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News US joins global reaffirmation of blueprint for women’s equality
US joins global reaffirmation of blueprint for women’s equality
Tom Henry
March 5, 2005 10:09:00 am

American women delegates joined their counterparts from around the world meeting at the United Nations Friday to reaffirm a blueprint aimed at supporting global equality for women. The reaffirmation of the goals of the 1995 Beijing...

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News National Guardsman to be court-martialed for murder of Iraqi police officer
National Guardsman to be court-martialed for murder of Iraqi police officer
Tom Henry
March 5, 2005 09:49:00 am

A soldier from the Indiana National Guard will be court-martialed for the murder of an Iraqi police officer, the US Army said Friday. Corporal Dustin Berg is accused of killing Hussein Kamel Hadi Dawood Al-Dubeidi near Baghdad...

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News US Army releases Iraq prisoner abuse documents
US Army releases Iraq prisoner abuse documents
Tom Henry
March 5, 2005 09:14:00 am

In response to a Freedom of Information lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union over prisoner abuse in Iraq, the US Army released 1200 pages of documents on Friday. The documents cover 13...

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News Continuity in Representation Act of 2005 [US House]
Continuity in Representation Act of 2005 [US House]
March 4, 2005 10:22:00 pm

HR 841, Continuity in Representation Act of 2005, passed by US House of Representatives, March 4, 2005 [bill creating a blueprint for filing mass legislative vacancies should a situation like a terror strike against the Capitol arise which leaves more...

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News Report on anti-terror bill and human rights [UK Parliament]
Report on anti-terror bill and human rights [UK Parliament]
March 4, 2005 08:29:00 pm

Joint Committee on Human Rights — Tenth Report, UK Parliament, March 5, 2005 . Excerpt: We therefore question whether the degree of prior judicial involvement...

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News Florida agency probing Schiavo abuse allegations
Florida agency probing Schiavo abuse allegations
Phillip Hong-Barco
March 4, 2005 04:19:00 pm

After a Thursday ruling thwarted an effort to keep court petitions private , documents filed by Florida's Department of Children and Families (DCF) related to the case of 41-year-old Terri Schiavo were made public Friday. The...

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News UK music industry claims victory in file-sharing settlements
UK music industry claims victory in file-sharing settlements
Phillip Hong-Barco
March 4, 2005 03:48:00 pm

The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) said Friday that their first legal battle against Internet file-sharers has been a success. BPI issued their statement after 23 people paid a cumulative sum of £50,000 in an out-of-court settlement. Of...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Freed Italian hostage mistakenly shot by US forces
BREAKING NEWS ~ Freed Italian hostage mistakenly shot by US forces
Phillip Hong-Barco
March 4, 2005 03:32:00 pm

journalist Giuliana Sgrena to safety after she had been released from her Iraqi captors. The attack wounded Sgrena and killed an Italian secret...

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News Swiss police crack down on Islamic websites
Swiss police crack down on Islamic websites
Phillip Hong-Barco
March 4, 2005 03:19:00 pm

The Swiss Federal Prosecutor's office announced Friday that searches conducted in Switzerland on February 22 resulted in the arrests of three individuals accused of running Islamic websites that allowed Internet users to view images of...

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British MPs say anti-terror bill violates human rights law
Jeannie Shawl
March 4, 2005 02:06:00 pm

Britain's Joint Committee on Human Rights warned Friday that the proposed Prevention of Terrorism Bill , even with an amendment allowing only judges to impose house arrest on terror suspects, does not...

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Socialist Constitution of Cuba promulgated

On February 24, 1976, the Republic of Cuba promulgated the Socialist Constitution of Cuba. The document solidified the socialist system in Cuba. It was the fifth Cuban constitution since the country's independence in 1901 and the first since the Cuban Revolution in 1959. The Socialist Constitution was subsequently amended in 1992 and 2002.

Marbury v. Madison decided

On February 24, 1803, Chief Justice John Marshall of the US Supreme Court ruled in Marbury v. Madison that any act of Congress that conflicts with the Constitution is null and void, thereby establishing the doctrine of judicial review.

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