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News US mayors pass resolution opposing Arizona immigration law
US mayors pass resolution opposing Arizona immigration law
Andrea Bottorff
June 15, 2010 07:07:19 am

The US Conference of Mayors on Monday passed two resolutions opposing Arizona's immigration law and supporting federal immigration reform at their annual conference in Oklahoma City. Phoenix Mayor Phil...

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News Rights group urges European states to stop deportation of Iraq refugees
Rights group urges European states to stop deportation of Iraq refugees
Andrea Bottorff
June 8, 2010 07:41:40 am

Amnesty International (AI) on Monday urged European leaders to stop the upcoming deportation of asylum seekers to Iraq because their human rights may be violated in unsafe regions of the country. Authorities in the UK,...

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News Kenya AG publishes draft constitution
Kenya AG publishes draft constitution
Andrea Bottorff
May 7, 2010 12:15:11 pm

Kenyan Attorney General Amos Wako on Thursday published the country's draft constitution , which proposes more balance of power in the government. President Mwai Kibaki , Prime Minister Raila Odinga, and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka...

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News UN official calls for Khadr’s release to Canada
UN official calls for Khadr’s release to Canada
Andrea Bottorff
May 7, 2010 11:10:36 am

A UN official on Thursday urged the US and Canada to respect international convention and release Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr into Canadian custody. UN Special Representative for Children and...

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News EU police arrest war crimes suspect in Kosovo
EU police arrest war crimes suspect in Kosovo
Andrea Bottorff
May 6, 2010 03:37:10 pm

European Union police officers on Thursday arrested a suspected war criminal in Kosovo. Sabit Geci is accused of being a former member of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) , which allegedly tortured prisoners at an...

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FCC proposes new approach to broadband regulation
Andrea Bottorff
May 6, 2010 02:56:55 pm

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Thursday announced a new proposal that would allow the agency to regulate broadband Internet access despite a recent court ruling striking down a key part of the proposed FCC National...

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News Germany prosecutors charge ex-Red Army Faction member with murder
Germany prosecutors charge ex-Red Army Faction member with murder
Andrea Bottorff
April 22, 2010 09:45:00 am

German federal prosecutors said Wednesday that they have charged former Red Army Faction (RAF) member Verena Beckman for the 1977 murders of federal prosecutor Siegfried Buback and two other men. Beckman was originally arrested...

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News Arizona Senate approves strict illegal immigration bill
Arizona Senate approves strict illegal immigration bill
Andrea Bottorff
April 20, 2010 09:34:00 am

The Arizona Senate approved a bill on Monday that would establish one of the strictest illegal immigration policies in the nation, requiring individuals suspected of being illegal immigrants to provide proof of their...

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News Bagram detainees allege torture at secret US prison in Afghanistan: BBC
Bagram detainees allege torture at secret US prison in Afghanistan: BBC
Andrea Bottorff
April 15, 2010 11:50:00 am

Nine Afghan witnesses have claimed that they were held and tortured in a secret US prison at the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, according to a BBC report Thursday. The witnesses say that they...

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Kyrgyzstan interim government suspends constitutional court
Andrea Bottorff
April 13, 2010 09:34:00 am

Kyrgyz interim prime minister Azimbek Beknazarov announced Tuesday that the temporary government has suspended the country's highest court until the country creates a permanent government. Beknazarov said that the Constitutional Court will remain temporarily dissolved because...

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French king revoked Edict of Nantes on religious freedom

On October 22, 1685, the Edict of Nantes, which permitted religious freedom in France, was revoked by King Louis XIV, prompting thousands of French Protestants, Huguenots, to flee the country. Read the instrument of revocation in English.

President Kennedy announces blockade of Cuba

On October 22, 1962, President John Kennedy announced a naval blockade of Cuba. After six days of negotiations, the Soviet Union agreed to remove its missiles from Cuba, ending the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Learn more about the Cuban Missile Crisis from the George Washington University.

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