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News UN General Assembly passes resolution condemning Syria violence
UN General Assembly passes resolution condemning Syria violence
Jerry Votava
February 17, 2012 05:56:53 pm

The UN General Assembly voted on Thursday to condemn Syria through a non-binding resolution . The resolution supports a plan advanced by the Arab League that aims...

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News Turkish retired general to be tried in lower court
Turkish retired general to be tried in lower court
Jerry Votava
February 15, 2012 07:51:16 pm

An indictment against General Ilker Basbug was accepted by the Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court on Wednesday, after Basbug's request to have his case heard by the Supreme State Council, a faction of Turkey's Constitutional...

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News Canada judge rules mandatory minimum sentence for firearm possession unconstitutional
Canada judge rules mandatory minimum sentence for firearm possession unconstitutional
Jerry Votava
February 15, 2012 12:10:50 pm

The Ontario Superior Court on Monday issued an opinion refusing to impose a mandatory minimum sentence established by the Canadian federal government for firearm possession, declaring the guideline unconstitutional. Justice Anne Molloy ruled in the case...

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News Former Croatia interior minister pleads not guity to war crimes charges
Former Croatia interior minister pleads not guity to war crimes charges
Jerry Votava
February 10, 2012 04:30:42 pm

Former Croatian military commander and senior interior minister Tomislav Mercep pleaded not guilty Friday for war crimes committed against Serbians during the 1990s conflict in the Balkans. The Municipal Court in Zagreb charged that he...

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News UN rights office calls for ICC trial for Syria officials
UN rights office calls for ICC trial for Syria officials
Jerry Votava
February 10, 2012 02:06:50 pm

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Friday reiterated its call for international action to protect civilians in Syria , calling for Syrian officials suspected of crimes against humanity to be...

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News Iraq conducted 65 executions since start of 2012: HRW
Iraq conducted 65 executions since start of 2012: HRW
Jerry Votava
February 9, 2012 01:35:34 pm

Iraq has executed 65 people so far this year, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Thursday. HRW said those executed were convicted of various crimes and counted a total of 51 in January...

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News Consumer watchdog files suit to block Google privacy changes
Consumer watchdog files suit to block Google privacy changes
Jerry Votava
February 9, 2012 01:02:07 pm

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) , a consumer privacy group, filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia asking that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...

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News Virginia senate approves bill requiring ultrasound before abortion
Virginia senate approves bill requiring ultrasound before abortion
Jerry Votava
February 2, 2012 04:02:21 pm

The Virginia Senate approved a bill on Wednesday that would require a woman seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound before the procedure. The new requirements include the audio provision of fetal heartbeat...

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News Google defends privacy policy in response to concerns from US lawmakers
Google defends privacy policy in response to concerns from US lawmakers
Jerry Votava
February 1, 2012 08:10:33 am

Google issued a letter Tuesday in response to concerns raised by members of Congress regarding consumer privacy rights as impacted by the search giant's new privacy policy . In its response Google replied...

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News BP ordered to share partial liability with Transocean in oil spill claims
BP ordered to share partial liability with Transocean in oil spill claims
Jerry Votava
January 27, 2012 04:21:45 pm

Judge Carl Barbier of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Thursday issued an order that British Petroleum (BP) will be held liable for a portion of the damages owed...

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US Supreme Court decided Dartmouth College case

On February 2, 1819, the US Supreme Court decided Dartmouth College v. Woodward, ruling that the charter of a college was a contract that a state could not alter arbitrarily.

New Amsterdam incorporated

On February 2, 1653, the City of New Amsterdam was incorporated by the Dutch Republic. After the British conquest, the city was renamed New York after the Duke of York.

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