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News Federal report says paperless electronic voting machines cannot be made secure
Federal report says paperless electronic voting machines cannot be made secure
Ned Mulcahy
December 2, 2006 02:55:00 pm

Software-dependent electronic voting machines, "are not viable for future voting systems" and "in practical terms cannot be made secure," according to a draft report prepared by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)...

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News UN rights panel recommends Israel pay reparations for Lebanon damages
UN rights panel recommends Israel pay reparations for Lebanon damages
Ned Mulcahy
December 2, 2006 02:08:00 pm

A UN Human Rights Council commission of inquiry has recommended that Israel be made to compensate Lebanon for damages the Israeli military inflicted during the 33-day conflict in the Middle East . Specifically,...

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News Federal judge rules US currency discriminates against blind
Federal judge rules US currency discriminates against blind
Ned Mulcahy
November 28, 2006 07:09:00 pm

In a Tuesday ruling , Judge James Robertson of the US District Court for the District of Columbia declared that "the Treasury Department’s failure to design and issue paper currency that is readily distinguishable to blind and...

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News Yemen editor convicted for printing Muhammad cartoons
Yemen editor convicted for printing Muhammad cartoons
Ned Mulcahy
November 25, 2006 11:24:00 am

A Yemeni court has convicted Kamal al-Aalafi, editor-in-chief of the al-Rai al-Aam newspaper, and sentenced him to one year in jail for violating Article 103 of the Press and Publications Law of 1990 ...

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News Cambodia genocide judges not yet agreed on trial rules
Cambodia genocide judges not yet agreed on trial rules
Ned Mulcahy
November 25, 2006 10:06:00 am

Officials with the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) said Saturday that a meeting of the tribunal's judges convened to consider Draft Internal Rules for pending genocide trials of former...

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News Congo presidential hopeful files high court election challenge
Congo presidential hopeful files high court election challenge
Ned Mulcahy
November 18, 2006 04:11:00 pm

Democratic Republic of Congo Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba filed an anticipated challenge to the results of last month's presidential run-off election in the country's Supreme Court...

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News Ex-Enron executives get reduced prison terms after co-operating with prosecutors
Ex-Enron executives get reduced prison terms after co-operating with prosecutors
Ned Mulcahy
November 18, 2006 02:55:00 pm

Texas US District Judge Ewing Werlein Jr. sentenced former Enron executives Michael Kopper and Mark Koenig to 37- and 18-month prison terms respectively Friday for their role in the corporate scandal....

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News Another Marine pleads not guilty in Hamdania Iraqi civilian murder case
Another Marine pleads not guilty in Hamdania Iraqi civilian murder case
Ned Mulcahy
November 14, 2006 06:31:00 pm

US Marine Cpl. Trent D. Thomas pleaded not guilty Tuesday at his arraignment hearing to charges of murder, kidnapping, and other offenses related to the death of an Iraqi man in Hamdania ....

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News UN human rights chief calls for disarming of Darfur militias
UN human rights chief calls for disarming of Darfur militias
Ned Mulcahy
November 11, 2006 03:09:00 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour warned on Friday that continued movements by armed militias in the western region of Darfur will lead to more atrocities against ethnic African civilians....

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News Libya AIDS trial verdict to be announced in December
Libya AIDS trial verdict to be announced in December
Ned Mulcahy
November 4, 2006 04:25:00 pm

The judge presiding at the Libyan trial of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian physician for allegedly infecting over 400 children with the HIV virus announced Saturday that the verdict in the case will be rendered...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

District of Columbia named seat of US government

On July 16, 1790, the District of Columbia was established as the permanent seat of the United States government by the Residence Act. Originally the district contained land on both sides of the Potomac, grants from Maryland and Virginia, but in the mid-19th century, when it was obvious that the major government buildings were being built on the Maryland side, Virginia asked for its land back and received it. Learn more about the District of Columbia.

Saddam Hussein becomes President of Iraq

On July 16, 1979, Hasan al-Bakr resigned as President of Iraq. He was replaced by Saddam Hussein, who held power until he was deposed by American forces in 2003. In 2006, Hussein was tried and convicted of crimes against humanity. He was executed by hanging later that year. Learn more about relations between the United States and Saddam Hussein from George Washington University.

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