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News Louisiana Senate panel nixes satellite voting centers for Katrina refugees
Louisiana Senate panel nixes satellite voting centers for Katrina refugees
David Shucosky
March 30, 2006 11:08:00 am

A Louisiana State Senate committee has rejected a bill that would have made it easier for residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina to vote in next month's New Orleans municipal elections . The bill...

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News 20 soldiers face court-martial for role in failed Philippines plot
20 soldiers face court-martial for role in failed Philippines plot
David Shucosky
March 23, 2006 11:49:00 am

The Philippines Army said Thursday that it would recommend court-martial for 20 soldiers in connection with last month's failed coup attempt against Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo , including Brigadier General Danilo Lim. The...

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News Indonesia threatens second US mining company with lawsuit
Indonesia threatens second US mining company with lawsuit
David Shucosky
March 23, 2006 11:23:00 am

Indonesia has threatened legal action against US mining company Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold if it does not improve environmental conditions near its gold mine in Papua. For the past few days, protestors have called for the government...

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News Ethiopia court drops treason charges against 11 as protestor trial resumes
Ethiopia court drops treason charges against 11 as protestor trial resumes
David Shucosky
March 23, 2006 11:07:00 am

An Ethiopian court dropped charges Wednesday against 18 people, including five American journalists, as the treason trial for 129 protestors resumed. The charges against the 18 included treason, attempted genocide, and other crimes in connection with allegations...

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News Russia police officers plead not guilty to negligence in Beslan school hostage crisis
Russia police officers plead not guilty to negligence in Beslan school hostage crisis
David Shucosky
March 16, 2006 12:02:00 pm

Three Russian police officers pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal negligence in connection with the Beslan school hostage crisis on Thursday as their trial opened in southern Russia. Prosecutors say the police failed...

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News Ethiopia releases hundreds more poll protesters
Ethiopia releases hundreds more poll protesters
David Shucosky
March 16, 2006 11:26:00 am

Officials in Ethiopia have released another 395 protesters who were detainees after violent mass demonstrations following Ethiopia's May 2005 elections, bringing the total number of protesters released to over 8,200. According to the prosecutor general's office, the...

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News Military lawyers say Gitmo interrogation methods inconsistent with Army field manual
Military lawyers say Gitmo interrogation methods inconsistent with Army field manual
David Shucosky
March 16, 2006 11:07:00 am

High-level military attorneys have told Congress that some interrogation methods used at Guantanamo Bay are not consistent with guidelines in the Army Field Manual . In a written response to questions from the...

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News EU threatens to suspend Serbia membership talks over Mladic case
EU threatens to suspend Serbia membership talks over Mladic case
David Shucosky
February 23, 2006 12:47:00 pm

EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said Thursday that the European Union will suspend membership negotiations with Serbia if it did not fully cooperate in seeking the arrest of war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic [ICTY case backgrounder; BBC...

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News Medical controversy creates virtual moratorium on California executions
Medical controversy creates virtual moratorium on California executions
David Shucosky
February 23, 2006 12:33:00 pm

California faces a virtual moratorium on executions in the wake of a court ruling that medical professionals must monitor executions by lethal injection to be sure that the inmate feels no pain. The execution of condemned killer Michael Morales...

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News White House Katrina report calls for greater military role, legal streamlining
White House Katrina report calls for greater military role, legal streamlining
David Shucosky
February 23, 2006 12:04:00 pm

The US military should take a greater, perhaps sometimes even temporarily a leading role in disaster recovery, and policy steps should to be taken to facilitate this, according to a 228-page White House report [table of contents and full...

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11th Amendent to US Constitution ratified

On February 7, 1795, the 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution took effect with ratification by North Carolina. Adopted in the aftermath of the US Supreme Court's ruling in Chisholm v. Georgia, the Amendment limited the jurisdiction of the federal courts to automatically hear cases brought against a state by the citizens of another state.

Learn more about the meaning and history of the 11th Amendment from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.

Maastricht Treaty signed, creating EU

On February 7, 1992, the Maastricht Treaty was signed by the members of the European Community, creating the European Union. Officially called the Treaty on the European Union, the original Maastricht Treaty went into force on November 1, 1993. The current Maastricht Treaty includes amendments from later EU treaties.

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