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News Arkansas AG denies certification of ballot measure on unmarried adoption ban
Arkansas AG denies certification of ballot measure on unmarried adoption ban
Gabriel Haboubi
September 5, 2007 02:34:00 pm

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel Wednesday issued an advisory opinion rejecting certification of a voter-backed ballot proposition that would ban adoptions by unmarried couples. The measure, submitted by the Family Council of Arkansas ,...

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News Canada finds no evidence of torture in Afghanistan detainee transfers
Canada finds no evidence of torture in Afghanistan detainee transfers
Gabriel Haboubi
September 5, 2007 01:26:00 pm

The Canadian Army Tuesday announced that independent investigators have found no evidence to support allegations that the army "may have aided or abetted the torture of detainees" by transferring them from Canadian to...

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News US appeals court finds Nationwide policy clause unambiguous in Katrina case
US appeals court finds Nationwide policy clause unambiguous in Katrina case
Gabriel Haboubi
August 31, 2007 02:09:00 pm

A panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Thursday that the language used in policies by Nationwide Insurance was not "ambiguous" about whether damage caused by combinations of...

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News Kenya Muslims protest against alleged Kenyan complicity in US rendition, torture
Kenya Muslims protest against alleged Kenyan complicity in US rendition, torture
Gabriel Haboubi
August 31, 2007 01:20:00 pm

Several dozen Muslims in Kenya protested in front of the Nairobi police headquarters Thursday, saying that the country has been detaining and torturing Muslim citizens at the request of the US government. The protesters alleged that...

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News Executions worldwide up, countries with death penalty down: report
Executions worldwide up, countries with death penalty down: report
Gabriel Haboubi
August 31, 2007 07:04:00 am

The number of executions worldwide increased slightly in 2006 while the number of countries that employ capital punishment decreased, according to a report released Thursday by the Rome-based anti-death penalty group Hands Off Cain ....

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News New China law requires officials to provide accurate information on emergencies
New China law requires officials to provide accurate information on emergencies
Gabriel Haboubi
August 30, 2007 02:49:00 pm

China's National People's Congress passed a new law Thursday to hold officials legally accountable for providing accurate and timely information on public emergencies. The law also allows the government to revoke...

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News Federal judge rules that Arizona voter ID law not poll tax
Federal judge rules that Arizona voter ID law not poll tax
Gabriel Haboubi
August 30, 2007 01:07:00 pm

A federal judge Wednesday rejected several claims in a legal challenge to Arizona's voter ID law filed by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) , including a claim that the...

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News Former Serbia prosecutor arrested for assisting Milosevic hit squad
Former Serbia prosecutor arrested for assisting Milosevic hit squad
Gabriel Haboubi
July 20, 2007 04:24:00 pm

Former Serbian state prosecutor Rade Terzic was arrested Friday for allegedly assisting members of a criminal gang connected with the murders of various Serbian officials escape prosecution while in Terzic was in office. Terzic is believed to have belonged...

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News Nigeria refiles lawsuit against Pfizer with new drug trial fraud charge
Nigeria refiles lawsuit against Pfizer with new drug trial fraud charge
Gabriel Haboubi
July 20, 2007 03:23:00 pm

The Nigerian government Friday withdrew and then filed an updated $7 billion lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer , adding a new charge of fraud stemming from a drug experiment conducted in the 1990s that allegedly killed...

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News US appeals court says judges must see all evidence when reviewing detainee status
US appeals court says judges must see all evidence when reviewing detainee status
Gabriel Haboubi
July 20, 2007 02:36:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously ruled Friday that federal appeals courts reviewing "enemy combatant" designations of Guantanamo Bay detainees must review all evidence regarding...

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Treaty with Russia ceded Alaska to the United States

On March 30, 1867, the US and Russia signed a treaty ceding Alaska to the United States for a payment of $7,200,000 in gold.

Review the terms of a Treaty concerning the Cession of the Russian Possessions in North America by his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias to the United States of America, the terms of which were included in the Treaty's Proclamation by President Andrew Johnson on June 20, 1867.

Treaty of Paris ends Crimean War

On March 30, 1856, representatives of Great Britain, France, Sardinia, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Paris of 1856, ending the Crimean War. The treaty confirmed Russia's loss of power and territory a result of the war. The Black Sea region and some Russian islands were demilitarized, and Russia lost its influence over Romanian principalities and Christians in the Ottoman Empire under the terms of the treaty.

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