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News UK top judge blames Parliament for increased judicial workloads
UK top judge blames Parliament for increased judicial workloads
Joshua Pantesco
April 1, 2008 09:50:00 am

Britain's most senior judge concluded that UK courts are "seriously overstretched" in his first Review of the Administration of Justice in the Courts , published Monday. Lord Chief Justice Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers expressed some...

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News Bush administration appeals Navy sonar case to Supreme Court
Bush administration appeals Navy sonar case to Supreme Court
Joshua Pantesco
April 1, 2008 08:50:00 am

The US Justice Department filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court on Monday seeking review of a Ninth Circuit ruling affirming a district court opinion rejecting the Bush administration's attempt to exempt...

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News Dutch lawmaker to edit Mohammed cartoon out of controversial film
Dutch lawmaker to edit Mohammed cartoon out of controversial film
Joshua Pantesco
April 1, 2008 08:13:00 am

Far-right Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders , who released a controversial 15-minute film titled "Fitna" through his website last week, agreed on Monday to edit out a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad after its...

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News Proposed US financial regulatory overhaul would merge SEC, CFTC
Proposed US financial regulatory overhaul would merge SEC, CFTC
Joshua Pantesco
March 31, 2008 12:26:00 pm

US Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. unveiled a plan to overhaul the nation's financial regulatory system and merge key federal administrative agencies in remarks at a press conference in Washington Monday. The executive...

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News Myanmar draft constitution entrenches military, blocks Suu Kyi: report
Myanmar draft constitution entrenches military, blocks Suu Kyi: report
Joshua Pantesco
March 31, 2008 09:38:00 am

The draft constitution of Myanmar , slated to be put before the country's citizens in a May referendum, contains a provision reserving 25 percent of parliamentary seats for the military, and another...

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News Freed Chaudhry launches Pakistan campaign for reinstatement of ousted judges
Freed Chaudhry launches Pakistan campaign for reinstatement of ousted judges
Joshua Pantesco
March 31, 2008 08:18:00 am

Ousted Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry , who was released from virtual house arrest last week on the orders of recently-elected Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani , returned to his hometown of Quetta...

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News Puerto Rico governor indicted on 27 counts of election fraud
Puerto Rico governor indicted on 27 counts of election fraud
Joshua Pantesco
March 27, 2008 01:06:00 pm

A federal grand jury in San Juan, Puerto Rico charged Puerto Rican Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila and 12 associates with 27 counts of conspiracy, false statements, wire fraud, federal program fraud and tax crimes related...

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News Federal appeals court backs new sentencing hearing for Mumia Abu-Jamal
Federal appeals court backs new sentencing hearing for Mumia Abu-Jamal
Joshua Pantesco
March 27, 2008 11:54:00 am

Journalist and former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal , convicted in 1982 of killing Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner after a traffic stop, may escape the death penalty after the US Court of Appeals...

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News Nigeria commission launches corruption investigation of former president
Nigeria commission launches corruption investigation of former president
Joshua Pantesco
March 27, 2008 11:27:00 am

The Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) made good on earlier promises to investigate high-ranking governmental officials on Wednesday by formally launching an investigation into former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo . An EFCC spokesperson advised...

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News HRW urges close UN scrutiny of Philippines extrajudicial killings claims
HRW urges close UN scrutiny of Philippines extrajudicial killings claims
Joshua Pantesco
March 27, 2008 10:51:00 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged the United Nations to scrutinize the Philippine government's response to accusations that the Philippines military has engaged in extrajudicial killings of left-wing activists since 2001. HRW's press release...

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Eritrean independence referendum begins

Eritrea's referendum for independence from Ethiopia began on April 23, 1993. The effort would later be successful, with over 99 percent of voters choosing independence. The referendum followed an independence war that lasted over thirty years. Learn more about the Eritrea/Ethiopia Conflict and Eritrea's independence.

Charles II of England crowned in restoration of monarchy

Charles II was crowned King of England on April 23, 1661, officially marking the restoration of the monarchy following a period of republican rule under Oliver and Richard Cromwell. The king's coronation took place 12 years after his father, Charles I, was executed for treason. Charles II was already recognized as King of Scotland more than 10 years prior. Learn more about Charles II.

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On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Review a 1998 statement by Sirhan attorney Larry Teeter claiming Sirhan did not commit the crime. Sirhan was most recently denied parole in March 2023.

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On April 23, 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt created the U.S. Army Reserve.

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