Federal media shield law letter [US DOJ] News
Federal media shield law letter [US DOJ]

Letter on the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, US Attorney General Michael Mukasey and Director of National Intelligence J.M. McConnell, April 2, 2008 [letter to Senate leaders opposing a proposed federal media shield law on national security grounds]. Read the full text of the letter [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Treaty relinquishing Panama Canal signed

On September 7, 1977, US President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian Chief of Government Omar Torrijos signed the Panama Canal Treaty relinquishing American control over the canal effective in the year 2000.

Boxer Protocol signed, ending Boxer Rebellion in China

On September 7, 1901, the Boxer Protocol was signed between the Qing Dynasty of China on one side and 8 Western Powers and Japan on the other. The treaty ended the Boxer Rebellion in China. Among other clauses, it levied an indemnity on China and allowed foreign troops to be stationed in Peking.