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Accused Nazi officer goes on trial, admits moral guilt
Ashley Hogan
April 21, 2015 01:09:52 pm

Oskar Groening, a former Auschwitz guard, admitted in his opening statement before a court in Germany Tuesday that he shared the burden of moral guilt for his role at Auschwitz, which earned him the title, "Accountant of Auschwitz," but...

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Egypt court sentences Morsi to 20 years
Ashley Hogan
April 21, 2015 12:00:14 pm

Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday after being convicted of inciting violence and ordering the killing and torturing of protesters in 2012. The court did not convict ...

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News ACLU reaches settlement with Ohio over early voting
ACLU reaches settlement with Ohio over early voting
Ashley Hogan
April 17, 2015 03:27:18 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced a settlement agreement Friday over early voting in Ohio. The now settled lawsuit was filed last year by the ACLU challenging the decreased availability of early...

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News HRW calls for release of Azerbaijan human rights activist
HRW calls for release of Azerbaijan human rights activist
Ashley Hogan
April 17, 2015 02:13:43 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported the conviction of leading human rights activist Rasul Jafarov by a court in Azerbaijan Thursday and called for his immediate release. HRW criticized the arrest and conviction as a government...

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News Bosnia prosecutors indict 10 former soldiers for war crimes
Bosnia prosecutors indict 10 former soldiers for war crimes
Ashley Hogan
April 15, 2015 01:33:34 pm

The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday indicted 10 former Bosnian-Serb soldiers for war crimes committed during the Balkan conflict of the 1990s. The men are accused of imprisoning, torturing and killing 20...

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Federal appeals court dismisses Wisconsin senator’s health care challenge
Ashley Hogan
April 15, 2015 01:24:21 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the fairness of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) for allowing members of Congress and...

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Lawsuit filed against State Department for failing to evacuate US citizens in Yemen
Ashley Hogan
April 10, 2015 03:15:16 pm

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed a lawsuit Thursday on behalf of US citizens still in Yemen against the US State Department and the Department of Defense [official...

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HRW concerned over Tunisia draft counterterrorism law
Ashley Hogan
April 8, 2015 12:35:24 pm

An analysis by Human Rights Watch (HRW) of the Tunisian government's new draft counterterrorism law released Wednesday suggests that the law as drafted could potentially lead to serious human rights abuses. The law would permit...

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Kansas governor signs bill banning second trimester abortion procedure
Ashley Hogan
April 8, 2015 11:58:24 am

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback on Tuesday signed a bill that bans all forms of dismemberment abortion unless necessary to protect the life or health of the mother. The bill was approved by the...

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Malaysia political cartoonist charged with sedition over tweets
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April 3, 2015 03:50:08 pm

A Malaysian cartoonist known for his political caricatures was charged Friday with nine counts of sedition over a series of tweets criticizing the country's judiciary. Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque, popularly referred to as Zunar, could be sentenced to...

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Ford pardoned Nixon for Watergate

On September 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford, in a televised address to the American people, pardoned ex-President Richard Nixon for any offenses committed in association with the Watergate break-in.

Read the full text of Ford's address, or listen to him read the pardon (via Watergate.info).

Treaty of San Francisco signed, officially ending WWII in the Pacific

On September 8, 1951, the Treaty of San Francisco was signed between 49 nations and Japan, ending World War II in the Pacific region. In addition to dismantling the Japanese Empire, the accord also provided for compensation to be paid by Japan to prisoners of war and civilians who were victimized by Japan during the War. Communist China did not participate in the San Francisco negotiations and thus signed the separate Treaty of Tapei with Japan.

Ford pardoned Nixon

On Sepetmber 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford pardoned predecessor Richard Nixon for any crimes he may have committed or participated in while in office. Read President Ford's remarks explaining the pardon.

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