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News Nebraska high court overrules legislature on amended murder sentence
Nebraska high court overrules legislature on amended murder sentence
Alexis Unkovic
October 1, 2005 11:05:00 am

The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday that members of the Nebraska Legislature overstepped their authority when they changed the minimum sentence for first-degree murder from life in prison to life in prison without parole in...

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News Top US general says Iraq draft constitution divisive
Top US general says Iraq draft constitution divisive
Alexis Unkovic
October 1, 2005 10:12:00 am

US Army General George Casey , the senior US commander in Iraq, expressed concern over the Iraqi constitution at a news conference Friday, saying the draft had created divisiveness among the...

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Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis

Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.

Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.

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On April 4, 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was created when twelve countries signed the North Atlantic Treaty. The organization was created as a common alliance against communist encroachment into Europe. Today, NATO has 28 member nations, including former European communist nations.

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