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Afghanistan officials to investigate voting fraud

Afghanistan officials to investigate voting fraud

Joshua Pantesco

October 2, 2005 03:18:00 pm

The UN-Afghan Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB) announced Sunday that it will investigate allegations of voting fraud in last months legislative elections . The JEMB decision says that the instances of fraud, including ballot stuffing...

Lawyers request DOJ supervision over temporary Louisiana prison facility

Lawyers request DOJ supervision over temporary Louisiana prison facility

Joshua Pantesco

October 2, 2005 03:04:00 pm

Lawyers acting on behalf of former New Orleans prisoners have filed papers asking the US Department of Justice to immediately assume direct supervision over a temporary holding facility at a closed juvenile prison in Jena, Louisiana, the...

Connecticut begins offering civil union licenses

Connecticut begins offering civil union licenses

Joshua Pantesco

October 2, 2005 02:48:00 pm

Connecticut joined Vermont Saturday as the second US state that recognizes civil unions for same-sex couples . The development was marked by special Saturday hours at Hartfords City Hall [press...

THIS DAY @ LAW

Dutch East India Company established

On March 20, 1602, the States-General of the Netherlands established the Dutch East India Company (VOC). The creation edict granted VOC a monopoly over Dutch colonial activities in Asia for twenty-one years. During that time, VOC became the world's first multinational company and the first to issue stock. Read a history of the VOC and view the world's oldest share of stock, as issued by the VOC.

First woman executed by electric chair

On March 20, 1899, Martha Place, convicted of the murder of her stepdaughter, became the first woman to die in the electric chair. The execution was carried out at New York's Auburn Prison.