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News Latvia, Lithuania approve EU Lisbon Treaty
Latvia, Lithuania approve EU Lisbon Treaty
Abigail Salisbury
May 8, 2008 03:22:00 pm

The parliaments of Latvia and Lithuania Thursday adopted the new EU reform treaty , properly known as the Treaty of Lisbon , bringing the total number of ratifying nations to 13. All 27 EU...

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News Federal appeals court rules BP plea bargain in blast case violated rights of victims
Federal appeals court rules BP plea bargain in blast case violated rights of victims
Abigail Salisbury
May 8, 2008 12:13:00 pm

The US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the plea agreement made by BP following a 2005 explosion at a Texas City refinery must be sent back to the US district court in...

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News Michigan Supreme Court rules against same-sex partner benefits
Michigan Supreme Court rules against same-sex partner benefits
Abigail Salisbury
May 8, 2008 11:07:00 am

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that governments and universities may not provide health benefits for same-sex partners of their employees. The 5-2 ruling interpreted a 2004 state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage to mean that...

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News US military reduces sentence for Marine convicted of killing Iraqi
US military reduces sentence for Marine convicted of killing Iraqi
Abigail Salisbury
May 8, 2008 10:11:00 am

The US military has reduced the sentence of Marine Corps Sgt. Lawrence G. Hutchins III handed down after following his conviction last August for killing an Iraqi civilian, AP reported Thursday. Hutchins' attorney said...

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First German spy convicted for World War I espionage in the US

On August 16, 1918, Lothar Witzke was convicted of espionage by a military commission sitting at Ft. Sam Houston, becoming the the first German spy convicted by the United States in World War I. Witzke was sentenced to hang, but President Wilson commuted the sentence on May 27, 1920. In 1922 Witzke was pardoned by President Coolidge and deported to Berlin.
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On August 16, 1960, Cyprus became independent of the United Kingdom. In May 2004, Cyprus became a member of the European Union.
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