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News Oklahoma Senate approves legislation targeting undocumented workers
Oklahoma Senate approves legislation targeting undocumented workers
Jennie Ryan
April 28, 2011 02:34:38 pm

The Oklahoma Senate on Wednesday approved HB 1446 , a bill creating a criminal penalty for undocumented workers who hold jobs and criminalizing the transportation of those workers into the state. The bill, written by Representative George...

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Egypt prosecutor orders Mubarak to prison hospital
Jennie Ryan
April 25, 2011 03:31:23 pm

Egyptian public prosecutor Abdel-Maguid Mahmoud on Sunday ordered ousted president Hosni Mubarak transferred from a private hospital in Sharm el-Sheikh to a prison hospital in Cairo. Mahmoud ordered the transfer after...

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Idaho governor blocks implementation of federal health care law
Jennie Ryan
April 21, 2011 01:28:50 pm

Idaho Governor CL "Butch" Otter (R) issued an executive order on Wednesday prohibiting implementation of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in the state. Executive Order 2011-03 bars "every executive...

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Sri Lanka implicated in possible war crimes by UN panel
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April 18, 2011 03:25:31 pm

A UN panel of experts on Sri Lanka has found credible allegations of war crimes committed during the country's war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) , according to excerpts of a report disclosed...

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Tunisia charges ousted president with protester abuse
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April 14, 2011 01:16:00 pm

Tunisian Justice Minister Lazhar Karoui Chebbi announced Wednesday that the government has charged former president Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali with 18 offenses ranging from murder and...

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Ninth Circuit upholds injunction against Arizona immigration law
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April 11, 2011 03:29:02 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday upheld a lower court decision to enjoin several provisions of Arizona's controversial immigration law . In July, the US...

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Arkansas high court upholds decision to strike gay adoption ban
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April 7, 2011 01:12:37 pm

The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court decision invalidating a state ban on adoptions by same-sex couples. The court affirmed the decision of the Pulaski County Circuit Court invalidating Act...

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April 4, 2011 03:06:42 pm

A Dutch court in the Amsterdam district of Haarlem on Monday upheld a ban on Islamic headscarves at Don Bosco College , a Catholic school in Volendam. The...

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Federal appeals court upholds EPA cap on vehicle emissions
Jennie Ryan
March 31, 2011 01:17:16 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday upheld an approval by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of caps on motor vehicle emissions in California. The court held that no...

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Kosovo presidential election ruled unconstitutional
Jennie Ryan
March 28, 2011 03:11:10 pm

Kosovo's Constitutional Court on Monday declared last month's presidential election of Behgjet Pacolli unconstitutional . The decision comes after a complaint was filed by opposition parliamentarians who alleged irregularities in the voting process by...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Indian National Congress founded

The Indian National Congress (INC) was founded on December 28, 1885 in Bombay (now Mumbai), India. In subsequent decades, the so-called Congress Party would advocate for Indian independence from the UK, which was eventually achieved in 1947. The first Prime Minister of independent India, Jawaharlal Nehru, was elected as a member of the INC. Learn more about the history and founding of the Indian National Congress.

Congress recognized Pledge of Allegiance

On December 28, 1945, Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance and encouraged its recitation in schools. The Pledge was supposedly written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, a Baptist minister, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Columbus Day. The words “under God” were added by Congress in 1954. The revised version of the Pledge was the subject of litigation before the United States Supreme Court originally brought by Michael Newdow, a parent who unsuccessfully objected to his daughter's school district policy requiring daily recitation of the Pledge. The court ruled that Newdow had no standing.

Nepal ends monarchy, establishes republic

On December 28, 2007, the Kingdom of Nepal's interim parliament ended the country's monarchy and established the Republic of Nepal. Free elections were held on April 10 of the following year to elect a Constituent Assembly.

Learn more about the rise of democracy in Nepal.

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