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News Former Argentina president on trial for tax fraud
Former Argentina president on trial for tax fraud
Theresa Donovan
September 3, 2013 11:22:26 am

Former Argentinian president Carlos Menem appeared in court on Monday for allegedly falsifying his 2000 tax returns. Prosecutors argue that Menem hid bank accounts worth millions of dollars, as well as various aircraft,...

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News Morsi supporters sentenced to prison for assaulting army troops
Morsi supporters sentenced to prison for assaulting army troops
Theresa Donovan
September 3, 2013 10:55:04 am

An Egyptian military tribunal on Tuesday sentenced 11 supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi to life imprisonment for assaulting army troops last month during riots that took place in the Suez Canal. Forty-five other...

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News New Mexico judge rules same-sex marriage legal
New Mexico judge rules same-sex marriage legal
Theresa Donovan
August 27, 2013 12:01:00 pm

A judge for the Second Judicial District Court of New Mexico on Tuesday ordered district court clerks to begin granting marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Bernalillo County, the largest county in New Mexico, in accordance with...

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News Germany prosecutor: Auschwitz investigation almost complete
Germany prosecutor: Auschwitz investigation almost complete
Theresa Donovan
August 27, 2013 11:56:52 am

The head of the German prosecutors' office that specializes in investigating Nazi crimes reported on Monday that its investigation into 50 individuals suspected of serving as guards at Auschwitz is almost complete. The individuals are being...

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News Egypt court orders release of Mubarak
Egypt court orders release of Mubarak
Theresa Donovan
August 21, 2013 12:40:18 pm

A court in Cairo ordered the release of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday, in a long-pending corruption case. Mubarak, now 85, still faces charges of complicity for the killing...

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News Wikileaks defendant sentenced to 35 years for espionage
Wikileaks defendant sentenced to 35 years for espionage
Theresa Donovan
August 21, 2013 11:15:31 am

US Military Judge Denise Lind on Wednesday sentenced Army Pfc. Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison for his disclosure of classified information to the anti-secrecy organization Wikileaks . Manning was found guilty [JURIST...

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News Illinois governor signs gun-control bill into law
Illinois governor signs gun-control bill into law
Theresa Donovan
August 19, 2013 01:53:11 pm

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on Sunday signed a gun safety bill that will require background checks for all gun purchases in the state as well as the reporting of all lost and...

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News Federal appeals court orders decision on nuclear waste storage at Yucca Mountain
Federal appeals court orders decision on nuclear waste storage at Yucca Mountain
Theresa Donovan
August 14, 2013 03:08:27 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday ruled that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has been violating federal law by failing to accept or deny the pending...

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News Federal judge dismisses suit against SEC over Stanford Ponzi scheme
Federal judge dismisses suit against SEC over Stanford Ponzi scheme
Theresa Donovan
August 14, 2013 02:04:51 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Monday dismissed a lawsuit against the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the agency's failure to report Allen Stanford ...

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News North Carolina governor signs voting reform bill into law
North Carolina governor signs voting reform bill into law
Theresa Donovan
August 13, 2013 03:06:09 pm

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory on Monday signed a voter ID bill into law that will require voters to present government-issued photo identification at the polls. The law will effectively roll back...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Vermont became first state to abolish slavery

On July 8, 1777, the formal adoption of its new state constitution made Vermont the first state to formally abolish slavery.

NATO invites former Warsaw Pact members to join

On July 8, 1997, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) invited the former communist nations of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic to join the alliance. This was the first invitation of former communist nations to join NATO since the end of the Cold War. The three countries would later attain membership in 1999. Since then, former communist states Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, and the Baltic States have all become NATO members as well. Learn more about NATO expansion from the organization's website.

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