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News Congo court sentences three separatist militants to death
Congo court sentences three separatist militants to death
Devin Montgomery
May 23, 2008 01:40:00 pm

A court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Thurday sentenced three members of the Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) separatist movement to death after finding them guilty of assassination and...

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News Argentina prosecutor seeks arrest of ex-president in Buenos Aires bomb cover-up
Argentina prosecutor seeks arrest of ex-president in Buenos Aires bomb cover-up
Devin Montgomery
May 23, 2008 12:54:00 pm

Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman filed a petition Thursday for the arrest of former Argentine President Carlos Menem and five others accused of covering up the possible involvement of businessman Alberto Jacinto Kanoore Edul in the 1994 bombing...

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News US military judge denies request to delay trial of accused 9/11 conspirators
US military judge denies request to delay trial of accused 9/11 conspirators
Devin Montgomery
May 23, 2008 12:13:00 pm

US military judge Col. Ralph Kohlmann Thursday denied a request by military-appointed defense lawyers to postpone the arraignment of the five Guantanamo Bay detainees charged with plotting the Sept. 11 attacks . The lawyers...

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News Japan upper house approves bill militarizing space program
Japan upper house approves bill militarizing space program
Devin Montgomery
May 21, 2008 11:51:00 am

Japan's House of Councillors passed a bill Tuesday that would allow the country's space program to be used for defense purposes, including the development of spy satellites. The law, passed by an overwhelming majority of...

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News FBI agents witnessed ‘borderline torture’ of detainees: DOJ report
FBI agents witnessed ‘borderline torture’ of detainees: DOJ report
Devin Montgomery
May 21, 2008 09:49:00 am

US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents were present during interrogations of terrorism suspects in which Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) or Department of Defense (DOD) officers used "borderline torture" interrogation tactics, but they...

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News Federal appeals court strikes down Virginia ‘partial birth’ abortion ban
Federal appeals court strikes down Virginia ‘partial birth’ abortion ban
Devin Montgomery
May 21, 2008 08:25:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Tuesday that a Virginia law banning certain types of late-term abortions is unconstitutional. In 2005, a panel of judges on the same court declared...

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News White House influenced EPA in emission waiver rejection: US House panel report
White House influenced EPA in emission waiver rejection: US House panel report
Devin Montgomery
May 20, 2008 04:57:00 pm

The White House played a "significant role" in a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reject California's request for a waiver allowing the state to impose stricter greenhouse gas emissions standards on...

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News Pakistan governing party seeks constitutional amendment on Supreme Court
Pakistan governing party seeks constitutional amendment on Supreme Court
Devin Montgomery
May 20, 2008 01:42:00 pm

Pakistan's governing Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) will propose an amendment to the country's 1973 Constitution to restrict judicial and presidential power, Pakistan's News daily reported Tuesday. The proposed amendment would raise the mandatory retirement age for...

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News Federal court rules US currency discriminates against the blind
Federal court rules US currency discriminates against the blind
Devin Montgomery
May 20, 2008 11:24:00 am

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Tuesday upheld a district court ruling that the design of US paper currency discriminates against the blind in violation of Section 504 of the...

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News Former Bangladesh PM indicted in second corruption case
Former Bangladesh PM indicted in second corruption case
Devin Montgomery
May 18, 2008 02:32:00 pm

A Bangladeshi anti-corruption court indicted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday on charges that she received approximately $440,000 in illegal kickbacks on a power-plant deal while in office between 1996 and 2001....

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No lynchings reported in US for first time

On December 30, 1952, the Tuskegee Institute reported that 1952 was the first year of no lynchings of African Americans in the United States in the 71 years it had kept records. Learn more about lynching and listen to Billie Holiday's jazz recording of the 1938 protest song Strange Fruit.

USSR established

On December 30, 1922, representatives of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and the Transcaucus approved the Treaty on the Creation of the USSR and the Declaration of the Creation of the USSR, creating the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). During World War II, the USSR would also annex Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Moldova. Learn more about the history of the USSR from the BBC.

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