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News Turkish president blocks parliament bid for early constitutional referendum
Turkish president blocks parliament bid for early constitutional referendum
Michael Sung
June 19, 2007 11:52:00 am

Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer vetoed a bill Monday that sought to hold a national referendum on whether the president should be elected by popular vote, on the grounds that it conflicted with the Turkish constitution ....

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News Federal appeals court urged to allow Agent Orange lawsuit
Federal appeals court urged to allow Agent Orange lawsuit
Michael Sung
June 19, 2007 10:58:00 am

Lawyers representing approximately three million Vietnamese plaintiffs appealed the dismissal of their civil lawsuit to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Monday. The plaintiffs argued that more than 30 American...

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News UK to proceed with rape law reform despite objections from judges
UK to proceed with rape law reform despite objections from judges
Michael Sung
June 19, 2007 10:30:00 am

The UK government is planning to proceed with proposals designed to increase rape convictions despite objections from the Council of Circuit Judges (COCJ) , the Guardian reported Monday. Solicitor General Mike O'Brien [official...

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News White House e-mail records missing: House Oversight Committee
White House e-mail records missing: House Oversight Committee
Michael Sung
June 19, 2007 09:46:00 am

The US House of Representatives Oversight Committee said Monday that e-mail records for 51 of 88 White House officials being investigated for potential Presidential Records Act (PRA) violations were missing , finding that...

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News Bush signing statements leading to failure to fully execute laws: GAO report
Bush signing statements leading to failure to fully execute laws: GAO report
Michael Sung
June 19, 2007 09:43:00 am

President Bush's use of bill signing statements has led to several instances where provisions of laws have been ignored in favor of the Bush administration's interpretation, according to a report released...

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News UK will not accept EU treaty that alters UK law: Blair
UK will not accept EU treaty that alters UK law: Blair
Michael Sung
June 19, 2007 07:50:00 am

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday that there were four elements he would not accept in any EU treaty. In remarks made to the House of Commons Liaison Committee , Blair acknowledged that it...

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News EU members failing on anti-corruption laws: Frattini
EU members failing on anti-corruption laws: Frattini
Michael Sung
June 18, 2007 02:58:00 pm

EU Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security Franco Frattini Monday said that many EU member states have failed to implement EU legislation to combat corruption by making bribery through an intermediary a criminal offense and...

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News US open to cluster munitions limitations, still opposes complete ban
US open to cluster munitions limitations, still opposes complete ban
Michael Sung
June 18, 2007 02:24:00 pm

The US delegation to the Meetings of the Group of Governmental Experts for the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) said Monday that the United States will not support a ban on the...

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News Italy CIA rendition trial suspended pending ruling by Constitutional Court
Italy CIA rendition trial suspended pending ruling by Constitutional Court
Michael Sung
June 18, 2007 12:25:00 pm

The judge presiding over the trial of 26 US CIA agents and two former Italian intelligence officials in the 2003 abduction and rendition of Egyptian cleric Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr ...

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Canada court allows "mad cow" class action suit
Michael Sung
June 18, 2007 11:45:00 am

The Superior Court of Quebec has ruled that some 20,000 cattle breeders can proceed with their class action lawsuit against the federal government of Canada for its handling of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) [USDA backgrounder,...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

France abolishes slavery

On February 4, 1794, the legislature of France abolished slavery throughout the territories of the French Republic. The practice was then reinstituted by Napoleon in 1804, before being banned permanently in 1814 after Bonaparte was exiled to Elba. As of 2001, slavery is defined as a "crime against humanity" by French law.

Civil rights activist Rosa Parks born

On February 4, 1913, late civil rights activist Rosa Parks—who became famous in 1956 for refusing to give up her seat to a white man and go to the back of a Montgomery Alabama bus—was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. Learn more about Rosa Parks.

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