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Cuba court sentences US contractor to 15 years in prison
Carrie Schimizzi
March 13, 2011 03:08:05 pm

A court in Cuba on Saturday sentenced US contractor Alan Gross to 15 years in prison for attempting to undermine the communist government of Cuba, according to a state-run website. US National Security spokesman Tommy...

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Utah legislature approves new version of Arizona-style immigration bill
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March 6, 2011 12:18:51 pm

The Utah House and Senate on Friday approved a new Arizona-style immigration law. The Utah Illegal Immigration Enforcement Act replaces the older version of the law that had lost...

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Federal judge stays earlier injunction against health care reform act
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March 4, 2011 08:46:58 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida on Thursday granted the Obama administration's petition to stay his previous order declaring the health care reform law [HR 3590;...

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Tobacco companies file lawsuit against FDA advisory panel
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February 27, 2011 02:55:25 pm

Two tobacco companies filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in order to enjoin a recent opinion by...

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Court rules $10.1 billion class action against Philip Morris may be reopened
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February 27, 2011 01:59:03 pm

A three-judge panel for the Illinois Court of Appeals for the Fifth District on Thursday unanimously decided to reopen a $10.1 billion class action against Philip Morris involving deceptive marketing practices in light of a...

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Blagojevich judge grants motion to dismiss 3 charges
Carrie Schimizzi
February 25, 2011 08:07:02 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Thursday granted federal prosecutors' motion to dismiss three charges against former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich in an apparent effort to...

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Iran opposition leader requests open, public trial
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February 20, 2011 02:51:11 pm

Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi called Sunday for his own trial to be set up in a public court. In an open letter to the head of the Supreme Judicial System of Iran [GlobaLex...

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Utah House passes Arizona-style immigration bill
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February 20, 2011 01:58:13 pm

The Utah House of Representatives on Friday approved an Arizona-style immigration law by a 58-15 majority vote. Sponsored by Representative Stephen Sandstrom (R) , the controversial bill had been amended several times...

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Federal judge dismisses Padilla torture suit
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February 18, 2011 09:29:17 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of South Carolina on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by convicted terrorist Jose Padilla , ruling that he has no right to sue...

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Financier Stanford sues federal agents over civil rights violations
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February 18, 2011 08:28:35 am

former financier Allen Stanford , accused of defrauding investors out of $7 billion in a Ponzi scheme, filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing federal agents of violating his constitutional rights. The suit,...

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Iraq negotiated independence from Britain under treaty

On December 14, 1927, Iraqi and British officials agreed to a new treaty under which Britain would recognize the independence of Iraq and promised to support its admission into the League of Nations in 1932.

In return, Iraq granted the British three new airbases in Iraq and agreed that British officers should train the Iraqi army. Learn more about Iraq's British heritage.

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On December 14, 1819, Alabama was admitted to the United States of America as the twenty-second state.

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