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News US officially ends search for banned weapons in Iraq
US officially ends search for banned weapons in Iraq
Matt Lubniewski
January 12, 2005 12:18:00 pm

The White House announced Wednesday that the US has officially ended its search for biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons in Iraq. White House press secretary Scott McClellan stated that while there is no longer an active search for weapons,...

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News Libya will not execute Bulgarian medics convicted of infecting children with HIV
Libya will not execute Bulgarian medics convicted of infecting children with HIV
Matt Lubniewski
December 9, 2004 02:41:00 pm

Seif el-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, has said that the Libyan government will not execute the five Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian doctor who were found guilty by a Libyan court in May of knowingly...

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News France announces plans to revise 35-hour workweek
France announces plans to revise 35-hour workweek
Matt Lubniewski
December 9, 2004 02:08:00 pm

French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin Thursday announced plans to reform the country's current 35-hour workweek. While letting that formal limit stand, Raffarin said companies will be allowed to negotiate their own deals with employees regarding overtime. The 35-hour workweek...

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News Jury awards $156M to family of US teen slain in Israel
Jury awards $156M to family of US teen slain in Israel
Matt Lubniewski
December 9, 2004 01:42:00 pm

A jury has awarded the parents of 17-year old David Boim $52 million in damages in one of the first jury awards against US-based charities accused of supporting terrorism. Boim was killed by gunmen in Israel's West Bank in...

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News Shiite groups present 228 candidates for Iraq elections
Shiite groups present 228 candidates for Iraq elections
Matt Lubniewski
December 9, 2004 01:27:00 pm

The United Iraqi Alliance, a coalition of 23 mainstream Shiite groups under the auspices of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, announced Thursday a list of 228 candidates running for office in the Iraq elections scheduled for January 30. Iraq's Sunni...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Ukraine political groups agree on election reforms
BREAKING NEWS ~ Ukraine political groups agree on election reforms
Matt Lubniewski
December 6, 2004 01:47:00 pm

Ukraine's opposition and pro-government factions reached a compromise on Monday on changes to election law and constitutional amendments, allowing for a new election on December 26. The Ukraine parliament, which failed to pass an initially-proposed set of electoral reforms...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ WA secretary of state officially orders third vote count in governor race
BREAKING NEWS ~ WA secretary of state officially orders third vote count in governor race
Matt Lubniewski
December 6, 2004 01:26:00 pm

Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed has officially ordered a manual second recount of the ballots in the Washington governor's race. Republican governor-elect Dino Rossi, who defeated Democrat Christine Gregoire by 42 votes after the machine recount, called the...

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News Minor sanctions for defiant US soldiers
Minor sanctions for defiant US soldiers
Matt Lubniewski
December 6, 2004 12:53:00 pm

Following up this story reported in Paper Chase yesterday, the US military on Monday took disciplinary action against 18 soldiers who refused to go on a mission in Iraq, believing it to be too dangerous. Although the military refused...

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News Supreme Court denies KKK appeal of anti-mask law
Supreme Court denies KKK appeal of anti-mask law
Matt Lubniewski
December 6, 2004 12:44:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected hearing an appeal by the Church of the American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan challenging the constitutionality of New York Penal Law 240.35(4) that bans the wearing of masks at public...

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News Twelve dismissed homosexual soldiers challenge "don't ask, don't tell" policy
Twelve dismissed homosexual soldiers challenge "don't ask, don't tell" policy
Matt Lubniewski
December 6, 2004 12:27:00 pm

Twelve homosexuals who were expelled from the US military because of their sexual orientation filed a lawsuit in Boston on Monday, challenging the constitutionality of the Pentagon's 11-year-old "don't ask, don't tell" policy. The complaint relies in part upon...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Treaty of Fort Pitt signed between US and Lenape Nation

The newly independent United States and the Lenape Nation signed a treaty of alliance called the Treaty of Fort Pitt on September 17, 1778. The treaty aimed to unite both parties in a fight against the British who still claimed the 13 American colonies. However, the treaty would not last as its terms were subsequently violated by the US, including the establishment of a 14th state for Native Americans. Learn more about the Treaty of Fort Pitt and the history of the Lenape (Delaware) people.

US Constitution adopted by delegates in Philadelphia

On September 17, 1787, the United States Constitution was adopted by the 39 delegates to the federal Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

Learn more about the Constitution from the National Constitution Center.

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