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News Disney judge warns that government may regulate executive pay
Disney judge warns that government may regulate executive pay
James M Yoch Jr
October 25, 2005 03:28:00 pm

A Delaware Chancery Court judge on Tuesday warned that corporate directors may face US government regulation of executive pay unless they control soaring salaries and payoffs. Judge William Chandler , who ruled in...

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News Texas court issues DeLay arrest warrant
Texas court issues DeLay arrest warrant
James M Yoch Jr
October 19, 2005 04:51:00 pm

A Texas court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) for his indictment on charges of money laundering and criminal conspiracy . The warrant, described...

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News Detainee lawyer notes detail ‘brutal treatment’ at Guantanamo
Detainee lawyer notes detail ‘brutal treatment’ at Guantanamo
James M Yoch Jr
October 19, 2005 04:34:00 pm

The New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights said Wednesday that declassified notes, taken by a lawyer during interviews with inmate clients participating in the ongoing hunger strike , describe "brutal treatment" of detainees at the Guantanamo...

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News Chile court strips Pinochet immunity on tax evasion charges
Chile court strips Pinochet immunity on tax evasion charges
James M Yoch Jr
October 19, 2005 04:05:00 pm

The Supreme Court of Chile on Wednesday stripped former president Augusto Pinochet of immunity from prosecution for charges of tax fraud connected to $27 million he holds in offshore accounts. The ruling comes a...

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News Google sued by publishers for copyright infringement
Google sued by publishers for copyright infringement
James M Yoch Jr
October 19, 2005 03:27:00 pm

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) announced Wednesday that it has filed a lawsuit against Google for allegedly infringing copyrights as part of Google's Print Library Project . The complaint seeks a declaration...

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News Audits delay Iraqi constitutional referendum results until at least Friday
Audits delay Iraqi constitutional referendum results until at least Friday
James M Yoch Jr
October 18, 2005 08:16:00 pm

The final results from the referendum on the draft Iraqi constitution will be postponed until Friday at the earliest due to transportation delays and audits being performed because of voting inconsistencies in some provinces, according to...

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News Panel briefs senators on Oil-for-Food findings
Panel briefs senators on Oil-for-Food findings
James M Yoch Jr
October 18, 2005 07:46:00 pm

Members of the Independent Inquiry Committee created to investigate the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme discussed their findings and recommendations with the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee in testimony...

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News Chilean judge petitions court to strip Pinochet immunity in embezzlement case
Chilean judge petitions court to strip Pinochet immunity in embezzlement case
James M Yoch Jr
October 18, 2005 07:01:00 pm

A Chilean judge Tuesday asked that former president Augusto Pinochet be stripped of his immunity from prosecution on embezzlement charges. In his last action before joining the Chilean Supreme Court, Judge Sergio Munoz, who...

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News DeLay attacks prosecutor on campaign website
DeLay attacks prosecutor on campaign website
James M Yoch Jr
October 15, 2005 04:41:00 pm

Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) has posted disparaging material about Texas DA Ronnie Earle and his case against DeLay on his congressional campaign website. The website, funded by DeLay’s re-election committee and...

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News Leaked Australian terror laws set 7-year jail term for promoting ‘ill will’
Leaked Australian terror laws set 7-year jail term for promoting ‘ill will’
James M Yoch Jr
October 15, 2005 04:12:00 pm

A draft of new Australian terror laws leaked to the Web by Australian Capital Territory Chief Minister Jon Stanhope includes severe provisions, including a jail sentence of up to 7 years for promoting “ill will” or...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt born

Carrie Chapman Catt, suffragist, womens' rights advocate and co-founder of the League of Women Voters, was born on January 9, 1859.

Visit the Carrie Chapman Catt Childhood Home.

Great Britain's first income tax introduced

On January 9, 1799, British Prime Minister William Pitt introduced Great Britain's first income tax. The tax was announced the previous December as a means of raising money for war against Napoleon. Pitt's successor, Henry Addington, repealed the tax when hostilities subsided in 1802. Addington then reinstated the tax during the following year when fighting was renewed. The Addington tax model later became the model for the modern British income tax. Learn about the history of income taxation in Great Britain from Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs.

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