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Louisiana governor signs bill that would ban most abortions
Brett Murphy
June 18, 2006 10:07:00 am

Governor Kathleen Blanco of Louisiana signed a bill Saturday that could ban most abortions in the state. The bill, which would apply to all abortions except when the life of the mother...

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ICTY not at fault for Serb war criminal suicide in custody: internal report
Brett Murphy
June 10, 2006 10:55:00 am

An internal report conducted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and released Friday has concluded that UN authorities were not at fault and there was no criminal conduct in the March...

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FDA says rules on prescription drug tracking will take effect in December
Brett Murphy
June 10, 2006 10:14:00 am

The US Food and Drug Administration said Friday that new rules requiring wholesalers to be able to track prescription drugs will take effect in December. The rules stem from the Prescription Drug Marketing Act of...

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Twenty-sixth Amendment made US voting age 18

On June 30, 1971, the 26th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, making the legal voting age 18.

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Congo gains independence, Congo crisis begins shortly thereafter

On June 30, 1960, the Congo gained independence from Belgium. Soon afterward, the Congolese military mutinied, touching off the Congo Crisis that would compel UN and Belgian intervention and concluded with the installation of Mobutu Sese Seko as dictator of the country, which was renamed Zaire.

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