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News Former Germany president charged with corruption
Former Germany president charged with corruption
Benjamin Minegar
April 12, 2013 11:51:26 am

German prosecutors on Friday charged former president Christian Wulff with corruption for allegedly accepting bribes in exchange for political favors before his assent to office in 2010. In 2008 then-govenor Wulff reportedly accepted approximately €4000 (USD $5000)...

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News Pakistan high court orders Musharraf to respond to treason allegations
Pakistan high court orders Musharraf to respond to treason allegations
Benjamin Minegar
April 8, 2013 12:23:39 pm

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday ordered former Pakistani president and military ruler Pervez Musharraf to remain in the country until he has responded to allegations of treason. The allegations stem...

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News UN calls for worldwide death penalty moratorium
UN calls for worldwide death penalty moratorium
Benjamin Minegar
April 5, 2013 12:42:53 pm

The UN General Assembly on Friday approved a draft resolution urging all nations to establish a moratorium on the death penalty with a view towards abolishing its application worldwide. Spokesperson for the UN Office of...

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News Dutch judge blocks terror suspect’s extradition to US
Dutch judge blocks terror suspect’s extradition to US
Benjamin Minegar
April 5, 2013 12:15:15 pm

A Dutch judge on Friday blocked the extradition to the US of a Dutch-Pakistani terror suspect until US authorities agree to provide post traumatic stress disorder treatment equal to what he is currently receiving. The suspect, known under Dutch...

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News Yemen protesters demand release of Guantanamo detainees
Yemen protesters demand release of Guantanamo detainees
Benjamin Minegar
April 1, 2013 09:40:06 am

Approximately 250 Yemeni demonstrators gathered Monday in front of the US Embassy in Sanna to demand the release of Yemeni detainees held at Guantanamo Bay . According to media sources, 90 out the 166 remaining Guantanamo...

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News Federal appeals court rules EPA can halt power plant construction
Federal appeals court rules EPA can halt power plant construction
Benjamin Minegar
March 29, 2013 12:09:22 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can suspend power plant construction projects before project completion based on evidence that a plant is...

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News Kenya high court orders vote recount in presidential election
Kenya high court orders vote recount in presidential election
Benjamin Minegar
March 25, 2013 12:10:48 pm

The Supreme Court of Kenya on Monday ordered scrutiny of two documents used to tally votes in the March 4 presidential election and ordered a recount of all votes from 22 polling stations. The Coalition for Reform...

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News Zambia authorities arrest former president
Zambia authorities arrest former president
Benjamin Minegar
March 25, 2013 11:38:51 am

Zambian authorities on Monday arrested former president Rupiah Banda on allegations that he misappropriated over USD $11 million during his three-year tenure in office. Banda allegedly channelled money from the sale of Nigerian crude oil into a...

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News ACLU files suit seeking New Mexico same-sex marriage recognition
ACLU files suit seeking New Mexico same-sex marriage recognition
Benjamin Minegar
March 22, 2013 12:13:50 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico (ACLU-NM) on Thursday filed a lawsuit in a New Mexico state court on behalf of two same-sex couples seeking the legal right to marry. According...

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Oman court grants bail to 8 rights activists
Benjamin Minegar
March 18, 2013 11:49:44 am

The Omani Appeal Court on Sunday granted bail to eight out of 11 political protestors charged with "illegal gathering with the intention of provoking a riot" and "blocking the flow of traffic" under Oman's penal code. Omani authorities detained...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Dutch leader Johan de Witt killed by mob

The Grand Pensionary of Holland, Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis de Witt were lynched on August 20, 1672, after an angry mob took the two from a prison, where Cornelis was being held on charges of treason, and killed them both. William of Orange (later William III of England & Scotland) became Stadtholder of Holland a month before the killings and remained in the position until his death in 1702. Learn more about Johan de Witt from the Rijksmuseum.

UN Security Council resolution condemned Israeli declaration of all Jerusalem as capital

On August 20, 1980, the UN Security Council passed by 14-0 a resolution condemning an Israeli declaration that all of Jerusalem is its capital. The US abstained.

Economic Opportunity Act signed into law

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