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News South Carolina Democrats protest voter ID law to DOJ
South Carolina Democrats protest voter ID law to DOJ
LaToya Sawyer
August 27, 2011 10:00:00 am

South Carolina's Senate Minority Caucus filed an objection on Friday with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) , asking for the rejection of the state's new voter identification law. The caucus, comprised of Democrats in the state Senate,...

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News Spain parties agree to amend constitution to limit national deficit
Spain parties agree to amend constitution to limit national deficit
LaToya Sawyer
August 27, 2011 08:00:00 am

Spain's major political parties, the Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and the Popular Party (PP) , reached an agreement on Friday to modify the country's constitution with provisions that will regulate the limits of the...

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News UN rights council adopts Syria probe resolution
UN rights council adopts Syria probe resolution
LaToya Sawyer
August 22, 2011 09:18:22 pm

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday voted 33-4 to adopt a resolution ordering an investigation into crimes against humanity in Syria and urging the Syrian government once again to halt...

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News Ninth Circuit partially reinstates ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
Ninth Circuit partially reinstates ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
LaToya Sawyer
July 16, 2011 12:04:20 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday ordered the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy (DADT) to remain partially in place in order for the...

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News Russia president signs law regulating abortions
Russia president signs law regulating abortions
LaToya Sawyer
July 16, 2011 09:32:00 am

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a law on Thursday that will place restrictions on abortion by requiring that clinics warn women of the health hazards associated with the practice. Abortions in...

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News UN: sexual violence emerges as common war weapon in Libya, other nations
UN: sexual violence emerges as common war weapon in Libya, other nations
LaToya Sawyer
June 11, 2011 01:07:45 pm

UN officials expressed concern on Friday that the heightened rape cases in many war-torn nations indicate that rape is being used as a war weapon to terrorize citizens and cause them to flee because of fear. Recent concerns follow...

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News Federal judge overturns release of Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
Federal judge overturns release of Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
LaToya Sawyer
June 11, 2011 11:15:44 am

A judge for the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday overturned the release of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Hussein Salem Mohammed Almerfedi . After his...

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News Federal appeals court denies habeas for Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
Federal appeals court denies habeas for Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
LaToya Sawyer
May 28, 2011 03:34:54 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday affirmed a lower court's decision confirming that Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Musa'ab Omar al-Madhwani is lawfully detained for being part of al...

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News UN rights office warns of Yemen civil war
UN rights office warns of Yemen civil war
LaToya Sawyer
May 28, 2011 01:34:02 pm

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called for the Yemeni government on Friday to crack down on deadly violence, expressing fear that the violence will push the country into a civil war...

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ICC urges Djibouti to cooperate with arrest of al-Bashir
LaToya Sawyer
May 13, 2011 01:31:16 pm

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday informed the UN Security Council and the Assembly of States Parties about a recent visit by Sudanese President Omar-al Bashir to Djibouti [BBC...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Ford pardoned Nixon for Watergate

On September 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford, in a televised address to the American people, pardoned ex-President Richard Nixon for any offenses committed in association with the Watergate break-in. Read the full text of Ford's address.

Treaty of San Francisco signed, officially ending WWII in the Pacific

On September 8, 1951, the Treaty of San Francisco was signed between 49 nations and Japan, ending World War II in the Pacific region. In addition to dismantling the Japanese Empire, the accord also provided for compensation to be paid by Japan to prisoners of war and civilians who were victimized by Japan during the War. Communist China did not participate in the San Francisco negotiations and thus signed the separate Treaty of Tapei with Japan.

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