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News Identity theft again tops list of FTC complaints
Identity theft again tops list of FTC complaints
Matt Lubniewski
February 1, 2005 01:04:00 pm

For the fifth year in a row, identity theft topped the list of most reported frauds, the Federal Trade Commission reported Tuesday. The number of complaints about identity theft increased 15 percent from the previous year, and...

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Senate Democrats vow to block judicial appointees
Matt Lubniewski
February 1, 2005 12:41:00 pm

Senate Democrats said Tuesday that they plan to take a tough stance on President Bush's proposed judicial appointments , and commented that some Democrats regret not having blocked even more appointments. During Bush's...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Former Abu Ghraib guard pleads guilty to abuse charges
BREAKING NEWS ~ Former Abu Ghraib guard pleads guilty to abuse charges
Matt Lubniewski
February 1, 2005 12:13:00 pm

In an agreement with prosecutors, Sgt. Javal Davis, 27, pleaded guilty Tuesday as anticipated to dereliction of duty, battery and making a false official statement to Army investigators in connection with maltreatment of detainees at the Abu...

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News Vietnam to release 8000 prisoners for Tet celebration
Vietnam to release 8000 prisoners for Tet celebration
Matt Lubniewski
January 31, 2005 01:59:00 pm

The Vietnamese government has announced plans to release 8,000 prisoners, including religious activists and political dissidents, as part of its annual amnesty accompanying Tet, the Lunar New Year, which falls on February 9. The government releases a number of...

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News UN Darfur report finds no "genocide", say Sudanese
UN Darfur report finds no "genocide", say Sudanese
Matt Lubniewski
January 31, 2005 01:45:00 pm

Following up on a story that ran earlier today in JURIST's Paper Chase, a much-anticipated and as-yet-unreleased UN investigation into human rights abuses in the Darfur region of Sudan does not characterize them as "genocide", according to...

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Thousands of illegal immigrants flee Malaysia as government begins crackdown
Matt Lubniewski
January 31, 2005 12:23:00 pm

Thousands of illegal immigrants fled Malaysia Monday as the Malaysian government prepared to launch a campaign to round up and deport illegal foreign workers. January 31 is the last day of a three-month amnesty granted...

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News Taiwan urges US to speak against Chinese anti-secession law
Taiwan urges US to speak against Chinese anti-secession law
Matt Lubniewski
January 25, 2005 01:21:00 pm

The Taiwanese government has urged the US to intensify its opposition to China's proposed anti-secession law , which is aimed at Taiwan. Joseph Wu, Taiwan's top official for China-Taiwan affairs, admitted late on...

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Philippines government orders shutdown of chat rooms
Matt Lubniewski
January 25, 2005 12:50:00 pm

The National Telecommunications Commission in the Philippines has ordered cable operators to shut down all chat rooms, in response to complaints that some had become sex channels. The NTC commented that some chat room operators were not...

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News Polish newspaper editor convicted for criticizing Pope
Polish newspaper editor convicted for criticizing Pope
Matt Lubniewski
January 25, 2005 12:41:00 pm

Jerzy Urban, editor-in-chief of the Polish weekly newspaper Nie , was convicted by a court in Warsaw Tuesday for criticizing Pope John Paul II . Jerzy was found guilty of insulting a head of state,...

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Protestors mark Roe v. Wade anniversary
Matt Lubniewski
January 24, 2005 02:01:00 pm

Thousands of abortion opponents marched on Washington Monday, commemorating the 32nd anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade which fell Saturday. In a phone call from Camp David President Bush addressed the March...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Reichstag Fire Decree issued in Germany

On February 28, 1933, German President Paul von Hindenburg issued the Presidential Decree for the Protection of People and State in response to the burning of the Reichstag (the German Parliament building) on the previous day. More commonly known as the Reichstag Fire Decree, the law suspended many key civil liberties, such as free press, habeas corpus, and warrant requirements. Blaming Communists for the attack on the Reichstag, the Nazi party and newly-appointed Chancellor Adolf Hitler pressed the law through as a first step in establishing absolute control over Germany. On March 23, the German Parliament passed the Enabling Act, which empowered Adolf Hitler to become the dictator of Germany. Four months later on July 14, the Nazis solidified their control over Germany with the passage of the Law Against the Establishment of Parties eliminated all political parties in Germany other than the Nazi Party.

Congress ratified Manypenny Agreement on the Black Hills

On February 28, 1877, the US Congress ratified the Manypenny Agreement with the Lakota Sioux, under which the United States took control of 900,000 acres of the Black Hills. Read the ratification act, which includes the terms of the Agreement. The Lakota argue to this day that the agreement is illegal, was obtained by coercion associated with starvation, and that the Black Hills should be returned to them.

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