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News Yemen to build rehabilitation center for Guantanamo Bay detainees
Yemen to build rehabilitation center for Guantanamo Bay detainees
Haley Wojdowski
January 27, 2010 01:12:00 pm

A Yemeni government official said Wednesday that Yemen will build a rehabilitation center for Guantanamo Bay detainees. According to the anonymous official, Yemen will begin building once it receives funding for the $11 million...

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News Russia upper house ratifies Europe rights court reform protocol
Russia upper house ratifies Europe rights court reform protocol
Haley Wojdowski
January 27, 2010 12:27:00 pm

The Russian Federation Council on Wednesday voted to ratify Protocol 14 to reform the European Convention of Human Rights . Council members voted 137-0 to pass the legislation, following earlier...

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News Russia court rejects appeal to recognize same-sex marriage
Russia court rejects appeal to recognize same-sex marriage
Haley Wojdowski
January 21, 2010 01:18:00 pm

A Moscow court on Thursday rejected an appeal of a lower court ruling that denied recognition of a marriage between two women. The couple, Irina Fedotova-Fet and Irina Shepitko, applied for a marriage license in March, but were refused...

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News Vietnam court convicts four pro-democracy advocates of subversion
Vietnam court convicts four pro-democracy advocates of subversion
Haley Wojdowski
January 20, 2010 02:37:00 pm

A Vietnamese court on Wednesday convicted four democracy activists of subversion. After a one-day trial, prominent human rights lawyer Le Cong Dinh was sentenced to five years in prison. Le Thang Long also received...

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News Karadzic appeals imposition of court-appointed lawyer
Karadzic appeals imposition of court-appointed lawyer
Haley Wojdowski
January 20, 2010 01:20:00 pm

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic on Wednesday filed an appeal with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) challenging the imposition of a court-appointed lawyer ....

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News Dutch court refuses to dismisses charges against politician for anti-Islamic statements
Dutch court refuses to dismisses charges against politician for anti-Islamic statements
Haley Wojdowski
January 14, 2010 01:31:00 pm

A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered politician Geert Wilders to be tried for his video and printed statements against the Quran and Islam, dismissing a motion to drop or reduce the criminal charges. The trial...

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News Federal judges approve California plan to reduce prison overcrowding
Federal judges approve California plan to reduce prison overcrowding
Haley Wojdowski
January 13, 2010 01:43:00 pm

A panel of three federal judges on Tuesday approved a revised plan filed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) for reducing prison overcrowding in the state. The...

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News ICTY resumes Seselj trial after delay over witness intimidation concerns
ICTY resumes Seselj trial after delay over witness intimidation concerns
Haley Wojdowski
January 13, 2010 11:22:00 am

The trial chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday resumed the trial of Serbian nationalist Volislav Seselj after it had been delayed ...

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News Philippines mayor pleads not guilty to massacre murder charges
Philippines mayor pleads not guilty to massacre murder charges
Haley Wojdowski
January 5, 2010 11:53:00 am

Andal Ampatuan Jr., mayor of the southern Philippine town of Datu Unsay, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to 41 counts of murder related to the November massacre in Maguindanao province that left 57 dead. Prosecutors allege that...

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News China high court ex-vice president to stand trial on corruption charges: reports
China high court ex-vice president to stand trial on corruption charges: reports
Haley Wojdowski
January 4, 2010 11:07:00 am

Former vice-president of China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) Huang Songyou will stand trial on corruption charges, according to Sunday media reports. Prosecutors have not yet completed their investigation against Huang, who is accused of accepting...

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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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