commission
David Zwier
January 4, 2018 11:36:14 am

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday revoked the May executive order that created the "Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity." This order terminates the Trump administration's investigation into alleged voter fraud during the 2016...

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News FOIA suit seeks information on DOJ release of FBI agents’ texts
FOIA suit seeks information on DOJ release of FBI agents’ texts
Patrick Sherry
January 3, 2018 04:49:51 pm

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a complaint on Wednesday alleging that the Department of Justice (DOJ) violated the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in failing to respond to their expedited request...

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News Manafort sues Justice Department, Mueller
Manafort sues Justice Department, Mueller
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 3, 2018 04:24:07 pm

Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign official who has been indicted for money laundering and making false statements, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Special Counsel Robert...

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News Federal judge orders release or bond hearings for detained Iraq immigrants
Federal judge orders release or bond hearings for detained Iraq immigrants
David Zwier
January 3, 2018 12:31:13 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration must release or conduct bond hearings for 1,444 detained Iraqi immigrants. In a followup to his July...

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News Bulgaria president vetoes anti-corruption bill
Bulgaria president vetoes anti-corruption bill
Andrew Morgan
January 2, 2018 04:36:08 pm

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on Tuesday vetoed an anti-corruption measure adopted last month by the country's National Assembly . The Law for Counteracting Corruption and Forfeiture of the Unlawfully Acquired Property ,...

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News Uganda president signs bill lifting presidential age limit
Uganda president signs bill lifting presidential age limit
Andrew Morgan
January 2, 2018 01:42:47 pm

The Parliament of Uganda on Tuesday announced that President Yoweri Museveni has assented to a controversial bill removing the presidential age limit of 75 years. Section 102 of the Ugandan Constitution...

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News Israel legislature passes amendment requiring majority vote to cede land
Israel legislature passes amendment requiring majority vote to cede land
Sean Rohtla
January 2, 2018 11:26:39 am

Israel's legislature, the Knesset, passed a constitutional amendment Tuesday regarding status of land in the city of Jerusalem, now requiring a large majority vote of the Knesset to cede any land in Jerusalem to a foreign party....

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On January 26, 1950, India ratified its constitution, formally making the new country a republic. On the same day, Rajendra Prasad was inaugurated as the republic's first president. The anniversary is celebrated today as Republic Day in India.

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