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News Korea president to pardon ex-Samsung CEO
Korea president to pardon ex-Samsung CEO
Devin Montgomery
December 29, 2009 03:20:00 pm

South Korean officials announced Monday that President Lee Myung-bak plans to pardon former Samsung Chairman and CEO Kun-Hee Lee on tax fraud charges he was convicted of in 2008. Lee had faced...

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News North Korea detains US citizen for illegal entry
North Korea detains US citizen for illegal entry
Devin Montgomery
December 29, 2009 01:07:00 pm

The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) confirmed Tuesday that police have detained a US citizen for illegally entering North Korea. The KCNA did not disclose the identity of the individual, but it is suspected to be...

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News Vietnam court sentences pro-democracy advocate for subversion
Vietnam court sentences pro-democracy advocate for subversion
Devin Montgomery
December 28, 2009 02:54:00 pm

A Vietnamese court on Monday sentenced pro-democracy dissident Tran Anh Kim to five and a half years in prison for subversion under Article 79 of the Vietnamese penal code. During a four-hour trial Kim admitted being to member...

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News DOJ investigating financier Stanford connections to legislators: report
DOJ investigating financier Stanford connections to legislators: report
Devin Montgomery
December 28, 2009 01:24:00 pm

The US Department of Justice has begun investigating political donations and other connections between billionaire financier Allen Stanford , accused of defrauding investors out of $7 billion, and US...

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Philippines prosecutors begin rebellion trial
Devin Montgomery
December 28, 2009 12:19:00 pm

The Philippine Department of Justice (PDOJ) on Monday began the trial of over 600 people charged with rebellion for allegedly interfering with government operations following the November killings of 57 in the country's semi-autonomous province...

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News Groups petition Philippines Supreme Court to reject martial law declaration
Groups petition Philippines Supreme Court to reject martial law declaration
Devin Montgomery
December 8, 2009 08:20:00 am

The National Union of People's Lawyers (NUPL) and other groups on Monday petitioned the Philippines Supreme Court to reject a proclamation by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo imposing martial law [JURIST...

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Pakistan Supreme Court hears challenge to presidential amnesty order
Devin Montgomery
December 7, 2009 12:30:00 pm

A special 17-member panel of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday began hearing a legal challenge to an order that grants President Asif Ali Zardari and 8,000...

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News France commission not pushing for burqa ban
France commission not pushing for burqa ban
Devin Montgomery
November 14, 2009 12:44:00 pm

French National Assembly representative Andre Gerin said Friday that the country will formally oppose the wearing of burqas , but is unlikely to pursue legislation to ban the garment....

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News Ohio to adopt single-drug lethal injection protocol
Ohio to adopt single-drug lethal injection protocol
Devin Montgomery
November 14, 2009 11:19:00 am

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction director Terry Collins announced Friday that the state would adopt a single-drug lethal injection protocol, replacing its current three-drug method. The state undertook a review of its lethal injection...

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Counterterrorism still FBI top priority: report
Devin Montgomery
August 20, 2009 08:55:00 am

Eight years after 9/11 , counterterrorism efforts continue to dominate the operations and budget of the FBI , according to a Tuesday report by the New York Times. Since the attacks, the bureau has doubled...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Lincoln signs Naitonal Banking Act into law

On February 26, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the National Banking Act into law, creating the American banking charter system. The Act furthermore created the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) within the Treasury Department. The law was further intended to help raise money for the Civil War by pressing banks to buy federal as opposed to state bonds. The law was not as successful as intended in this regard and was soon replaced by the National Banking Act of 1864. Read the history of the OCC from the US Department of the Treasury.

Hitler put on trial for treason in Munich

On February 26, 1924, Adolf Hitler and several others were put on trial for treason in Munich in connection with an attempted coup. Learn more about the Munich (or "Beer Hall") Putsch and the subsequent trial of Hitler and his associates.

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