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News Iraq constitution said to be on schedule despite Sunni walkout after killings
Iraq constitution said to be on schedule despite Sunni walkout after killings
Kate Heneroty
July 20, 2005 11:34:00 am

Several Sunni Arab members of the 71-member team drafting the new Iraq constitution have halted their participation in the process following the assassination of two colleagues Tuesday. Differing reports say that between 4 and 15 Sunni members...

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News Thai human rights group presses PM to drop security decree
Thai human rights group presses PM to drop security decree
Kate Heneroty
July 20, 2005 10:51:00 am

Thailand's National Human Rights Commission said Wednesday that a security decree passed by the Cabinet Tuesday giving Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra new power to deal with an insurgency in the country's Muslim south should be abolished....

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News Canadian Senate approves gay marriage bill
Canadian Senate approves gay marriage bill
Kate Heneroty
July 20, 2005 09:31:00 am

The Canadian Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would make Canada the fourth nation in the world to legalize gay marriage after the Netherlands, Belgium, and, most recently, Spain . Bill C-38 , which passed the House of...

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News Interest groups weigh in on Roberts nomination
Interest groups weigh in on Roberts nomination
Kate Heneroty
July 20, 2005 08:22:00 am

Interest groups from across the political spectrum are weighing in with their reactions to the White House nomination of Judge John G. Roberts to the US Supreme Court . Conservative groups have largely welcomed the announcement. C. Boyden...

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News Parties split on Roberts as confirmation process begins
Parties split on Roberts as confirmation process begins
Kate Heneroty
July 20, 2005 07:30:00 am

President Bush's Tuesday evening nomination of conservative federal appeals court judge John G. Roberts to the US Supreme Court has predictably drawn praise from Republicans and calls for caution from Democrats, who vow to examine Robert's record...

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News Italy continues anti-terror raids, convicts Islamic extremists for bomb plans
Italy continues anti-terror raids, convicts Islamic extremists for bomb plans
Kate Heneroty
July 13, 2005 10:13:00 am

Italian police executed 200 search warrants across the country Wednesday, searching for illegal arms and explosives, the public security department for the Italian Interior Ministry announced. The raids did not lead to any...

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News Fox hunters mount constitutional challenge in British high court
Fox hunters mount constitutional challenge in British high court
Kate Heneroty
July 13, 2005 09:48:00 am

The pro-hunting Countryside Alliance Wednesday challenged Britain's recent ban on fox hunting with dogs in the House of Lords Wednesday by questioning the Parliament Act , the law that allowed...

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News UK to tighten borders, begin consultations on new anti-terror law
UK to tighten borders, begin consultations on new anti-terror law
Kate Heneroty
July 13, 2005 08:40:00 am

Speaking in the British House of Commons Wednesday one day after police revealed that the perpetrators of the London bombings were British nationals, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said his government would tighten border controls to keep out individuals...

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News Federal judge says Real ID Act puts "chokehold" on courts
Federal judge says Real ID Act puts "chokehold" on courts
Kate Heneroty
July 13, 2005 08:02:00 am

Judge William G. Young, chief judge of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts in Boston, issued a 107-page ruling Tuesday chastising Congress for a "virtually unprecedented" attack on judicial independence and for putting a...

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News Muslim extremist confesses, makes no apologies for Van Gogh murder
Muslim extremist confesses, makes no apologies for Van Gogh murder
Kate Heneroty
July 13, 2005 07:36:00 am

Near the end of his trial in Amsterdam Tuesday, Muslim extremist Mohammed Bouyeri confessed to the November 2004 murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh , saying "if I were released and would have...

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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty extended indefinitely

On May 11, 1995, over 170 signatory nations agreed to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) indefinitely. The NPT is an agreement signed by 189 countries to control the spread of nuclear weapons and nuclear technology based on the principles of disarmament, non-proliferation, and the use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. The treaty was opened for signature in 1968 with a provision for review conferences every five years. During the 1995 review conference in New York City, member countries decided to keep the treaty open indefinitely. Learn more about the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty from the United Nations.

Massachusetts repealed law banning Christmas

On May 11, 1682, the Massachusetts General Court repealed two laws that had banned the celebration of Christmas and had authorized capital punishment for expelled Quakers returning to the colony. Learn more about the state's ban on Christmas.

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