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News Former Egypt interior minister convicted on corruption charges
Former Egypt interior minister convicted on corruption charges
Carrie Schimizzi
May 5, 2011 10:35:52 am

Former Egyptian interior minister Habib el-Adly was convicted Thursday on charges of corruption and money laundering and sentenced to 12 years in prison. Adly, the first Hosni Mubarak regime official to be convicted...

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News Federal appeals court urged to strike down health care reform law
Federal appeals court urged to strike down health care reform law
Carrie Schimizzi
May 5, 2011 09:56:28 am

Opponents of the health care reform law filed a brief Wednesday with the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit requesting a three-judge panel uphold a lower court ruling that...

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News US soldier charged with releasing classified documents competent to stand trial
US soldier charged with releasing classified documents competent to stand trial
Carrie Schimizzi
April 30, 2011 12:53:11 pm

A US Army panel of experts on Friday declared Pfc. Bradley Manning competent to stand trial for leaking a controversial classified video of a 2007 US helicopter strike in Iraq...

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News Mubarak could face death penalty for protester killings
Mubarak could face death penalty for protester killings
Carrie Schimizzi
April 30, 2011 11:55:05 am

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak could face the death penalty if convicted of ordering attacks on protesters during the demonstrations in Egypt early this year. Egypt's Justice Minister Mohammed al-Gindi...

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News HRW requests international inquiry into killings of Syria protesters
HRW requests international inquiry into killings of Syria protesters
Carrie Schimizzi
April 24, 2011 02:39:42 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday requested that the United Nations (UN) begin an international inquiry into Syria's security forces after numerous civilians were fatally shot during peaceful anti-government protests earlier...

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Federal judge dismisses Bank of America from class action securities lawsuit
Carrie Schimizzi
April 24, 2011 01:48:22 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Central District of California on Friday dismissed Bank of America (BOA) from a $17 billion lawsuit involving securities based on mortgages issued by Countrywide...

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News UN rights chief says Libya may be committing war crimes
UN rights chief says Libya may be committing war crimes
Carrie Schimizzi
April 22, 2011 07:28:16 am

UN High Commissioner of Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday said the use of violent force by the government of Libya in densely populated cities could amount to international war crimes . The use of cluster...

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News Algeria president announces constitutional reforms amid political protests
Algeria president announces constitutional reforms amid political protests
Carrie Schimizzi
April 17, 2011 09:09:45 am

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Friday declared an initiative for sweeping constitutional and political reforms in order to increase the role of democracy in the African nation. The announcement, which came in a nationally televised...

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News Pakistan criticized for human rights violations
Pakistan criticized for human rights violations
Carrie Schimizzi
April 15, 2011 08:18:44 am

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan harshly criticized the Pakistani government Thursday for its poor human rights record and called on government officials to fix the human rights abuses occurring in the country. In its 2010 Annual...

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Federal appeals court dismisses challenge to National Day of Prayer
Carrie Schimizzi
April 15, 2011 07:21:25 am

A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Thursday dismissed a constitutional challenge to the National Day of Prayer (NDP) . The decision overturns last year's decision [JURIST...

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President Lincoln signs Naitonal Banking Act into law

On February 26, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the National Banking Act into law, creating the American banking charter system. The Act furthermore created the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) within the Treasury Department. The law was further intended to help raise money for the Civil War by pressing banks to buy federal as opposed to state bonds. The law was not as successful as intended in this regard and was soon replaced by the National Banking Act of 1864. Read the history of the OCC from the US Department of the Treasury.

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