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News Syrian human rights leader acquitted of anti-government activity
Syrian human rights leader acquitted of anti-government activity
Alexandria Samuel
June 26, 2005 11:00:00 am

Leading Syrian human rights activist Aktham Naisse , was acquitted of all charges by a Syrian State Security Court Sunday. Naisse, chairman of the Committees for the Defense of Democratic Liberties and Human Rights in Syria,...

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News UPDATE ~ US House members report improved conditions at Gitmo
UPDATE ~ US House members report improved conditions at Gitmo
Alexandria Samuel
June 26, 2005 10:35:00 am

After visiting the Guantanamo Bay detention center Saturday , House Republicans and Democrats reported that conditions at the facility are improving. The lawmakers traveled to the detention facility to witness interrogations and observe living conditions of the suspected...

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News US lawmakers visit Guantanamo prison
US lawmakers visit Guantanamo prison
Christopher Tate
June 25, 2005 04:38:00 pm

Sixteen US House members visited the Guantanamo Bay detention center on Saturday, with a Senate delegation to follow. The trip was planned in response to mounting concerns on both sides of the partisan aisle ...

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News Losing Iranian presidential candidate condemns "illegal" efforts to defeat him
Losing Iranian presidential candidate condemns "illegal" efforts to defeat him
Christopher Tate
June 25, 2005 03:39:00 pm

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani , the relatively-moderate cleric and former president of Iran who lost Friday's run-off election to hardline conservative Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , contended Saturday that there had been...

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News Proposed Russian constitutional amendment could give Putin third term
Proposed Russian constitutional amendment could give Putin third term
Christopher Tate
June 25, 2005 03:01:00 pm

A bill due to be considered in the Russian state Duma next week would allow Russian President Vladimir Putin to circumvent the two-term limit on presidents set by the Russian Constitution . The legislative amendment...

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News Afghanistan starts voter registration amidst UN security concerns
Afghanistan starts voter registration amidst UN security concerns
Holly Manges Jones
June 25, 2005 11:20:00 am

Afghanistan began to register voters Saturday for the parliamentary elections scheduled for September 18, a day after UN Special Representative Jean Arnault told the UN Security Council that greater security will be necessary to...

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News Former CEO of Italian Parmalat ordered to stand trial for fraud
Former CEO of Italian Parmalat ordered to stand trial for fraud
Holly Manges Jones
June 25, 2005 10:32:00 am

An Italian judge ruled Saturday that Calisto Tanzi , founder and CEO of Italian dairy and juice company Parmalat , will stand trial in the $18 billion fraud case that caused the company's downfall. Parmalat Finanziaria SpA admitted...

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News Murder verdict opens door for death penalty sentence in Vermont
Murder verdict opens door for death penalty sentence in Vermont
Holly Manges Jones
June 25, 2005 10:03:00 am

A jury found Donald Fell guilty for murder in federal court Friday allowing the jurors to next determine if he should receive the death penalty, which has not been applied in Vermont for nearly 50 years. In November 2000,...

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News UPDATE ~ Iran hardliner sweeping to victory in run-off amid fraud allegations
UPDATE ~ Iran hardliner sweeping to victory in run-off amid fraud allegations
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
June 24, 2005 07:36:00 pm

An official with Iran's Guardian Council said early Saturday local time that hardline Tehran mayor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had a commanding lead over former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in the...

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News Corporations and securities brief ~ Nextel, Sprint face legal action over planned merger
Corporations and securities brief ~ Nextel, Sprint face legal action over planned merger
James Murdock
June 24, 2005 07:00:00 pm

Leading Friday's corporations and securities law news, affiliates of both Sprint and Nextel plan legal action relating to the companies' planned merger. In a filing with the SEC today, Nextel Partners , a Washington...

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Reichstag Fire Decree issued in Germany

On February 28, 1933, German President Paul von Hindenburg issued the Presidential Decree for the Protection of People and State in response to the burning of the Reichstag (the German Parliament building) on the previous day. More commonly known as the Reichstag Fire Decree, the law suspended many key civil liberties, such as free press, habeas corpus, and warrant requirements. Blaming Communists for the attack on the Reichstag, the Nazi party and newly-appointed Chancellor Adolf Hitler pressed the law through as a first step in establishing absolute control over Germany. On March 23, the German Parliament passed the Enabling Act, which empowered Adolf Hitler to become the dictator of Germany. Four months later on July 14, the Nazis solidified their control over Germany with the passage of the Law Against the Establishment of Parties eliminated all political parties in Germany other than the Nazi Party.

Congress ratified Manypenny Agreement on the Black Hills

On February 28, 1877, the US Congress ratified the Manypenny Agreement with the Lakota Sioux, under which the United States took control of 900,000 acres of the Black Hills. Read the ratification act, which includes the terms of the Agreement. The Lakota argue to this day that the agreement is illegal, was obtained by coercion associated with starvation, and that the Black Hills should be returned to them.

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