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News Nepal rebel leaders call for interim constitution
Nepal rebel leaders call for interim constitution
Jamie Sterling
May 7, 2006 03:55:00 pm

Leaders of Nepal's Maoist rebel insurgency on Sunday called for an interim constitution to be enacted before a special assembly gathers to draft a new charter. The Maoists and a seven-party alliance of opposition political parties joined...

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News Serbia launches renewed effort to arrest Mladic after EU suspends talks
Serbia launches renewed effort to arrest Mladic after EU suspends talks
Jamie Sterling
May 7, 2006 03:26:00 pm

Serbian police launched a full scale search on Sunday for Bosnian war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic but were unable to arrest the former Bosnian Serb army commander wanted by the International Criminal Tribunal...

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News Bush says Guantanamo closure possible after Supreme Court rules on military trials
Bush says Guantanamo closure possible after Supreme Court rules on military trials
Jamie Sterling
May 7, 2006 03:02:00 pm

US President George W. Bush said Sunday that closing the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay is a possibility in the future depending on the US Supreme Court's decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld [Duke Law case...

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News Israel police evict settlers from Palestinian home after Supreme Court order
Israel police evict settlers from Palestinian home after Supreme Court order
Jamie Sterling
May 7, 2006 02:18:00 pm

Israeli police on Sunday evicted a group of Jewish settlers squatting in a Palestinian house in the West Bank city of Hebron, a region where Jewish settlement is no longer allowed. Three settler families left peacefully, but police scuffled...

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News Russia prosecutors to appeal acquittal in murder of US journalist
Russia prosecutors to appeal acquittal in murder of US journalist
Jamie Sterling
May 6, 2006 03:58:00 pm

Russian prosecutors said Saturday that they will appeal the acquittal of two Chechens accused of murdering American journalist Paul Klebnikov . Klebnikov, the editor of Forbes magazine's Russian edition, was in the process of...

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News Zimbabwe security forces stepping up use of torture: rights group
Zimbabwe security forces stepping up use of torture: rights group
Jamie Sterling
May 6, 2006 03:21:00 pm

Zimbabwe security officials have increased the use of torture in dealing with opponents of the government of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe , according to a report released Saturday by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Forum [advocacy...

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News State lawmakers predict problems with REAL ID Act implementation
State lawmakers predict problems with REAL ID Act implementation
Jamie Sterling
May 6, 2006 11:54:00 am

State lawmakers have expressed concern about possible problems expected to accompany the implementation of the REAL ID Act , fearing that they will not be able to comply with the law's requirements before a May 2008 deadline. The...

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News Amnesty International report to UN torture committee says US abuses widespread
Amnesty International report to UN torture committee says US abuses widespread
Jamie Sterling
May 3, 2006 11:31:00 am

Amnesty International Wednesday released a report it has submitted to the UN Committee Against Torture detailing widespread torture and inhumane treatment of prisoners at US detention sites around the...

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News Revised Army interrogation manual held up by secrecy concerns
Revised Army interrogation manual held up by secrecy concerns
Jamie Sterling
May 3, 2006 09:05:00 am

The release of a revised US Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation has been delayed while Defense Department officials continue to debate whether a portion of the manual should remain secret. Discussions have been underway...

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News Controversial judicial nominees may be filibustered: Reid
Controversial judicial nominees may be filibustered: Reid
Jamie Sterling
May 3, 2006 08:41:00 am

US Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said Tuesday that a filibuster is possible for two of President Bush's nominees to federal appeals courts, White House aide Brett Kavanaugh and federal judge...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Jamaica achieves full independence

On February 9, 1962, Jamaica left the Federation of the West Indies, becoming a fully-independent nation for the first time in its history. The country did, however, remain a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations.

Read the Constitution of Jamaica from the Georgetown University archives.

First US federal anti-narcotics legislation passed

On February 9, 1909, Congress passed the first federal legislation prohibiting narcotics. The "Act to Prohibit Importation and Use Of Opium" barred the importation of opium at other than specified ports and for other than medicinal use.

US House elects John Quincy Adams President

The US House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams as President of the United States on February 9, 1825 after no candidate won a majority of electors in the 1824 presidential election. Adams prevailed by a 13-7-4 vote even though future President Andrew Jackson won more electors than him the previous November. The Twelfth Amendment to the US Constitution requires the House to determine the president if nobody secures a majority of electors. Learn more about the Election of 1824.

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