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News Japanese lawmakers reject postal reform bills, PM dissolves parliament
Japanese lawmakers reject postal reform bills, PM dissolves parliament
David Shucosky
August 8, 2005 12:01:00 pm

Japan's House of Concilors , the upper house of the Japanese parliament, voted 125-108 Monday to defeat a plan by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to privatize the nation's postal service...

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News Former UK Home Secretary warns courts to back off terror laws
Former UK Home Secretary warns courts to back off terror laws
David Shucosky
August 8, 2005 11:46:00 am

Former UK Home Secretary David Blunkett lined up over the weekend behind British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his new proposals for changing Britain's anti-terrorism laws , saying that parliament, not the courts, should be primarily...

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News Egypt presidential candidate promises end to emergency law
Egypt presidential candidate promises end to emergency law
David Shucosky
August 8, 2005 10:42:00 am

Noaman Gomaa, a law professor who is one of two top challengers to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt's upcoming September elections , promised Sunday to repeal Egypt's controversial emergency law and release political...

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News Iraq concludes no significant border violations by Kuwait
Iraq concludes no significant border violations by Kuwait
David Shucosky
August 8, 2005 10:20:00 am

After Iraq accused Kuwait last week of encroaching on Iraqi terroritory and even stealing Iraqi oil , an Iraqi official said Monday that inspections showed no border violations being committed. Khaled al-Atiyah, who headed the inspection as an...

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News G4 bid to expand UN Council likely crippled by separate AU plan
G4 bid to expand UN Council likely crippled by separate AU plan
David Shucosky
August 8, 2005 09:55:00 am

The so-called G-4 plan for expansion of the UN Security Council now appears likely to fail as talks with the African Union to back the plan have broken down. Japan, Brazil, Germany and India...

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News Iraqi president hosts leaders to break constitution stalemate
Iraqi president hosts leaders to break constitution stalemate
David Shucosky
August 8, 2005 09:24:00 am

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani welcomed a diverse group of leaders to his Baghdad residence on Sunday in an effort to sort out the remaining stumbling blocks in the Iraq constitution . Talabani also...

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News Bombing suspect returned to UK, charges considered for those praising attacks
Bombing suspect returned to UK, charges considered for those praising attacks
David Shucosky
August 8, 2005 09:08:00 am

Haroon Rashid Aswat , a British man who was arrested by Zambian police last week, was returned to the UK on Sunday to face charges that he made phone calls to the bombers in preparation for...

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News Australia rejects advice proposing domestic trial for Gitmo prisoner Hicks
Australia rejects advice proposing domestic trial for Gitmo prisoner Hicks
David Shucosky
August 4, 2005 12:30:00 pm

Australian Attorney General Philip Ruddock has again denied that David Hicks , an Australian national facing a US military tribunal on charges he fought for the Taliban, could be tried in Australian courts for the...

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News African Union seeking agreement on Security Council expansion plan
African Union seeking agreement on Security Council expansion plan
David Shucosky
August 4, 2005 11:52:00 am

After reaching an agreement with G4 nations to stick to a single plan for UN Security Council expansion, the African Union opened a conference on Thursday with 46 of the 53 member countries in attendance,...

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News India upholds death sentence for man convicted of 2001 parliament attack
India upholds death sentence for man convicted of 2001 parliament attack
David Shucosky
August 4, 2005 11:32:00 am

India's Supreme Court on Thursday let stand the death sentence of Mohammad Afzal for his role in a 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament that left nine people dead. The court commuted the death sentence...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

European Community established

On January 1, 1958, the European Community (EC), the predecessor to the European Union (EU), was created when the Treaty of Rome officially went into effect. This represented the culmination of efforts since the end of World War II to closely tie the nations of Europe as a way of preventing future wars. The original members were France, West Germany, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The EC has since expanded to become the EU, encompassing most of Europe in the fifty years since its creation. Learn more about the early development of the EC from 1945 through 1959.

Emancipation Proclamation final version issued

On January 1, 1863, US President Abraham Lincoln issued the final version of the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves in states in rebellion against the Union. Lincoln had issued a previous version in September 1862, warning of the January action. Learn more about the Emancipation Proclamation.

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