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News US voters split on election reform ballot measures
US voters split on election reform ballot measures
Joe Shaulis
November 6, 2008 02:07:00 pm

An amendment to the Maryland Constitution to permit early voting was among several election-reform ballot measures approved by voters in Maryland and other states Tuesday. Question 1 authorizes the Maryland General Assembly to allow voters...

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News Rights groups challenge California same-sex marriage ban
Rights groups challenge California same-sex marriage ban
Joe Shaulis
November 6, 2008 11:01:00 am

Rights groups filed a writ petition with the California Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking to invalidate a state constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage. Proposition 8 , which was approved ...

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News Washington supports lethal prescriptions, Michigan approves stem cell proposal
Washington supports lethal prescriptions, Michigan approves stem cell proposal
Joe Shaulis
November 5, 2008 02:47:00 pm

Washington is in line to become the second US state to permit physician-assisted suicide after voters there Tuesday supported Initiative Measure 1000 , which would allow terminally ill, legally competent adults to obtain lethal prescriptions...

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News Same-sex marriage bans approved in California, Arizona, Florida
Same-sex marriage bans approved in California, Arizona, Florida
Joe Shaulis
November 5, 2008 02:37:00 pm

A constitutional amendment effectively banning same-sex marriage appeared to pass in California with most of the vote counted Wednesday, while voters in Arizona and Florida Tuesday approved similar measures. In California, Proposition 8 ,...

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News Immigration ballot measures defeated in Arizona, Florida
Immigration ballot measures defeated in Arizona, Florida
Joe Shaulis
November 5, 2008 01:47:00 pm

Voters in two US states with large immigrant populations on Tuesday defeated ballot measures dealing with illegal immigrants , according to unofficial results. In Arizona, an initiative would have revoked the business licenses...

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News Affirmative action ban passed in Nebraska, trailing in Colorado
Affirmative action ban passed in Nebraska, trailing in Colorado
Joe Shaulis
November 5, 2008 12:45:00 pm

A ballot measure to prohibit governmental agencies from discriminating or granting preferences on the basis of race and sex appeared to win approval from Nebraska voters Tuesday, while the outcome of a similar proposal in Colorado...

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News Abortion restrictions fail in California, South Dakota
Abortion restrictions fail in California, South Dakota
Joe Shaulis
November 5, 2008 12:25:00 pm

Voters in California and South Dakota Tuesday rejected ballot measures that would restrict access to abortion , In California, Proposition 4 would have amended the state constitution to require that a physician notify a...

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News US voters consider contentious ballot measures amidst presidential race
US voters consider contentious ballot measures amidst presidential race
Joe Shaulis
November 4, 2008 04:24:00 pm

Voters in 36 US states considered more than 160 initiatives and referenda at the polls Tuesday, including ballot measures dealing with gay rights, abortion, affirmative action and illegal immigration . Probably the most closely watched...

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News DC Circuit affirms dismissal of Chalabi lawsuit against Jordan
DC Circuit affirms dismissal of Chalabi lawsuit against Jordan
Joe Shaulis
October 24, 2008 01:51:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Friday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against the Kingdom of Jordan by Ahmad Chalabi [BBC profile; INC profile,...

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News DC Circuit extends stay of Uighurs release pending expedited appeal
DC Circuit extends stay of Uighurs release pending expedited appeal
Joe Shaulis
October 21, 2008 08:54:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Monday issued an order further delaying the release of 17 Uighur detainees from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay as it set...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Treaty with Russia ceded Alaska to the United States

On March 30, 1867, the US and Russia signed a treaty ceding Alaska to the United States for a payment of $7,200,000 in gold.

Review the terms of a Treaty concerning the Cession of the Russian Possessions in North America by his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias to the United States of America, the terms of which were included in the Treaty's Proclamation by President Andrew Johnson on June 20, 1867.

Treaty of Paris ends Crimean War

On March 30, 1856, representatives of Great Britain, France, Sardinia, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Paris of 1856, ending the Crimean War. The treaty confirmed Russia's loss of power and territory a result of the war. The Black Sea region and some Russian islands were demilitarized, and Russia lost its influence over Romanian principalities and Christians in the Ottoman Empire under the terms of the treaty.

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