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News Kenya prosecutors charge suspected Somali pirates
Kenya prosecutors charge suspected Somali pirates
Andrew Gilmore
April 23, 2009 04:25:00 pm

Kenyan prosecutors brought piracy charges Thursday against 18 Somali nationals who were captured at sea by European naval forces over the past two months and handed over to the Kenyan authorities. The suspected pirates were captured by...

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News Ex-Khmer Rouge prison chief admits training staff to use torture
Ex-Khmer Rouge prison chief admits training staff to use torture
Andrew Gilmore
April 23, 2009 03:40:00 pm

Former Khmer Rouge prison head Kaing Guek Eav , also known as "Duch," testified in court Thursday that he trained staff to elicit confessions from prisoners through torture. Kaing also testified ...

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News Russia court orders release of former Yukos lawyer
Russia court orders release of former Yukos lawyer
Andrew Gilmore
April 22, 2009 07:32:00 am

A Russian court Tuesday ordered the release on parole of Svetlana Bakhmina, the former lawyer for Russian oil firm OAS Yukos Oil Co. . Bakhmina was convicted of embezzlement and tax evasion in...

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News Federal court to try Somali piracy suspect as adult
Federal court to try Somali piracy suspect as adult
Andrew Gilmore
April 22, 2009 06:23:00 am

Alleged Somali pirate Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse, captured by US forces following an attempted attack on the container ship Maersk Alabama , was charged Tuesday and will be tried as an adult following a ruling by federal...

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News Rwanda court rejects detained Congo militia leader lawsuit
Rwanda court rejects detained Congo militia leader lawsuit
Andrew Gilmore
April 21, 2009 07:42:00 am

A Rwandan court rejected a lawsuit brought by captured Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rebel leader Laurent Nkunda seeking his release from Rwandan custody. Nkunda was apprehended by Rwandan authorities in January near the DRC border after...

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News Federal judge moves to protect Madoff assets from bankruptcy creditors
Federal judge moves to protect Madoff assets from bankruptcy creditors
Andrew Gilmore
April 21, 2009 06:42:00 am

Judge Denny Chin of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a restraining order Monday that protects from bankruptcy more than $100 million in assets of financier Bernard Madoff ....

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News Somalia parliament votes to adopt Islamic Sharia law
Somalia parliament votes to adopt Islamic Sharia law
Andrew Gilmore
April 18, 2009 01:04:00 pm

The Somali parliament voted Saturday to adopt Islamic Sharia law . A parliamentary spokesperson said that more than 300 Somali MPs voted for the implementation of Sharia law as part of an attempt...

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Iran court jails US journalist on espionage charges
Andrew Gilmore
April 18, 2009 12:17:00 pm

The Revolutionary Court of Iran convicted US journalist Roxana Saberi of espionage earlier, sentencing her to eight years in prison, according to her lawyer Saturday. The trial, in which Saberi was accused of passing classified information to...

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EPA announces proposed findings for regulation of greenhouse gases
Andrew Gilmore
April 17, 2009 02:59:00 pm

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Friday a proposed finding that atmospheric greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare, setting the stage for government regulation of the harmful gases for the first time. Announcement...

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Indonesia high court overturns Suharto defamation verdict against TIME
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April 16, 2009 05:29:00 pm

The Indonesian Supreme Court overturned Thursday a 2007 decision against TIME magazine awarding the late former Indonesian president Haji Mohammad Suharto $106 million in damages in Suharto's defamation suit against...

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Japan enacts Meiji Constitution

On February 11, 1889, the Meiji Constitution of Japan was promulgated by Emperor Meiji. Officially titled the "Constitution of the Empire of Japan," the Meiji Constitution went into effect on November 29, 1890 and served as the country's fundamental law through the rise of the Japanese Empire until the end of World War II. On May 2, 1947, the Meiji Constitution was replaced by the Constitution of Japan, which serves as the country's governing document today. The Meiji constitution created a constitutional monarchy in Japan with the Emperor serving as a powerful executive. The document furthermore created a parliament, called the Diet, as well as an independent judiciary. Its passage came as part of the Meiji Restoration, in which the Japanese Imperial throne retook power from the Shogunate and guided the nation into the modern world.

First redistricting "gerrymander" created

On February 11, 1812, Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signed an electoral redistricting law that favored his party. The practice became known as "gerrymandering" in reference to Gerry and the unusual, allegedly salamander-like district that resulted. See the original 1812 political cartoon of The Gerry-mander in the Boston Gazette.

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