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News US remembers civil rights legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
US remembers civil rights legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Alexis Unkovic
January 15, 2007 12:17:00 pm

The United States observed a federal holiday Monday in honor of slain civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , remembered for his leadership of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s....

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News Nepal parliament ratifies interim constitution
Nepal parliament ratifies interim constitution
Alexis Unkovic
January 15, 2007 11:53:00 am

The House of Representatives in Nepal adopted the country's draft interim constitution Monday following its approval by the Nepalese cabinet on Sunday. The interim constitution simultaneously provides for the...

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News Russia implements new rules to combat illegal immigration
Russia implements new rules to combat illegal immigration
Alexis Unkovic
January 15, 2007 10:52:00 am

New rules intended to combat illegal immigration went into force in Russia Monday. The rules set harsher penalties for businesses that employ illegal migrants, restrict border crossings, amend the Criminal Code, limit the...

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News Kyrgyzstan president approves new constitutional amendments restoring powers
Kyrgyzstan president approves new constitutional amendments restoring powers
Alexis Unkovic
January 15, 2007 10:16:00 am

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev approved several new amendments to the country's new constitution Monday, returning key powers to the presidency, including the right to appoint cabinet officials. The new constitutional amendments pushed through...

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News Democrat-led House passes first bill to implement 9/11 recommendations
Democrat-led House passes first bill to implement 9/11 recommendations
Alexis Unkovic
January 9, 2007 08:52:00 pm

The US House of Representatives passed its first piece of legislation for the 110th Congress late Tuesday, a bill to implement the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission remaining after the enactment of...

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News Libby judge refuses to release audio recordings of trial
Libby judge refuses to release audio recordings of trial
Alexis Unkovic
January 9, 2007 08:16:00 pm

US District Judge Reggie B. Walton denied a request Tuesday from several news organizations seeking the daily release of audio recordings of arguments and testimony in the upcoming CIA leak trial of former vice presidential aide...

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News Saddam taunter heard on cell phone video to face Iraqi judges
Saddam taunter heard on cell phone video to face Iraqi judges
Alexis Unkovic
January 9, 2007 07:12:00 pm

Iraqi government officials have discovered the identity of the individual who shouted out the name of Moqtada al-Sadr , a militant Shiite cleric and head of the Mehdi Army militia, during the December 30 execution of...

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News Thai constitution drafting council elects chairman
Thai constitution drafting council elects chairman
Alexis Unkovic
January 8, 2007 12:29:00 pm

The 100-member Constitution Drafting Council in Thailand moved a key step closer to its goal of presenting a new constitution for the country within the next six months Monday by electing professor Noranit Setabutr to...

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News ICTR genocide trial begins for former top Rwanda official
ICTR genocide trial begins for former top Rwanda official
Alexis Unkovic
January 8, 2007 11:58:00 am

The war crimes trial of former Rwandan colonel and prefect of Rwanda's capital city Tharcisse Renzaho began Monday at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) . Renzaho faces charges...

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News Promised hangings of Saddam co-defendants show disregard for ‘rule of law’: HRW
Promised hangings of Saddam co-defendants show disregard for ‘rule of law’: HRW
Alexis Unkovic
January 8, 2007 11:23:00 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the Iraqi government on Monday not to carry out the anticipated executions of two of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants, saying that if the executions are carried out, they will further...

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President Millard Filmore signed bill banning flogging in the navy

On September 28, 1850, President Millard Filmore signed the 1851 naval appropriations bill, which abolished flogging as a form of punishment in the US Navy. Learn more about the history of flogging in the Navy.

William the Conqueror invades England, leading to major legal and political reform

On September 28, 1066, William the Conqueror invaded England from Normandy, France. After successfully conquering the country, William ushered in a series of political and legal reforms that still define the United Kingdom and its former colonies to this day, including, centralization of state power, a census, and the infusion of French and Latin into the language of the courts. Learn more about William the Conqueror from Project Gutenberg.

President Millard Filmore signed bill banning flogging in the navy

On September 28, 1850, President Millard Filmore signed the 1851 naval appropriations bill, which abolished flogging as a form of punishment in the US Navy.

Learn more about the history of flogging in the navy from Bluejacket.com.

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