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News Malaysia authorities issue arrest warrant for opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim
Malaysia authorities issue arrest warrant for opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim
Andrew Gilmore
July 15, 2008 09:34:00 am

Malaysian authorities have issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim following his failure to appear at a Malaysian police station to give a statement regarding sodomy allegations made against him...

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ICC prosecutor applies for warrant to arrest Sudan president
Andrew Gilmore
July 14, 2008 10:54:00 am

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo applied for an arrest warrant Monday for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, and...

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News France denies citizenship to Muslim woman for failure to adopt French culture
France denies citizenship to Muslim woman for failure to adopt French culture
Andrew Gilmore
July 14, 2008 08:50:00 am

The French Council of State has denied a Moroccan-born Muslim woman's citizenship application because she failed to assimilate to French culture and she practices a type of Islam found incompatible with...

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News Sudan seeks Arab League talks over possible ICC warrant to arrest president
Sudan seeks Arab League talks over possible ICC warrant to arrest president
Andrew Gilmore
July 13, 2008 12:56:00 pm

Sudan has asked the Arab League to convene emergency crisis talks concerning a possible International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir . The Arab League...

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China executes two Uighur Muslims for alleged terror links
Andrew Gilmore
July 13, 2008 12:16:00 pm

China executed two members of the Chinese Uighur Muslim ethnic minority last week, according to a report from US-funded Radio Free Asia (RFA) . According to the report , the two Uighurs, Mukhtar Setiwalki...

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Russia: Medvedev promises to approve new anti-corruption law
Andrew Gilmore
July 13, 2008 11:11:00 am

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday told members of the Russian lower house of parliament, the State Duma , that he will sign newly-prepared anti-corruption legislation in the near future. Medvedev,...

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UN reaches ‘understanding’ with Pakistan on Bhutto assassination probe
Andrew Gilmore
July 11, 2008 04:33:00 pm

The UN said Friday that it had reached a "broad understanding" with Pakistan on logistical issues and questions of access to government officials central to a potential investigation into the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir...

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Belgium gives final approval to EU reform treaty
Andrew Gilmore
July 11, 2008 04:05:00 pm

The Flemish Parliament approved the new EU reform treaty Friday, finalizing Belgian approval of the document, also known as the Treaty of Lisbon . Jose Manuel Barroso ,...

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Pakistan lawyers protest senior ruling party stance on deposed judges
Andrew Gilmore
July 11, 2008 02:04:00 pm

Members of the Pakistan lawyers' movement rallied Thursday against the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari for failing to reinstate judges deposed after the declaration of emergency by President...

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European Parliament calls for end to anti-Roma laws
Andrew Gilmore
July 11, 2008 10:58:00 am

The European Parliament (EP) voted Thursday to adopt a resolution calling on member states to "review and repeal laws and policies that discriminate against the Roma on the basis of race and ethnicity."...

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President Lincoln signed first US federal income tax act

On July 1, 1862, the Tax Act of 1862 was passed and signed by President Lincoln, establishing a 3% federal tax on income above $600 and a 5% tax on income above $10,000.

Compliance with the act was poor, even though there were needs for the Civil War. After the war the act was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Review a brief history of the US income tax from the Library of Congress.

UK returns Hong Kong to China

On July 1, 1997, the United Kingdom returned Hong Kong to China at the conclusion of a 99-year lease. The foundation for the transfer of power was set in December of 1984, when China and UK signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong. The Declaration affirmed the handover of Hong Kong along with governing principles. Most significantly, the Chinese agreed not to impose their socialist system on Hong Kong.

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