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News Sweden parliament passes same-sex marriage law
Sweden parliament passes same-sex marriage law
Christian Ehret
April 1, 2009 04:34:00 pm

The Swedish Parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of a gender-neutral marriage law, repealing a previous law on registered partnerships. The legislation would allow same-sex couples already partnered...

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News Madoff feeder fund charged with fraud in connection with investment scheme
Madoff feeder fund charged with fraud in connection with investment scheme
Christian Ehret
April 1, 2009 03:31:00 pm

Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Galvin filed a complaint Wednesday against Fairfield Greenwich Group alleging fraud for their involvement in the Bernard Madoff investment scheme. According to the complaint,...

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News US Congress approves land and water conservation bill
US Congress approves land and water conservation bill
Christian Ehret
March 27, 2009 08:10:00 am

The US House of Representatives voted 285-140 Wednesday to approve the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 , a collection of more than 160 bills aimed at preserving federal land as...

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News Rights group condemns Israel for white phosphorous use in Gaza
Rights group condemns Israel for white phosphorous use in Gaza
Christian Ehret
March 25, 2009 03:32:00 pm

Israel unlawfully and extensively used white phosphorous munitions in their recent Gaza offensive, according to a report released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . The report maintains that while white...

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News Federal court denies military contractor motion to dismiss Abu Ghraib torture suit
Federal court denies military contractor motion to dismiss Abu Ghraib torture suit
Christian Ehret
March 20, 2009 07:52:00 am

A judge in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled in an order made public Thursday that defense contractor CACI International is not immune from a lawsuit brought by...

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News Israeli forces arrest Hamas leaders after release efforts for captured soldier fail
Israeli forces arrest Hamas leaders after release efforts for captured soldier fail
Christian Ehret
March 19, 2009 12:00:00 pm

Israeli forces arrested 12 Hamas leaders during raids in the West Bank Thursday. Among those seized were former Palestine deputy prime minister Nasseredin al-Shaer and Hamas officials Adnan Asfur and Raafat Nassif. The...

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News Federal judge grants Guantanamo detainee request to dismiss suit challenging detention
Federal judge grants Guantanamo detainee request to dismiss suit challenging detention
Christian Ehret
March 10, 2009 02:18:00 pm

A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by Saudi Guantanamo Bay detainee Ghassan Abdullah al-Sharbi that challenged his confinement based on a...

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News China top judge pledges to eliminate judicial corruption
China top judge pledges to eliminate judicial corruption
Christian Ehret
March 10, 2009 12:33:00 pm

The Supreme People's Court of China will take steps to eliminate judicial corruption, according to a report delivered Tuesday to second session of the Eleventh National People's Congress by Chief Justice Wang Shengjun...

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News EPA reconsiders California request to regulate vehicle emissions
EPA reconsiders California request to regulate vehicle emissions
Christian Ehret
March 6, 2009 07:59:00 am

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday held a hearing to reconsider California's request to regulate automobile greenhouse gases . Chairwoman of the California Air Resources Board Mary Nichols was joined by environmental...

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News Senate approves DC voting rights bill but adds Second Amendment proviso
Senate approves DC voting rights bill but adds Second Amendment proviso
Christian Ehret
February 27, 2009 08:49:00 am

The US Senate on Thursday approved the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 (S 160) by a 61-37 vote . The legislation gives the residents of the District of Columbia (DC) voting representation in...

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English Queen consort Anne Boleyn arrested on adultery accusations

English Queen consort Anne Boleyn, whom King Henry VIII married after famously divorcing Catherine of Aragon, was arrested on charges of adultery on May 2, 1536. The following trial, orchestrated by prominent minister of state Thomas Cromwell, led to Anne's conviction and eventual execution two weeks after her arrest despite Anne's denial of the charges. Henry VIII would marry Jane Seymour later that month. Learn more about Anne Boleyn.

FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover died

Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died on May 2, 1972 at age 77, having led the agency since 1924. He built his reputation on battling bootleggers during Prohibition and communist and pro-rights groups after World War II. Review Hoover's official FBI personnel file, released under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act.

European Central Bank founded

On May 2, 1998, the European Central Bank (ECB) was founded to set monetary policy for the sixteen EU nations who use the Euro as their primary currency. Learn more about the ECB from the organization's website.

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