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News Libya government promises constitutional reforms following protests
Libya government promises constitutional reforms following protests
Dwyer Arce
February 21, 2011 10:04:17 am

The Libyan government is considering adopting a constitution and allowing greater freedoms, Saif al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi , announced Monday in a televised address following several days of protests. In the address, Saif al-Islam...

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News Kenya parliament speaker rules presidential nominations unconstitutional
Kenya parliament speaker rules presidential nominations unconstitutional
Dwyer Arce
February 19, 2011 12:25:56 pm

Kenneth Marende, Speaker of the Kenyan National Assembly , ruled Thursday that four nominations made by President Mwai Kibaki had violated the requirement of consultation with the prime minister under the new constitution [text, PDF;...

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News Radical Indonesia cleric tried for terrorism
Radical Indonesia cleric tried for terrorism
Dwyer Arce
February 14, 2011 09:16:58 am

The trial of Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir began Monday in the District Court of South Jakarta. Bashir is charged with operating a terrorist training camp in the mountains of the northwestern province...

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News Rights groups urge Bush prosecution under torture convention
Rights groups urge Bush prosecution under torture convention
Dwyer Arce
February 7, 2011 10:13:48 am

The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the European Center for Human Rights (ECCHR) on Monday urged the signatory states of the UN Convention Against Torture (CAT) to pursue criminal charges against former US...

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News Eleventh Circuit revives Colombia wrongful death suit against Alabama company
Eleventh Circuit revives Colombia wrongful death suit against Alabama company
Dwyer Arce
February 4, 2011 12:46:46 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday revived a lawsuit against Drummond Company alleging that the company hired Colombian paramilitaries to assassinate plaintiffs' fathers. The plaintiffs brought suit against...

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Iraq PM defends ruling placing key institutions under government control
Dwyer Arce
January 31, 2011 10:37:49 am

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Sunday defended an Iraqi Supreme Court decision finding that several independent agencies must be placed under the control of the government. Among the agencies affected...

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Former Louisiana governor released from prison
Dwyer Arce
January 15, 2011 12:03:40 pm

Former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards was released from a federal prison Thursday after being allowed to finish the remainder of his sentence in home detention. Edwards has been in prison since 2002 when he was sentenced to...

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News UN official expresses concern over violence against Palestinians
UN official expresses concern over violence against Palestinians
Dwyer Arce
January 15, 2011 11:00:02 am

UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk on Friday alleged that Israeli authorities had committed several illegal acts in the Palestinian territories since the start of the year, making the prospect of a viable Palestinian state unlikely....

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Obama eases Cuba travel restrictions
Dwyer Arce
January 14, 2011 07:24:37 pm

US President Barack Obama on Friday ordered the Departments of State, Treasury, and Homeland Security to take steps to ease restrictions on travel and remittances to Cuba. The new regulations, to be promulgated...

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Supreme Court remands tribal sovereign immunity suit
Dwyer Arce
January 10, 2011 10:06:34 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday remanded the case of Madison County v. Oneida Indian Nation to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, ordering the...

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UK House of Lords becomes an elected body

On March 7, 2007, Britain's lower house of Parliament, the House of Commons, voted to change the upper chamber, the House of Lords, to an elected body. Previously, appointments to the House of Lords were based on noble birth.

Selma-Montgomery march began with 'Bloody Sunday'

On March 7, 1965, 525 civil rights activists began a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. Just outside Selma, heavily armed police and deputies broke up the march with billy clubs and tear gas, injuring 65 people and hospitalizing 17 in a melee that became known as "Bloody Sunday." After federal court protection had been secured, 3,200 marchers started out again on March 21. By the time they reached Montgomery on March 25, their numbers had swelled to 25,000. Learn more about the Selma-to-Montgomery March from the US National Parks Service, which preserves the route as a National Historic Trail.

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