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News Spain judicial panel allows judge Garzon to consult for ICC
Spain judicial panel allows judge Garzon to consult for ICC
Hillary Stemple
May 19, 2010 11:15:09 am

The judiciary oversight committee of the Spanish General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) on Tuesday approved a request by judge Baltasar Garzon allowing him to work...

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News Somalia piracy suspect pleads guilty in federal court
Somalia piracy suspect pleads guilty in federal court
Hillary Stemple
May 19, 2010 09:04:54 am

A Somali man charged with piracy pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of hijacking, kidnapping, and hostage taking related to last April's attack on the US container ship Maersk Alabama . Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse was originally...

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News Federal judge orders release of three Michigan militia suspects
Federal judge orders release of three Michigan militia suspects
Hillary Stemple
May 18, 2010 03:13:49 pm

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the release of three individuals accused of crimes committed as part of the "Christian warrior" militia called Hutaree . Judge Victoria Roberts of the US District Court for the Eastern...

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News Pakistan president pardons interior minister on corruption charges
Pakistan president pardons interior minister on corruption charges
Hillary Stemple
May 18, 2010 01:49:11 pm

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday pardoned Interior Minister Rehman Malik , convicted on corruption charges in 2004. Zardari issued the pardon after the Lahore High Court refused to throw out Malik's 2004 conviction. Malik...

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News China court convicts billionare of insider trading
China court convicts billionare of insider trading
Hillary Stemple
May 18, 2010 12:19:03 pm

A Chinese court on Tuesday convicted Huang Guangyu, formerly China's richest man , of illegal business dealings, insider trading, and corporate bribery. Huang was previously the chairman of Pengrun Investments and founder of subsidiary GOME Electrical Appliances [corporate...

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UN official stresses need for international efforts in fighting organized crime
Hillary Stemple
May 18, 2010 11:38:05 am

Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Antonio Maria Costa on Monday opened a UN conference on international crime prevention by warning of the inadequacies of the current international crime control system. Costa...

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News Portugal president ratifies same-sex marriage law
Portugal president ratifies same-sex marriage law
Hillary Stemple
May 18, 2010 10:12:01 am

Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva on Monday signed a bill that legalizes same-sex marriage but stops short of allowing same-sex couples to adopt. The bill was approved by the Portuguese...

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Obama signs bill aimed at improving worldwide press freedom
Hillary Stemple
May 17, 2010 03:41:20 pm

US President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act , aimed at promoting worldwide press freedom and drawing attention to countries where journalists are threatened, harmed, or...

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ACLU files lawsuit seeking injunction against Arizona immigration law
Hillary Stemple
May 17, 2010 01:21:03 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Monday filed a class action lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Arizona seeking an injunction against the implementation of the...

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Supreme Court rules on parental rights in international child custody case
Hillary Stemple
May 17, 2010 11:13:27 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in Abbott v. Abbott that a ne exeat clause, which prohibits one parent from removing a child from the country...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt born

Carrie Chapman Catt, suffragist, womens' rights advocate and co-founder of the League of Women Voters, was born on January 9, 1859.

Visit the Carrie Chapman Catt Childhood Home.

Great Britain's first income tax introduced

On January 9, 1799, British Prime Minister William Pitt introduced Great Britain's first income tax. The tax was announced the previous December as a means of raising money for war against Napoleon. Pitt's successor, Henry Addington, repealed the tax when hostilities subsided in 1802. Addington then reinstated the tax during the following year when fighting was renewed. The Addington tax model later became the model for the modern British income tax. Learn about the history of income taxation in Great Britain from Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs.

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