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News IAEA chief approved for third term
IAEA chief approved for third term
Sara R. Parsowith
September 26, 2005 08:30:00 am

Mohamed ElBaradei received unanimous approval Monday to continue as head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for his third four-year term, after the US ended its opposition to his tenure. ElBaradei's reappointment had been...

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News US to free 1,000 Abu Ghraib detainees
US to free 1,000 Abu Ghraib detainees
Sara R. Parsowith
September 26, 2005 08:17:00 am

In a goodwill gesture that was requested by the Iraqi government for Muslim holy month Ramadan , the US military Monday freed 500 detainees from Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison and the military has said that...

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News Reports of violent crime in US at 30-year low, DOJ statistics show
Reports of violent crime in US at 30-year low, DOJ statistics show
Sara R. Parsowith
September 26, 2005 07:58:00 am

Reports of violent crime in the US in 2004 were at their lowest level since the US Department of Justice began compiling statistics 32 years ago, according to a report released Sunday. The Bureau of...

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News Bush call for Pentagon lead in disaster response raises law enforcement issue
Bush call for Pentagon lead in disaster response raises law enforcement issue
Sara R. Parsowith
September 26, 2005 07:10:00 am

In a briefing Sunday to military task force officials participating in Hurricane Rita relief efforts, President Bush suggested that the Pentagon, rather than state and local agencies, should be in charge of the response to future...

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News Iran minister calls nuke resolution "illegal", but leaves negotiations door open
Iran minister calls nuke resolution "illegal", but leaves negotiations door open
Sara R. Parsowith
September 25, 2005 03:00:00 pm

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki Sunday called Saturday's International Atomic Energy Agency resolution declaring Iran in "non-compliance" with safeguards under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) a "politically and illegally motivated decision" made to a "US pre-planned...

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News Australia government welcomes resumption of trial for Gitmo detainee
Australia government welcomes resumption of trial for Gitmo detainee
Sara R. Parsowith
September 21, 2005 10:26:00 am

The Australian government said Wednesday it was pleased with the US decision to resume military commission proceedings against Australian Guantanamo detainee David Hicks in light of a US federal appeals court ruling in...

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News Congress urged to end government involvement in takings for private development
Congress urged to end government involvement in takings for private development
Sara R. Parsowith
September 21, 2005 09:55:00 am

Susette Kelo, whose case led to the June US Supreme Court ruling in Kelo v. New London , where the court held local governments can take homes for private development, urged [prepared...

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News European court rules EU can freeze terrorist assets
European court rules EU can freeze terrorist assets
Sara R. Parsowith
September 21, 2005 09:35:00 am

The European Court of First Instance Wednesday ruled that the European Union can freeze the assets of suspected terrorists under its treaty powers . The court dismissed complaints from alleged al...

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News Iran says it won’t leave nuclear non-proliferation treaty
Iran says it won’t leave nuclear non-proliferation treaty
Sara R. Parsowith
September 21, 2005 08:59:00 am

Iranian Vice President Gholamreza Aghazadeh said Wednesday that Tehran does not plan to leave the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty , despite threats from its nuclear negotiator Tuesday. Iran , which has opposed...

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News Gun control advocates working to stop Michigan deadly-force bill
Gun control advocates working to stop Michigan deadly-force bill
Sara R. Parsowith
September 21, 2005 07:56:00 am

The Michigan Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence and other gun control advocates are gearing up to block a Michigan bill that would allow people to use deadly force for self-defense. Earlier this year, the groups...

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Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage and euthanasia

On April 1, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. The nation then became the first country to legalize euthanasia on April 1, 2002.

First US wartime conscription law took effect

On April 1, 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, the first wartime conscription law passed in the United States went into effect. It included a clause allowing a person to pay $300 to avoid military service, a controversial "rich man's" exception that precipitated the July 1863 New York City Draft Riots. The riots, the worst in US history to that point, killed as many as 100 people and had to be quelled by troops, some of whom had recently fought at the Battle of Gettysburg. Learn more about the Draft Riots.

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