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News Ex-Enron accounting head reports to Texas prison for six-year fraud sentence
Ex-Enron accounting head reports to Texas prison for six-year fraud sentence
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January 3, 2007 02:07:00 pm

Richard Causey , former Enron chief accounting officer, has reported to the Bastrop Federal Correction Institution , a low-security facility in Texas, to begin serving his prison sentence for his role in the...

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News Mexico giving illegal immigrants tracking devices to ensure safe arrival in US
Mexico giving illegal immigrants tracking devices to ensure safe arrival in US
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January 3, 2007 09:18:00 am

Government officials in Mexico have approved a plan to issue Mexicans crossing the US border illegally satellite tracking devices to ensure their safe arrival in the United States. Even with a knowledgeable guide — called a...

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News New Year marks enforcement of new legislation in many US states
New Year marks enforcement of new legislation in many US states
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December 31, 2006 08:25:00 pm

A slew of new US state laws will greet the New Year when they take effect on January 1. The state minimum wage will increase in Arizona , California ,...

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News Apple Computer stock options probe reports no misconduct
Apple Computer stock options probe reports no misconduct
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December 31, 2006 02:57:00 pm

Apple Computer, Inc. Friday disclosed the findings of an internal report into alleged stock option manipulation by senior managers, including CEO Steve Jobs, purporting to clear its executives of any wrong-doing and concluding that Jobs did not...

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News Inmate religious rights upheld by Fourth Circuit
Inmate religious rights upheld by Fourth Circuit
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December 30, 2006 11:51:00 am

The US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) Friday after inmate Ira Madison sued the Commonwealth of Virginia and various Virginia Department of...

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News Saddam lawyers decry ‘political assassination’ in statement
Saddam lawyers decry ‘political assassination’ in statement
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December 30, 2006 10:16:00 am

Lawyers for late Iraqi ex-president Saddam Hussein issued a statement Saturday in response to his dawn execution declaring that the former leader "died a martyr" and condemning the trial as a "political assassination" that was...

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News Report cites franchise bias against minorities, urges Voting Rights Act renewal
Report cites franchise bias against minorities, urges Voting Rights Act renewal
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February 21, 2006 11:08:00 am

Minority voters in the United States still face unfair poll tactics and barriers that disenfranchise them, according to a major study released Tuesday by the National Commission on the Voting Rights Act , a project...

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News California execution delayed after doctors refuse to participate over ethics concerns
California execution delayed after doctors refuse to participate over ethics concerns
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February 21, 2006 08:31:00 am

The execution of Michael Angelo Morales , scheduled to take place just after midnight Tuesday morning, was delayed after the two anesthesiologists on hand to ensure that Morales would not suffer excessive pain during the process refused to...

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News Sudan president says no extradition of Darfur war crimes suspects
Sudan president says no extradition of Darfur war crimes suspects
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February 20, 2006 08:55:00 am

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has again said that his country refuses to extradite any Sudanese citizens for prosecution by the International Criminal Court . In remarks made during this weekend's celebration of the golden...

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Frist says changes to surveillance legislation unnecessary
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February 20, 2006 08:24:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) said Sunday that existing legislation governing domestic surveillance does not need to be rewritten or updated. Appearing on CBS News' Face the Nation, Frist also said that he...

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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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