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News Israel can improve war crimes investigations: commission report
Israel can improve war crimes investigations: commission report
Brandon Gatto
February 7, 2013 12:41:31 pm

A civilian committee tasked with investigating Israel's 2010 flotilla raid on several Turkish ships headed for the blockaded Gaza Strip concluded on Wednesday that investigations by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)...

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News ICC orders Libya to extradite Gaddafi intelligence chief
ICC orders Libya to extradite Gaddafi intelligence chief
Brandon Gatto
February 7, 2013 11:46:00 am

The International Criminal Court on Thursday ordered Libyan officials to hand over the former intelligence chief for Muammar Gaddafi and allow him to meet with his lawyer. The ex-spy chief, Abdullah al-Senussi...

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News Virginia lawmakers approve bill to limit acceptable voter ID documents
Virginia lawmakers approve bill to limit acceptable voter ID documents
Brandon Gatto
February 6, 2013 03:18:10 pm

The Virginia General Assembly on Tuesday approved legislation limiting the kinds of acceptable documents that voters may use as identification for casting ballots in the Commonwealth. Specifically, Virginia Senate Bill No. 719 and House Bill No. 1337...

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News Pakistan Supreme Court orders anti-corruption chief to explain letter criticizing judges
Pakistan Supreme Court orders anti-corruption chief to explain letter criticizing judges
Brandon Gatto
January 31, 2013 12:52:25 pm

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday ordered the chief of the National Accountability Bureau , the government's anti-corruption agency, to appear before the tribunal in regard to a letter he wrote that criticizes the court's...

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News UN rights experts conclude Israel settlements violate human rights
UN rights experts conclude Israel settlements violate human rights
Brandon Gatto
January 31, 2013 11:55:58 am

The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) on Thursday adopted the first report by the International Fact-Finding Mission on Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory which concluded that a multitude of violations...

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News Illinois ex-governor Ryan transferred from prison to home confinement
Illinois ex-governor Ryan transferred from prison to home confinement
Brandon Gatto
January 30, 2013 02:37:11 pm

Former Illinois governor George Ryan was transferred Wednesday to home confinement to serve the remainder of his six-and-a-half-year prison sentence imposed after several corruption-related convictions in 2006. The ex-governor was originally sent to a Chicago halfway...

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News HRW: DC police mishandling sexual assault claims
HRW: DC police mishandling sexual assault claims
Brandon Gatto
January 24, 2013 12:29:30 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday released a report accusing the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) of failing to effectively respond to, document and investigate claims of sexual assault. The report ,...

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News France orders Twitter to identify authors of anti-Semitic messages
France orders Twitter to identify authors of anti-Semitic messages
Brandon Gatto
January 24, 2013 11:34:53 am

A French court on Thursday ordered Twitter to allow for the identification of authors responsible for recent anti-Semitic messages, as well as to establish a mechanism to alert authorities of illegal hate messages. The lawsuit was...

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News Federal judge allows NYPD to resume ‘stop-and-frisk’ policy
Federal judge allows NYPD to resume ‘stop-and-frisk’ policy
Brandon Gatto
January 24, 2013 08:23:14 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday lifted an order that previously required the New York Police Department (NYPD) to stop using a "stop-and-frisk"...

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UK PM proposes referendum on EU membership
Brandon Gatto
January 23, 2013 02:42:44 pm

UK Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday announced his plan for a nationwide referendum on whether the UK should remain part of the European Union (EU) following the country's next election in...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt born

Carrie Chapman Catt, suffragist, womens' rights advocate and co-founder of the League of Women Voters, was born on January 9, 1859.

Visit the Carrie Chapman Catt Childhood Home.

Great Britain's first income tax introduced

On January 9, 1799, British Prime Minister William Pitt introduced Great Britain's first income tax. The tax was announced the previous December as a means of raising money for war against Napoleon. Pitt's successor, Henry Addington, repealed the tax when hostilities subsided in 1802. Addington then reinstated the tax during the following year when fighting was renewed. The Addington tax model later became the model for the modern British income tax. Learn about the history of income taxation in Great Britain from Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs.

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