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News Myanmar authorities again close Suu Kyi trial
Myanmar authorities again close Suu Kyi trial
Andrew Morgan
May 21, 2009 03:46:00 pm

Authorities in Myanmar on Thursday closed the trial of pro-democracy advocate and Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi after briefly opening it to 30 foreign diplomats Wednesday. UN Secretary General Ban Ki...

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Obama defends Guantanamo closure plan, urges commitment to rule of law
Andrew Morgan
May 21, 2009 01:33:00 pm

US President Barack Obama on Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility while upholding the rule of law by trying some detainees in federal courts and others in modified military commissions...

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News Slovakia Constitutional Court finds anti-corruption court unconstitutional
Slovakia Constitutional Court finds anti-corruption court unconstitutional
Andrew Morgan
May 21, 2009 10:02:00 am

The Constitutional Court of Slovakia ruled Wednesday that the Special Court, established to try corruption and organized crime cases, violates the Slovak Constitution . The Constitutional Court found that the ability...

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Canadian held in US pleads guilty to supporting al Qaeda
Andrew Morgan
May 21, 2009 08:34:00 am

A Canadian man pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of conspiring to provide material support to al Qaeda before a federal court. Mohammed Abdullah Warsame, a Canadian citizen of Somali descent, was charged with...

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News Myanmar opens Suu Kyi trial to journalists and diplomats
Myanmar opens Suu Kyi trial to journalists and diplomats
Andrew Morgan
May 20, 2009 03:15:00 pm

Authorities in Myanmar on Wednesday granted 39 foreign diplomats and journalists limited access to the trial of pro-democracy advocate and Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi . Suu Kyi met briefly with representatives of Thailand,...

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Senate passes amendment delaying Guantanamo closure funds
Andrew Morgan
May 20, 2009 12:34:00 pm

Members of the US Senate on Tuesday voted 90-6 to approve an amendment eliminating $80 million from pending legislation intended to fund the closure of the Guantanamo Bay ...

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Federal judge dismisses Iraq war legality lawsuit
Andrew Morgan
May 20, 2009 10:47:00 am

A judge in the US District Court of New Jersey dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday brought by the Constitutional Litigation Clinic at the Rutgers School of Law alleging that former president George W. Bush...

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Colombia senate approves referendum on extending presidential term limits
Andrew Morgan
May 20, 2009 08:32:00 am

The Colombian Senate on Tuesday approved a proposal to hold a referendum on amending the country's constitution to allow for a third presidential term. Passed by a vote of 62-5,...

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Bolivia ex-president goes on trial in absentia on genocide charges
Andrew Morgan
May 19, 2009 12:43:00 pm

The Bolivian Supreme Court of Justice on Monday opened the trial of former president Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada in connection with the deaths of 63 anti-government protesters in October 2003. Sanchez...

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DC Circuit rules White House not required to release e-mail records
Andrew Morgan
May 19, 2009 11:42:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled Tuesday that the White House Office of Administration (OA) is not required to release Bush administration e-mails under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)...

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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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