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News Libya group condemns Bulgaria pardon of HIV medics
Libya group condemns Bulgaria pardon of HIV medics
Michael Sung
July 25, 2007 02:28:00 pm

The Libyan Association for the Families of HIV-Infected Children condemned Bulgaria's pardoning and release of six foreign medics Wednesday, demanding that the Libyan government sever diplomatic relations with Bulgaria and deport all Bulgarians residing...

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News Australia chief prosecutor reviewing case of terror suspect in UK car bomb attempt
Australia chief prosecutor reviewing case of terror suspect in UK car bomb attempt
Michael Sung
July 25, 2007 12:14:00 pm

Australian Director of Public Prosecutions Damian Bugg said Wednesday that he is reviewing "all the available material" concerning UK terror suspect Dr. Mohammad Haneef as developments in the case warrant such a review. The Australian...

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News Italy judge indicts Parmalat  founder, former executives on fraud charges
Italy judge indicts Parmalat founder, former executives on fraud charges
Michael Sung
July 25, 2007 11:49:00 am

An Italian judge Wednesday indicted approximately 20 former Parmalat SpA executives, including founder Calisto Tanzi and former CFO Fausto Tonna , for their role in the collapse of the Italian dairy...

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News No evidence of direct UK involvement in US renditions: UK intelligence panel
No evidence of direct UK involvement in US renditions: UK intelligence panel
Michael Sung
July 25, 2007 10:53:00 am

The UK Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) reported Wednesday that it has found no evidence of direct British involvement in the operation of extraordinary rendition flights through UK airspace...

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News UK rejects proposal to extend copyrights for sound recordings
UK rejects proposal to extend copyrights for sound recordings
Michael Sung
July 25, 2007 10:41:00 am

The UK Department for Culture, Media, and Sport Tuesday rejected a recommendation to push the EU for longer copyright terms for sound recordings, citing the 2006 Gowers Review of Intellectual Property . The Gowers...

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News Putin rebukes UK ambassador on Russia constitution remarks
Putin rebukes UK ambassador on Russia constitution remarks
Michael Sung
July 25, 2007 10:13:00 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday rebuked UK Ambassador to Russia Sir Tony Brenton's suggestion that Russian authorities should interpret the Russian constitution's prohibition on extraditing citizens in "light of the circumstances" , calling it an "insult...

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News Federal judge certifies class action in NY panhandler lawsuit
Federal judge certifies class action in NY panhandler lawsuit
Michael Sung
July 25, 2007 09:09:00 am

US District Judge Shira Scheindlin of the Southern District of New York Tuesday certified a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of approximately 5,000 to 10,000 suspected panhandlers against 553 law enforcement agencies in New York state. The lawsuit...

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News Torture most common rights abuse complaint in Uganda
Torture most common rights abuse complaint in Uganda
Michael Sung
July 25, 2007 08:44:00 am

Torture was the human rights abuse most commonly alleged in Uganda in 2006, according to a report expected to be released in August by the Uganda Human Rights Commission . The annual report, obtained by...

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News Iraq Sunni party suspends participation in government over rights concerns
Iraq Sunni party suspends participation in government over rights concerns
Michael Sung
July 25, 2007 08:04:00 am

The Iraqi Accordance Front , the largest Sunni parliamentary bloc, said Wednesday that it is suspending participation as a coalition partner in the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and will permanently withdraw from al-Maliki's government...

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News Jury selection begins in court-martial of alleged Hamdania murder ringleader
Jury selection begins in court-martial of alleged Hamdania murder ringleader
Michael Sung
July 24, 2007 02:05:00 pm

Jury selection began Tuesday in the court-martial of US Marine Sgt. Lawrence G. Hutchins III, charged with murder, kidnapping, larceny, assault, housebreaking, conspiracy, and making a false official statement for his alleged role in the...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Carter authorizes Chrysler bailout

On January 7, 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed the Chrysler Corporation Loan Guarantee Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-185) into law. The act granted to Chrysler $1.5 billion to save the company from bankruptcy. Twenty-eight years later in 2008, President George W. Bush authorized $17.4 billion to again bailout Chrysler in addition to the other two major American automobile manufacturers, Ford and General Motors.

Anglo-Irish Treaty ratified

On January 7, 1922, Dáil Éireann ratified the Anglo-Irish Treaty. Signed on December 6 of the preceding year, the treaty ended the Irish War of Independence against Great Britain. The British Parliament voted to approve the treaty on December 16, 1921. Ratification was completed on January 14, 1922, when the House of Commons of Southern Ireland became the third and final party to approve the document. The Anglo-Irish treaty effectively split the island into its current state. While the lower counties of Ireland were granted autonomy under the treaty, Britain insisted that the six Protestant counties of Northern Ireland be allowed to determine their own future. On the day after the treaty was signed, these counties elected to remain part of Great Britain. Today, they remain part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

New York State Assembly expels five socialist assemblymen

The New York State Assembly, the state's lower house, expelled five duly elected assemblymen from the Socialist Party over their political affiliation on January 7, 1920. The US was in the midst of the first Red Scare, a panic resulting from the ascendancy of the Bolsheviks in Russia, which resulted in the repression of socialists across the country. The result of the expulsion vote was 140-6. Thus, Assemblymen August Claessens, Samuel A. DeWitt, Samuel Orr, Charles Solomon and Louis Waldman were removed from their posts. Learn more about the expulsions from the Historical Society of the Courts of the State of New York.

Rehnquist sworn in as US Supreme Court Justice

On January 7, 1972, the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist was sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Read a short profile of Chief Justice Rehnquist here.

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