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News Yemen agrees to take most Yemeni Guantanamo detainees: official
Yemen agrees to take most Yemeni Guantanamo detainees: official
Michael Sung
May 28, 2007 09:36:00 am

Yemen has agreed to receive most Yemeni detainees held at Guantanamo Bay , a senior Yemeni official told Reuters Sunday. The official said that "there are continuous talks with the Americans to hand over the Yemenis in...

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News Kansas AG seeks ruling on constitutionality of funeral picketing law
Kansas AG seeks ruling on constitutionality of funeral picketing law
Michael Sung
May 25, 2007 11:06:00 am

Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison filed a lawsuit Thursday to test the constitutionality of a new Kansas law restricting protests at military funerals . The law, signed by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius last month, will...

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News Federal appeals court upholds fraud convictions of Adelphia execs
Federal appeals court upholds fraud convictions of Adelphia execs
Michael Sung
May 25, 2007 10:32:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the fraud convictions of Adelphia Communications founder John J. Rigas and son Timothy J. Rigas on all but one count Thursday, reversing and acquitting the...

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News Mexico rights panel criticizes Oaxaca uprising response
Mexico rights panel criticizes Oaxaca uprising response
Michael Sung
May 25, 2007 09:47:00 am

Mexico's National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) , an independent government council tasked with investigating alleged abuses of human rights in Mexico, issued a report Thursday criticizing the Mexican federal government's response to a May 2006 teachers' strike that...

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News Gonzales no-confidence vote set for mid-June in Senate
Gonzales no-confidence vote set for mid-June in Senate
Michael Sung
May 25, 2007 09:08:00 am

The US Senate has scheduled debate and a vote on a resolution expressing the Senate's lack of confidence in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for mid-June. Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) said Thursday...

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News Congress votes to raise minimum wage
Congress votes to raise minimum wage
Michael Sung
May 25, 2007 07:51:00 am

The US Congress passed the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 Thursday, raising the federal minimum wage for the first time in almost a decade. The provision was introduced as an amendment to the Iraq War Supplemental Budget [HR...

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News Ukraine president dismisses top prosecutor but interior minister defies order
Ukraine president dismisses top prosecutor but interior minister defies order
Michael Sung
May 24, 2007 03:50:00 pm

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko fired Prosecutor General Svyatoslav Piskun Thursday, prompting Interior Minister Vasyl Tsushko to dispatch police to form a protective chain around the General Office of...

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News Judicial corruption undermining rule of law worldwide: report
Judicial corruption undermining rule of law worldwide: report
Michael Sung
May 24, 2007 02:59:00 pm

Judicial corruption is hurting the rule of law around the world, according to an annual report on the problem released Thursday by Transparency International (TI) . TI's Global Corruption Report 2007 found judicial corruption...

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News UK Lord Chancellor seeks reconciliation with judges over new justice ministry
UK Lord Chancellor seeks reconciliation with judges over new justice ministry
Michael Sung
May 24, 2007 02:20:00 pm

UK Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer , the first Secretary of State of the new Ministry of Justice (MOJ) , sought to resolve differences between the judiciary and the government over the recent split of the...

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Temporary guest worker program trimmed in Senate
Michael Sung
May 24, 2007 01:42:00 pm

The US Senate voted 74-24 Wednesday to slash the number of temporary guest workers that could be annually admitted into the United States under the proposed Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 ....

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President Millard Filmore signed bill banning flogging in the navy

On September 28, 1850, President Millard Filmore signed the 1851 naval appropriations bill, which abolished flogging as a form of punishment in the US Navy. Learn more about the history of flogging in the Navy.

William the Conqueror invades England, leading to major legal and political reform

On September 28, 1066, William the Conqueror invaded England from Normandy, France. After successfully conquering the country, William ushered in a series of political and legal reforms that still define the United Kingdom and its former colonies to this day, including, centralization of state power, a census, and the infusion of French and Latin into the language of the courts. Learn more about William the Conqueror from Project Gutenberg.

President Millard Filmore signed bill banning flogging in the navy

On September 28, 1850, President Millard Filmore signed the 1851 naval appropriations bill, which abolished flogging as a form of punishment in the US Navy.

Learn more about the history of flogging in the navy from Bluejacket.com.

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