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News Court-martial opens for Camp Cropper ex-military police chief accused of aiding enemy
Court-martial opens for Camp Cropper ex-military police chief accused of aiding enemy
Howard Kline
October 15, 2007 06:13:00 pm

The court-martial of former US military police commander Lt Col William H Steele began in Baghdad Monday on charges of aiding the enemy by providing a cellular phone to detainees, giving special privileges,...

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News Chile high court investigating judge who indicted Pinochet
Chile high court investigating judge who indicted Pinochet
Howard Kline
October 13, 2007 03:58:00 pm

The Supreme Court of Chile began an investigation Friday into whether Carlos Cerda, the judge who last week indicted the relatives of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet , violated a judiciary...

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News Rice flags rights concerns after meeting with Russian activists
Rice flags rights concerns after meeting with Russian activists
Howard Kline
October 13, 2007 03:13:00 pm

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Russian human rights activists at the US ambassador's residence in Moscow Saturday to address growing concerns regarding freedom of speech, independence of the judiciary and conditions in the Caucasus region. Alexander...

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News Intel seeks more time to respond to EU antitrust allegations
Intel seeks more time to respond to EU antitrust allegations
Howard Kline
October 8, 2007 06:25:00 pm

Intel has asked the European Commission (EC) to extend its October 8 deadline to respond to antitrust accusations prepared by the EC in July over Intel's price and rebate tactics, which...

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Italy prosecutors charge ex-PM Berlusconi with tax fraud
Howard Kline
October 8, 2007 05:25:00 pm

A Milan prosecutor charged former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi with false accounting on Monday, alleging that his broadcasting company, Mediaset, incorrectly reported its costs in purchasing television rights to...

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Peru ex-president Fujimori facing four trials starting in November
Howard Kline
October 6, 2007 03:15:00 pm

The head of a special three-judge panel of Peru's Supreme Court announced Friday that the court would consolidate six separate charges against former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori into three "megatrials" and one other trial...

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News Second US Army officer asserts bias in Guantanamo detainee tribunals
Second US Army officer asserts bias in Guantanamo detainee tribunals
Howard Kline
October 6, 2007 02:13:00 pm

A second US Army officer who sat on Combatant Status Review Tribunals (CSRTs) at Guantanamo Bay has made an affidavit criticizing the panels for being inconsistent and biased towards the government. Attorneys...

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Memphis Massacre of 1866 breaks out

The Memphis Massacre of 1866 broke out on May 1 of that year after Black Union veterans and police were involved in an altercation surrounding the arrest of a Black soldier. The ensuing skirmish spiralled out of control due to the racial tensions that followed the end of the US Civil War, lasting for two days and claiming the lives of 46 Black people and six whites.  The riot later cemented support for what would become the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Consitution, ensuring equal protection under the law. Learn more about the Memphis Massacre.  

Acts of Union creates Great Britain

On May 1, 1707, the two Acts of Union went into effect, implementing the Treaty of Union and thereby uniting the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The Union with Scotland Act was passed by the Parliament of England in 1706, and the Scottish Parliament promulgated the Union with England Act. Learn more about the Acts of Union from the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

First US trade union formed

On May 1, 1794, the Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers (shoemakers) was organized in Philadelphia to negotiate wages for its members, becoming the first trade union in the United States. Learn more about the history of the labor movement in the United States, and visit the website of the AFL-CIO, the federation of America's labor unions, representing more than 13 million workers.

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