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News Kyrgyzstan to consult UN and Uzbekistan over refugees
Kyrgyzstan to consult UN and Uzbekistan over refugees
Brandon Smith
September 12, 2005 12:38:00 pm

Kyrgyz Prime Minister Felix Kulov said Monday that Kyrgyzstan will decide on the fate of 15 Uzbek refugees trilaterally through the opinions of the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ...

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News Fraud allegations widespread in Egyptian presidential election
Fraud allegations widespread in Egyptian presidential election
Brandon Smith
September 7, 2005 09:03:00 am

Egyptians voted in the country's first multi-candidate presidential election Wednesday amid demonstrations and allegations of fraud. Longtime Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak , who is expected to win easily, has touted the election as signaling...

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News Supreme Court justices, Americans pay respects to Rehnquist
Supreme Court justices, Americans pay respects to Rehnquist
Brandon Smith
September 6, 2005 02:37:00 pm

Several US Supreme Court justices and many other Americans lined the Great Hall of the nation's high court Tuesday to pay final respects to the late Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist . Rehnquist's flag-draped casket...

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News Rwandan general arrested on genocide charges
Rwandan general arrested on genocide charges
Brandon Smith
September 6, 2005 01:23:00 pm

Rwandan Army Major-General Laurent Munyakazi has been arrested on charges relating to the 1994 Rwandan genocide , a court official said Tuesday. Munyakazi's arrest was ordered by a local gacaca court , a community-based court comprised largely...

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News Mexico City mayor faces charges
Mexico City mayor faces charges
Brandon Smith
April 21, 2005 10:06:00 am

Prosecutors have finally charged Mexico City's popular mayor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador with abuse of authority, a move that could threaten Obrador's run for president. A week after President Vicente Fox considered - then...

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News Judge approves $21.9M award in Holocaust case
Judge approves $21.9M award in Holocaust case
Brandon Smith
April 14, 2005 10:40:00 am

US District Judge Edward R. Korman Wednesday approved a $21.9 million award to heirs of families whose bank holdings were allegedly concealed and stolen by Swiss banks looking to gain favor with invading Nazis. Holocaust survivors and...

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News Connecticut House passes same-sex civil union bill with marriage amendment
Connecticut House passes same-sex civil union bill with marriage amendment
Brandon Smith
April 14, 2005 10:12:00 am

Following the state Senate's passage of a similar bill last week, the Connecticut House passed legislation 80-67 late Wednesday allowing same-sex civil unions but adding an amendment specifically defining marriage as the union of a man and...

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News Pope’s will leaves no property but reveals resignation reflections
Pope’s will leaves no property but reveals resignation reflections
Brandon Smith
April 7, 2005 10:14:00 am

The Vatican Thursday released the will and spiritual testament of Pope John Paul II . In the 15 page document the Pope left no material...

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News Rwandan Hutu rebels denounce genocide, end war
Rwandan Hutu rebels denounce genocide, end war
Brandon Smith
March 31, 2005 10:47:00 am

Rwanda's main group of Hutu rebels denounced the 1994 genocide of Tutsis for the first time Thursday and announced they were ending their war against the Rwanda government. Ignace Murwanashyaka, president...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Kyrgyz Supreme Court invalidates elections as president flees
BREAKING NEWS ~ Kyrgyz Supreme Court invalidates elections as president flees
Brandon Smith
March 24, 2005 10:40:00 am

Itar-Tass is reporting that the Kyrgyz Supreme Court has invalidated disputed parliamentary elections. Kyrgyzstan President Askar Akayev had been flown to Russia and his family had been taken to Kazakhstan just hours after protestors, demanding Akayev's resignation after allegations...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Narcotic Control Act became law

On July 18, 1956, the Narcotic Control Act of 1956 became law. The act increased still further the penalties for violation of the existing laws and proliferating the scope of federal control over the use, possession and sale of narcotic drugs and marijuana. Learn more about the Narcotic Control Act of 1956.

Nelson Mandela born

On July 18, 1906, Nelson Mandela was born in Mvezo, South Africa. Mandela became a symbol of the anti-Apartheid movement, spending 27 years in prison for his efforts to topple the country's segregation system. In 1990, Mandela was released from prison and Apartheid was soon dismantled. Mandela was elected the first black President of South Africa during the country's first multi-racial elections in 1994. Learn more about Nelson Mandela from the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

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