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News Amnesty criticizes Palestinian factions for rights abuses in political violence
Amnesty criticizes Palestinian factions for rights abuses in political violence
Natalie Hrubos
October 24, 2007 08:34:00 am

Amnesty International released a 58-page report Wednesday criticizing the two main Palestinian political factions, Hamas and Fatah , for political violence in the Gaza Strip and West Bank that has destroyed...

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News US terror watch list tops 755,000 names: GAO
US terror watch list tops 755,000 names: GAO
Natalie Hrubos
October 24, 2007 07:57:00 am

The number of names on the US terror watch list has increased to over 755,000, according to a new report by the US Government Accountability Office slated to be the focus...

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News UN urges end to impunity for violence against women
UN urges end to impunity for violence against women
Natalie Hrubos
October 24, 2007 07:10:00 am

The UN Security Council expressed deep concern Tuesday about violence against women which has "remained pervasive despite repeated condemnation of all acts of violence, including killing, maiming, sexual violence, exploitation and abuse in situations...

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News US psychologists reject bar on participation in military interrogations
US psychologists reject bar on participation in military interrogations
Natalie Hrubos
August 19, 2007 08:22:00 pm

The American Psychological Association (APA) voted Sunday against a measure that would have prevented its members from participating in the interrogations of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay and other military prisons where suspects have...

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News Thailand voters approve new constitution
Thailand voters approve new constitution
Natalie Hrubos
August 19, 2007 07:36:00 pm

Roughly 70 percent of voters casting ballots in Thailand Sunday approved the interim military-supported government's proposed new constitution , which will replace the country's 1997 charter. Interim Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont , who came...

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News Canada chief justice decries high costs of access to justice
Canada chief justice decries high costs of access to justice
Natalie Hrubos
August 12, 2007 03:34:00 pm

Canadian Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin told the Canadian Bar Association Saturday that access to the country's legal system needs to be more affordable. She said "the price of justice should not be so dear" and...

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News Breyer says contentious Supreme Court cases show strength of rule of law in US
Breyer says contentious Supreme Court cases show strength of rule of law in US
Natalie Hrubos
August 12, 2007 02:38:00 pm

US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer told the American Bar Association annual meeting Saturday that he was unhappy with the outcomes of several key Supreme Court cases last term, but said that he still has...

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News Gonzales lauds DOJ efforts to bolster rule of law in Iraq
Gonzales lauds DOJ efforts to bolster rule of law in Iraq
Natalie Hrubos
August 12, 2007 02:07:00 pm

US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Saturday praised Justice Department officials working in Baghdad for their "commitment to the rule of law" and their work to protect "the rights and liberties of Iraqi citizens."...

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News Muslim Brotherhood military trial resumes in Egypt without outside observers
Muslim Brotherhood military trial resumes in Egypt without outside observers
Natalie Hrubos
August 5, 2007 03:12:00 pm

The military trial of 40 senior members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood resumed in Egypt Sunday despite criticism from Amnesty International regarding the country's failure to allow independent observers into the...

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Iraqi PM urges Sunni bloc to return to government
Natalie Hrubos
August 5, 2007 02:55:00 pm

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Sunday that he refuses to accept the resignations submitted by six Cabinet ministers who belong to the country's largest Sunni parliamentary bloc. The Iraqi Accordance Front . The...

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Connecticut adopts first modern constitution

On January 14, 1639, the first written governmental constitution in modern history was adopted in the Colony of Connecticut. The Fundamental Orders represented the first time that a government was based upon a written constitution anywhere in the world. Along with the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders served as bases for the United States Constitution 150 years later, which in turn influenced the development of later constitutions throughout the world. Three hundred and twenty-six years after the original Fundamental Orders were adopted by Connecticut, the modern Constitution of Connecticut was ratified.

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