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News Germany justice ministry drafts plan for allowing circumcisions
Germany justice ministry drafts plan for allowing circumcisions
Maureen Cosgrove
September 26, 2012 09:57:27 am

The German Federal Ministry of Justice (BMJ) on Tuesday outlined a plan to legalize circumcisions of infant boys after a controversial ruling banning the practice was handed down earlier this year. The...

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News Ninth Circuit rejects Arizona immigration law challenge
Ninth Circuit rejects Arizona immigration law challenge
Maureen Cosgrove
September 26, 2012 08:53:52 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday denied a request for a new injunction against a controversial provision of Arizona's immigration law requiring law enforcement officials to check the immigration...

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News Federal judge rules South Dakota prison tobacco ban infringes on religious rights
Federal judge rules South Dakota prison tobacco ban infringes on religious rights
Maureen Cosgrove
September 20, 2012 12:03:00 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of South Dakota on Wednesday ruled that South Dakota's ban on the use of tobacco in prisons infringes on the religious rights of Native American...

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News Jordan king backs controversial media law
Jordan king backs controversial media law
Maureen Cosgrove
September 20, 2012 08:51:52 am

Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday endorsed by royal decree a law that requires Jordanian news websites to register with the government and obtain licenses. The law, which is part of a series of amendments to the...

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News Federal judge lifts injunction on Arizona immigration law
Federal judge lifts injunction on Arizona immigration law
Maureen Cosgrove
September 19, 2012 10:09:47 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona on Tuesday lifted an injunction that barred enforcement of a controversial provision of Arizona's immigration law requiring law enforcement officials...

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News Wisconsin AG appeals ruling striking down collective bargaining law
Wisconsin AG appeals ruling striking down collective bargaining law
Maureen Cosgrove
September 19, 2012 09:22:44 am

Wisconsin Attorney General JB Van Hollen on Tuesday filed an appeal of a ruling that struck down a controversial law limiting the collective bargaining rights of public sector unions. The appeal comes just four...

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News Federal judge blocks indefinite detention law
Federal judge blocks indefinite detention law
Maureen Cosgrove
September 13, 2012 09:13:27 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday permanently enjoined a US law that allows authorities to detain certain suspects indefinitely if they are found to have...

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News Missouri legislature overrides birth control bill veto
Missouri legislature overrides birth control bill veto
Maureen Cosgrove
September 13, 2012 08:26:56 am

The Missouri Senate and House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to override a veto Governor Jay Nixon of a bill that prohibits mandatory insurance coverage of birth control for anyone with ethical...

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News Germany Constitutional Court supports, caps eurozone funding
Germany Constitutional Court supports, caps eurozone funding
Maureen Cosgrove
September 12, 2012 12:16:44 pm

The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany on Wednesday rejected a preliminary injunction to halt the implementation of the the 500 billion euro (USD $632 billion) European Stability Mechanism...

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News Ninth Circuit restricts injunction on Idaho abortion law
Ninth Circuit restricts injunction on Idaho abortion law
Maureen Cosgrove
September 12, 2012 08:57:24 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday narrowed the scope on a preliminary injunction against a 1972 Idaho law that makes it a felony to end one's own pregnancy. Mother of...

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European Community established

On January 1, 1958, the European Community (EC), the predecessor to the European Union (EU), was created when the Treaty of Rome officially went into effect. This represented the culmination of efforts since the end of World War II to closely tie the nations of Europe as a way of preventing future wars. The original members were France, West Germany, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The EC has since expanded to become the EU, encompassing most of Europe in the fifty years since its creation. Learn more about the early development of the EC from 1945 through 1959.

Emancipation Proclamation final version issued

On January 1, 1863, US President Abraham Lincoln issued the final version of the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves in states in rebellion against the Union. Lincoln had issued a previous version in September 1862, warning of the January action. Learn more about the Emancipation Proclamation.

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