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News Lawmaker proposes halt to US military action in Libya
Lawmaker proposes halt to US military action in Libya
Drew Singer
March 27, 2011 01:43:09 pm

US Representative Justin Amash (R-MI) on Friday announced legislation requiring an immediate halt to military action in Libya until Congress authorizes its resumption. The Restoring Essential Constitutional Constraints for Libyan Action Involving the Military (RECLAIM)...

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News Colorado Senate approves same-sex civil unions bill
Colorado Senate approves same-sex civil unions bill
Drew Singer
March 25, 2011 02:06:57 pm

The Colorado Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would grant same-sex couples the legal right to civil unions . The Colorado Civil Unions Act says that the legal...

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News Russia court sentences Arctic Sea hijackers
Russia court sentences Arctic Sea hijackers
Drew Singer
March 25, 2011 01:45:19 pm

A Russian court has jailed six men for crimes related to their roles in the 2009 hijacking of the MV Arctic Sea , reports on Friday said. A court in the country's town of Arkhangelsk...

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News Wisconsin judge temporarily blocks union bargaining law
Wisconsin judge temporarily blocks union bargaining law
Drew Singer
March 18, 2011 02:37:12 pm

A judge for Wisconsin's Dane County Circuit Court on Friday issued a temporary restraining order blocking the state's new Budget Repair Bill . Judge Maryann Sumi's order blocked the law from being published...

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News Arab League calls for UN no-fly zone over Libya
Arab League calls for UN no-fly zone over Libya
Drew Singer
March 13, 2011 11:44:07 am

The League of Arab States on Saturday adopted a resolution calling for the United Nations Security Council to impose a no-fly zone over Libya. The Arab League declared that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi...

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News Ninth Circuit overturns corruption conviction of Alaska lawmaker
Ninth Circuit overturns corruption conviction of Alaska lawmaker
Drew Singer
March 13, 2011 10:57:52 am

The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday overturned the corruption conviction of Vic Kohring, a former Republican member of the Alaska State Legislature . Kohring was caught on tape accepting cash from...

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News HRW urges end to torture, military trials of citizens in Egypt
HRW urges end to torture, military trials of citizens in Egypt
Drew Singer
March 12, 2011 11:03:52 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called on the Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to end torture, investigate all cases of abuse against peaceful demonstrators and stop prosecuting civilians before military tribunals. HRW...

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News Eleventh Circuit agrees to expedited health care appeal
Eleventh Circuit agrees to expedited health care appeal
Drew Singer
March 12, 2011 10:32:06 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Friday granted the Obama administration's motion for expedited review over a Florida judge's ruling that the health care reform law [HR 3590 materials;...

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News House Speaker Boehner launches DOMA defense group
House Speaker Boehner launches DOMA defense group
Drew Singer
March 5, 2011 11:53:04 am

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) on Friday announced that he is launching a legal advisory group to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) . "The constitutionality of this law should be...

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News New indictment filed against accused Arizona shooter
New indictment filed against accused Arizona shooter
Drew Singer
March 5, 2011 11:19:21 am

Federal prosecutors on Friday filed a 49-count indictment against Jared Lee Loughner, the suspect in the recent Tucson, Arizona shooting. The new indictment carries more severe charges than the original indictment filed in...

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Czar Alexander II assassinated

On March 13, 1881, revolutionaries assassinated Russian Tsar Alexander II. The terrorist organization Narodnaya Volya (People's Will) hoped to spark a revolution by assassinating the monarch. Instead, Alexander II's assassination led to a repressive backlash from his successor, Alexander III. Read an account of the assassination of Tsar Alexander II by anarchist revolutionary Peter Kropotkin.

Tennessee banned the teaching of evolution

On March 13, 1925, Tennessee passed a law banning the teaching of evolution in schools. The violation of this law by a local schoolteacher resulted in the famous "Scopes Monkey Trial." Learn more about The State v. John Scopes.

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