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News Libya makes first deposit into terrorism compensation fund
Libya makes first deposit into terrorism compensation fund
Eric Firkel
October 10, 2008 12:50:00 am

US Assistant Secretary of State David Welch said Thursday that Libya has made an initial deposit into a US government account as part of a deal to settle claims involving Libyan-linked terrorism in the 1980s. Under the...

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News Rwandan genocide suspect transferred from Germany to ICTR
Rwandan genocide suspect transferred from Germany to ICTR
Eric Firkel
October 9, 2008 07:34:00 am

German authorities Wednesday transferred custody of Augustin Ngirabatware, a former Rwandan minister suspected of involvement in the 1994 Rwanda genocide , from a facility in Frankfurt to a UN Detention Facility in Arusha, Tanzania. In Tanzania, Ngirabatware awaits...

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News New UN human rights chief calls for release of Myanmar political prisoners
New UN human rights chief calls for release of Myanmar political prisoners
Eric Firkel
October 3, 2008 07:54:00 am

The newly appointed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Thursday urged the military-led government of Myanmar to release its remaining political prisoners as she called attention to "unjust or inappropriate" detentions worldwide. Navanethem (Navi) Pillay [official...

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News DHS easing restrictions on HIV-positive visitors to US
DHS easing restrictions on HIV-positive visitors to US
Eric Firkel
October 3, 2008 07:16:00 am

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is preparing to implement a new regulation that relaxes restrictions on issuing US visas to HIV-positive visitors. The regulation allows HIV-positive foreigners seeking to visit the US...

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News First Circuit bars suit alleging US postal employee stole campaign mail
First Circuit bars suit alleging US postal employee stole campaign mail
Eric Firkel
October 2, 2008 08:47:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Wednesday ruled that the United States Postal Service (USPS) was entitled to immunity in a lawsuit alleging that a postal employee had interfered...

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News Reports find widespread disenfranchisement among ex-convicts
Reports find widespread disenfranchisement among ex-convicts
Eric Firkel
October 2, 2008 08:32:00 am

Millions of Americans have been effectively disenfranchised because of criminal convictions, according to a report released Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Brennan Center for Justice . The report...

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News Over 400 Zimbabwe opposition supporters arrested since disputed election: MDC
Over 400 Zimbabwe opposition supporters arrested since disputed election: MDC
Eric Firkel
April 20, 2008 01:17:00 pm

More than 400 supporters of the Zimbabwe opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) have been detained and more than 3,000 families displaced since the March 29 election , MDC Secretary General Tendai Biti said Sunday. Biti...

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News Niger parliament passes new anti-terror law to counter Tuareg rebels
Niger parliament passes new anti-terror law to counter Tuareg rebels
Eric Firkel
April 20, 2008 10:54:00 am

The National Assembly of Niger passed new anti-terrorism legislation Saturday aimed at helping security forces combat the resurgence of an ethnic Tuareg rebellion that has thrown the West African country into in a...

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News FBI reports rise in public corruption cases
FBI reports rise in public corruption cases
Eric Firkel
April 18, 2008 03:02:00 pm

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is currently investigating 2,500 cases of public corruption, a 50 percent increase from five years ago, FBI Director Robert Mueller said in a Thursday speech to the American...

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News Maine governor signs bill to stop illegal aliens from obtaining state IDs
Maine governor signs bill to stop illegal aliens from obtaining state IDs
Eric Firkel
April 18, 2008 01:52:00 pm

Maine Gov. John Baldacci signed a bill into law late Thursday that would require an applicant to show proof of US residency before being issued a state driver's license or ID card . Forty-three other...

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LA Riots break out following beating of Rodney King

Riots that would grip the city of Los Angeles, California for six days broke out on April 29, 1992, after LAPD officers who beat Rodney King while being filmed were acquitted by a jury. The verdict ignited a powder keg of discontent about police discrimination against LA's Black community. The riots would result in more than 60 deaths and $1 billion in property damage. Learn more about the LA Riots from NPR.

Chemical Weapons Convention goes into force

On April 29, 1997, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction went into force. The Convention prohibits member nations from creating and deploying chemical weapons and is overseen by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Oliver Ellsworth born

Oliver Ellsworth, third Chief Justice of the United States and primary author of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that established the federal court system, was born in Windsor, Connecticut, on April 29, 1745.

Learn more about Oliver Ellsworth.

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