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News Treasury Department to issue license for terror suspect defense
Treasury Department to issue license for terror suspect defense
Dwyer Arce
August 4, 2010 11:43:06 am

Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Director Adam Szubin said Tuesday that his office would be willing to issue a license to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) allowing them to...

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Khadr lawyer petitions Supreme Court to stay proceedings
Dwyer Arce
August 4, 2010 10:05:39 am

A US military lawyer for Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court on Monday, seeking to stay proceedings in Khadr's...

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News Missouri voters pass law seeking to bar health care mandate
Missouri voters pass law seeking to bar health care mandate
Dwyer Arce
August 4, 2010 08:44:51 am

Missouri voters on Tuesday approved Proposition C , which seeks to make the individual mandate provision of the recent health care reform law unenforceable in the state. The law, which was passed with...

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News Rights groups challenge US regulation restricting legal assistance for terror suspects
Rights groups challenge US regulation restricting legal assistance for terror suspects
Dwyer Arce
August 3, 2010 03:21:01 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a federal regulation making it a crime to provide legal services to, or...

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News Obama signs bill to reduce cocaine sentencing disparity
Obama signs bill to reduce cocaine sentencing disparity
Dwyer Arce
August 3, 2010 02:56:46 pm

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed legislation that reduces the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses. The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 amends existing law to reduce the current sentencing ratio...

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Rights group calls Philippines abortion ban ‘human rights crisis’
Dwyer Arce
August 3, 2010 12:43:04 pm

The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) on Monday criticized the abortion laws of the Philippines as a "human rights crisis," resulting in the death of thousands of women annually. In...

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South Africa court sentences former INTERPOL president to 15 years
Dwyer Arce
August 3, 2010 11:28:17 am

A South African court on Tuesday sentenced former INTERPOL president and South African police chief Jackie Selebi to 15 years in prison for corruption. Selebi was convicted of corruption in...

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California high court rules affirmative action ban constitutional
Dwyer Arce
August 3, 2010 08:56:36 am

The Supreme Court of California on Monday held 6-1 that a state ban on preferential hiring practices for minorities and women does not violate the federal Constitution . Justice Kathryn Werdegar, writing for the majority,...

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News Virginia AG rules police may inquire about immigration status
Virginia AG rules police may inquire about immigration status
Dwyer Arce
August 2, 2010 02:53:07 pm

Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli (R) on Friday issued an opinion finding that state law enforcement officials have the authority to investigate the immigration status of those they stop or arrest. The opinion was issued...

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EU ends security reform in Guinea-Bissau over breakdown of law and order
Dwyer Arce
August 2, 2010 01:59:43 pm

The EU on Monday declined to renew its mandate of reforming Guinea-Bissau security forces, citing the breakdown of law and order in the country. The EU SSR Guinea-Bissau Mission was first launched...

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Eritrean independence referendum begins

Eritrea's referendum for independence from Ethiopia began on April 23, 1993. The effort would later be successful, with over 99 percent of voters choosing independence. The referendum followed an independence war that lasted over thirty years. Learn more about the Eritrea/Ethiopia Conflict and Eritrea's independence.

Charles II of England crowned in restoration of monarchy

Charles II was crowned King of England on April 23, 1661, officially marking the restoration of the monarchy following a period of republican rule under Oliver and Richard Cromwell. The king's coronation took place 12 years after his father, Charles I, was executed for treason. Charles II was already recognized as King of Scotland more than 10 years prior. Learn more about Charles II.

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On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Review a 1998 statement by Sirhan attorney Larry Teeter claiming Sirhan did not commit the crime. Sirhan was most recently denied parole in March 2023.

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On April 23, 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt created the U.S. Army Reserve.

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