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News Senate holds rare closed session on Iraq intelligence
Senate holds rare closed session on Iraq intelligence
Katerina Ossenova
November 1, 2005 07:43:00 pm

Invoking a rare procedure, the US Senate held a closed session Tuesday to discuss continuing controversy over the intelligence on alleged weapons of mass destruction used by President Bush leading up to the Iraq war. The main issue raised...

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News Supreme Court hears hallucinogenic tea, police interrogation cases
Supreme Court hears hallucinogenic tea, police interrogation cases
Katerina Ossenova
November 1, 2005 07:27:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Tuesday, with newly appointed Chief Justice John Roberts taking an active role in both. Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficiente Uniao Do Vegetal [Duke...

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News Louisiana governor calls special legislative session to deal with hurricane aftermath
Louisiana governor calls special legislative session to deal with hurricane aftermath
Katerina Ossenova
November 1, 2005 05:42:00 pm

Members of the Louisiana Legislature have been summoned by Governor Kathleen Blanco for a two-week session to deal with the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and...

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News Justice Department supports extension of Voting Rights Act supervision
Justice Department supports extension of Voting Rights Act supervision
Katerina Ossenova
October 25, 2005 07:59:00 pm

The US Justice Department told Congress Tuesday that it supported renewal of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act , preventing states with a history of discriminatory voting practices from implementing any change affecting voting...

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News Federal internet wiretapping rule challenged
Federal internet wiretapping rule challenged
Katerina Ossenova
October 25, 2005 07:27:00 pm

A recent Federal Communications Commission ruling that would allow wiretapping of Internet calls was challenged Tuesday by privacy and technology groups in federal appeals court in Washington. The ruling makes it easier for...

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News Demonstrators calling for release of Egyptian political detainees clash with police
Demonstrators calling for release of Egyptian political detainees clash with police
Katerina Ossenova
October 25, 2005 06:48:00 pm

Egyptian police Tuesday clashed with relatives of political prisoners demonstrating outside the country's Interior Ministry. The protesters called for the immediate release of the detainees, mostly Islamists and suspected members of the Gamaa Islamiya and Jihad [Wikipedia...

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UK parliament passed Statute of Westminster

On December 3, 1931, the UK Parliament passed the Statute of Westminster, under which the British dominions of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the Irish Free State and Newfoundland gained complete legislative independence; the statute received royal assent and came into force on December 11.

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On December 3, 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt called for the dissolution of business trusts in his first State of the Union address. Roosevelt would go on to dissolve 44 trusts during his administration, earning the nickname "Trust Buster".
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