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News Jewish groups considering challenge to Ontario ban on faith-based arbitration
Jewish groups considering challenge to Ontario ban on faith-based arbitration
Sara R. Parsowith
September 13, 2005 07:27:00 pm

B'nai Brith Canada officials said Tuesday that they are considering a constitutional challenge to the Ontario ban on rabbinical courts imposed by Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty , arguing that the ban may limit freedom of religion....

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News Lynndie England prisoner abuse trial set to start next week
Lynndie England prisoner abuse trial set to start next week
Sara R. Parsowith
September 13, 2005 06:58:00 pm

The US Army said Tuesday that the court-martial of Pfc. Lynndie England will start next Tuesday at Fort Hood . England, accused of abusing prisoners at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison ,...

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News Saudi Arabia to set up independent human rights agency
Saudi Arabia to set up independent human rights agency
Sara R. Parsowith
September 13, 2005 08:37:00 am

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah approved government plans Monday to set up an "independent human rights commission" which would "protect human rights and spread awareness about them...in keeping with the provisions of Islamic law." The decision was made...

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News Gitmo hunger strike gains momentum
Gitmo hunger strike gains momentum
Sara R. Parsowith
September 13, 2005 07:58:00 am

The number of detainees on a hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay terror detention camp has increased to at least 128, a US military spokesman said Monday. Eighteen detainees are being force-fed intravenously as the hunger...

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News Former Westar Energy executives found guilty of fraud
Former Westar Energy executives found guilty of fraud
Sara R. Parsowith
September 13, 2005 07:35:00 am

Former Westar Energy CEO David Wittig and former Chief Strategy Officer Douglas Lake were both found guilty Monday of fraudulently taking millions of dollars from the company, the largest electric utility in Kansas. Witting was found guilty...

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News Al Qaeda linked militant gets death sentence for 2004 Jakarta bombing
Al Qaeda linked militant gets death sentence for 2004 Jakarta bombing
Sara R. Parsowith
September 13, 2005 06:53:00 am

Indonesian militant Rois, also known as Iwan Dharmawan, was sentenced to death Tuesday in Indonesia for his role in the September 2004 suicide car bombing at the Australian embassy in Jakarta which...

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News Roberts tells senators that justices are "servants of the law"
Roberts tells senators that justices are "servants of the law"
Sara R. Parsowith
September 12, 2005 07:18:00 pm

Making his own opening statement on the first day of his confirmation hearings , US Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee John Roberts told the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday:a certain...

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News Americans charged with planning LA terror attacks plead not guilty
Americans charged with planning LA terror attacks plead not guilty
Sara R. Parsowith
September 12, 2005 07:05:00 pm

Levar Haley Washington and Gregory Vernon Patterson, both pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges that they planned terrorist attacks in Los Angeles . Washington said that he pled not guilty "n the name of Allah." The two...

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News US judge sentences UK businessman to 47 years for supporting terror
US judge sentences UK businessman to 47 years for supporting terror
Sara R. Parsowith
September 12, 2005 06:50:00 pm

British businessman Hemant Lakhani , 69, was sentenced to 47 years in prison by a New Jersey federal court Monday for financially backing terrorist activities. Lakhani was convicted in April of illegal arms sales and attempting to provide...

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News Mugabe approves controversial changes to Zimbabwe constitution
Mugabe approves controversial changes to Zimbabwe constitution
Sara R. Parsowith
September 12, 2005 08:57:00 am

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has approved amendments to the country's constitution that allow the government to nationalize white-owned farms and impose travel bans on those deemed anti-government. Critics say the land-law changes will...

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Eritrean independence referendum begins

Eritrea's referendum for independence from Ethiopia began on April 23, 1993. The effort would later be successful, with over 99 percent of voters choosing independence. The referendum followed an independence war that lasted over thirty years. Learn more about the Eritrea/Ethiopia Conflict and Eritrea's independence.

Charles II of England crowned in restoration of monarchy

Charles II was crowned King of England on April 23, 1661, officially marking the restoration of the monarchy following a period of republican rule under Oliver and Richard Cromwell. The king's coronation took place 12 years after his father, Charles I, was executed for treason. Charles II was already recognized as King of Scotland more than 10 years prior. Learn more about Charles II.

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On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Review a 1998 statement by Sirhan attorney Larry Teeter claiming Sirhan did not commit the crime. Sirhan was most recently denied parole in March 2023.

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On April 23, 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt created the U.S. Army Reserve.

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