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News Israel nuclear whistleblower convicted of violating terms of release
Israel nuclear whistleblower convicted of violating terms of release
Jeannie Shawl
April 30, 2007 02:52:00 pm

Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu was convicted Monday of violating the terms of his 2004 release from prison by granting interviews to foreign news media. Vanunu completed an 18-year prison sentence in 2004 for leaking...

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News Supreme Court rules in patent, police chase, interstate commerce cases
Supreme Court rules in patent, police chase, interstate commerce cases
Jeannie Shawl
April 30, 2007 10:13:00 am

The US Supreme Court handed down decisions in five cases Monday, including Microsoft v. AT&T , where the Court held that Microsoft was not liable for patent infringement under...

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News New Hampshire legislature passes civil unions bill
New Hampshire legislature passes civil unions bill
Jeannie Shawl
April 26, 2007 01:16:00 pm

The New Hampshire Senate voted 14-10 Thursday in favor a bill allowing same-sex civil unions , sending the legislation on to Gov. John Lynch for signature. The bill, passed by the state House of Representatives...

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News Spitzer plans bill to bolster abortion rights in New York
Spitzer plans bill to bolster abortion rights in New York
Jeannie Shawl
April 26, 2007 11:25:00 am

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer said Wednesday the he plans to submit legislation that would "establish a fundamental, statutory right to privacy for women in making personal reproductive decisions." Spitzer's proposed Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection Act...

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News Bangladesh lifts restrictions on ex-PMs as corruption probe continues
Bangladesh lifts restrictions on ex-PMs as corruption probe continues
Jeannie Shawl
April 26, 2007 11:02:00 am

A ban preventing former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from returning to the country and restrictions on Khaleda Zia , another former prime minister and Hasina's former political rival, have been lifted, according to statements...

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News Congressman proposes student privacy law change after Virginia Tech shootings
Congressman proposes student privacy law change after Virginia Tech shootings
Jeannie Shawl
April 26, 2007 10:51:00 am

US Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) proposed legislation Wednesday that "will allow schools and universities to share a student's mental health information with their parents or guardians if the student is found to be at risk of suicide,...

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News Guantanamo detainees ask Roberts to suspend habeas-stripping case rejection
Guantanamo detainees ask Roberts to suspend habeas-stripping case rejection
Jeannie Shawl
April 26, 2007 09:57:00 am

Lawyers representing Guantanamo Bay detainees urged US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Wednesday to suspend the Court's order denying certiorari and allow detainees 120 days to petition the court for a rehearing in two...

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News DOJ seeking additional restrictions on Guantanamo lawyer-detainee contact
DOJ seeking additional restrictions on Guantanamo lawyer-detainee contact
Jeannie Shawl
April 26, 2007 09:08:00 am

Lawyers visiting Afghan detainee Haji Bismullah at Guantanamo Bay should be subject to tightened restrictions , including limited access to their client and evidence, the US Justice Department has urged in...

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News Special Counsel office expanding probe of possible White House Hatch Act violations
Special Counsel office expanding probe of possible White House Hatch Act violations
Jeannie Shawl
April 25, 2007 03:11:00 pm

The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has opened an investigation into whether executive branch employees have improperly engaged in political activity in violation of the Hatch Act , an OSC spokesperson said Tuesday. The Hatch Act...

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News House Judiciary panel OKs immunity for Gonzales ex-aide in US Attorney firings
House Judiciary panel OKs immunity for Gonzales ex-aide in US Attorney firings
Jeannie Shawl
April 25, 2007 02:50:00 pm

The US House Judiciary Committee voted 32-6 Wednesday to grant Monica M. Goodling , former special counsel to US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, immunity from prosecution in exchange for her testimony on the firings of...

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West Germany becomes a sovereign nation

On May 5, 1955, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) became a fully sovereign nation. Four days later on May 9, West Germany joined NATO. West Germany then became a founding member of the European Economic Community in 1958. Read the German Basic Law (Grundgesetz), which served as the constitution of West Germany and became the governing document of the reunited Germany in 1990.

Scopes arrested for teaching evolution in TN public schools

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