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News Iraq parliament passes US Status of Forces Agreement with referendum rider
Iraq parliament passes US Status of Forces Agreement with referendum rider
Kayleigh Shebs
November 27, 2008 03:37:00 pm

The Iraqi parliament on Thursday approved a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) that sets a 2011 deadline for the withdraw of US troops but also passed an additional law calling for a national referendum...

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News Indonesia province weighs bill to implant HIV/AIDS patients with microchips
Indonesia province weighs bill to implant HIV/AIDS patients with microchips
Kayleigh Shebs
November 24, 2008 10:24:00 am

The legislature in the Papua province of Indonesia is considering a measure mandating that certain individuals infected with HIV or AIDS be implanted with microchips so the government can monitor...

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News Third Circuit bars individuals from suing under No Child Left Behind Act
Third Circuit bars individuals from suing under No Child Left Behind Act
Kayleigh Shebs
November 21, 2008 01:55:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Thursday affirmed a district court decision that individuals cannot sue school districts to seek specific enforcement for provisions listed in the No Child Left Behind...

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News Sudan parliament approves electoral commission created under peace deal
Sudan parliament approves electoral commission created under peace deal
Kayleigh Shebs
November 17, 2008 10:36:00 am

The Parliament of Sudan on Monday approved the appointment of a nine-member independent electoral commission to oversee the country's upcoming elections. Sudanese president Oman al-Bashir along with vice presidents Salva Kiir and Ali Osman Taha...

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News Morocco court convicts ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee on terrorism charges
Morocco court convicts ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee on terrorism charges
Kayleigh Shebs
November 14, 2008 09:22:00 am

A Moroccan criminal court on Thursday convicted Moroccan citizen Said Boujandia of crimes associated with terrorist acts. The Sale Criminal Court sentenced Boujandia to 10 years in a Moroccan prison. Boujandia admitted his association with with a...

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Trial of Klan group begins in Kentucky court
Kayleigh Shebs
November 13, 2008 09:57:00 am

A court in Brandenburg, Kentucky began civil trial proceedings Wednesday against the Kentucky-based Imperial Klans of America over injuries sustained to then-16-year old Jordan Gruver, a US citizen of Panamanian descent, during a racially motivated beating allegedly perpetrated by...

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News Germany detains Rwanda presidential aide for 1994 assassination
Germany detains Rwanda presidential aide for 1994 assassination
Kayleigh Shebs
November 10, 2008 10:32:00 am

German officials on Sunday arrested an aide to Rwandan President Paul Kagame in connection with the 1994 assassination of then-president Juvenal Habyarima that touched off the infamous Rwanda genocide . Rose Kabuye...

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News Federal appeals court rules law mandating DOD minority contracts unconstitutional
Federal appeals court rules law mandating DOD minority contracts unconstitutional
Kayleigh Shebs
November 6, 2008 10:06:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that a statute mandating that five percent of Department of Defense (DOD) contract spending be awarded to minority...

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News Saudi activists launch 48-hour hunger strike for legal reforms
Saudi activists launch 48-hour hunger strike for legal reforms
Kayleigh Shebs
November 6, 2008 10:01:00 am

A collective of Saudi citizens began a 48-hour hunger strike Thursday to protest what it called the illegal detention of 11 political reformists and to call for judicial reform. The protesters, who include Saudi lawyers, scholars, and...

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News Serbia eligible for EU in 2009 if legal conditions met: draft report
Serbia eligible for EU in 2009 if legal conditions met: draft report
Kayleigh Shebs
October 31, 2008 04:01:00 pm

A draft of a European Commission report obtained by a Serbian newspaper this week has confirmed that Serbia should remain eligible for candidacy within the European Union in 2009 provided the country continues to...

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Israel parliament meets for the first time

On February 14, 1949, Israel's parliament, the Knesset, convened for the first time, and Joseph Shprinzak was elected as its first Speaker. Read a history of the First Knesset from the Knesset archives.

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