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News South Korea court sentences 4 Somali pirates
South Korea court sentences 4 Somali pirates
Julia Zebley
May 27, 2011 02:16:58 pm

A South Korean court sentenced a Somali pirate to life in prison, and three others to varying long-term sentences on Friday, for hijacking a South Korean ship. A fifth pirate pleaded guilty and was tried separately. The five men...

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News Europe rights court rules against Poland in abortion case
Europe rights court rules against Poland in abortion case
Julia Zebley
May 27, 2011 12:50:13 pm

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Thursday that a Polish woman who had been denied genetic testing and an abortion was subjected to "inhuman treatment." The court...

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News Patriot Act extended through 2015
Patriot Act extended through 2015
Julia Zebley
May 27, 2011 10:49:40 am

US President Obama signed a four-year extension of the Patriot Act late Thursday night, minutes before it was set to expire. The bill passed the US Senate 72-23 ,...

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News Serbia judge finds Mladic fit for extradition
Serbia judge finds Mladic fit for extradition
Julia Zebley
May 27, 2011 09:11:14 am

A Serbian judge on Friday found Ratko Mladic fit for extradition, despite concerns about his age and health. Serbian authorities captured Ratko Mladic on Thursday, ending a 16-year manhunt for the...

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News Wisconsin judge invalidates union bargaining law
Wisconsin judge invalidates union bargaining law
Julia Zebley
May 26, 2011 04:51:05 pm

Dane County Circuit Court Judge Maryann Sumi on Thursday voided the Budget Repair Bill , Wisconsin's controversial measure limiting the collective bargaining rights of public employee unions,...

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News Federal appeals court restricts inequitable conduct defense for patent law
Federal appeals court restricts inequitable conduct defense for patent law
Julia Zebley
May 26, 2011 03:46:36 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Wednesday restricted the use of the "inequitable conduct" defense for invalidating patents. Inequitable conduct previously allowed the judge to use his or her discretion in...

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News ACLU files class action suit against Indiana immigration law
ACLU files class action suit against Indiana immigration law
Julia Zebley
May 26, 2011 01:56:43 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a class action lawsuit on Wednesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana challenging a controversial Indiana immigration law [SEA...

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News Supreme Court upholds Arizona immigration employment law
Supreme Court upholds Arizona immigration employment law
Julia Zebley
May 26, 2011 11:57:36 am

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-3 in Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting that a controversial Arizona employment law is not preempted by the Immigration...

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News Supreme Court dismisses Fourth Amendment child abuse case for mootness
Supreme Court dismisses Fourth Amendment child abuse case for mootness
Julia Zebley
May 26, 2011 11:18:32 am

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 7-2 to dismiss Camreta v. Greene for mootness. The initial issue surrounded the circumstances for a warrant allowing officials to...

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News Serbia arrests elusive war criminal Ratko Mladic
Serbia arrests elusive war criminal Ratko Mladic
Julia Zebley
May 26, 2011 09:05:08 am

Serbian authorities have captured Ratko Mladic , it was announced Thursday, ending a 16-year manhunt for the former general colonel and commander of the army of the Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mladic...

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President Lincoln signs Naitonal Banking Act into law

On February 26, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the National Banking Act into law, creating the American banking charter system. The Act furthermore created the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) within the Treasury Department. The law was further intended to help raise money for the Civil War by pressing banks to buy federal as opposed to state bonds. The law was not as successful as intended in this regard and was soon replaced by the National Banking Act of 1864. Read the history of the OCC from the US Department of the Treasury.

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