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News Dutch judiciary will not prosecute politician for anti-Islamic statements
Dutch judiciary will not prosecute politician for anti-Islamic statements
Deirdre Jurand
June 30, 2008 10:00:00 am

The Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) will not prosecute politician Geert Wilders for his video and printed statements against the Quran and Islam because the statements are not punishable under anti-discrimination...

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News Zimbabwe election run-off condemned as unfair
Zimbabwe election run-off condemned as unfair
Deirdre Jurand
June 30, 2008 08:38:00 am

International leaders and human rights groups have criticized last Friday's presidential run-off election in Zimbabwe , calling the elections unfair and characterizing the government of newly sworn-in president Robert Mugabe as...

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News Austria chancellor to push for referenda on Lisbon Treaty
Austria chancellor to push for referenda on Lisbon Treaty
Deirdre Jurand
June 27, 2008 11:47:00 am

Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer promised in an open letter Thursday that he would push for Austria to hold national referenda in deciding whether to accept future modifications of the EU...

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News Ashcroft involved with torture memos: Bush administration lawyers
Ashcroft involved with torture memos: Bush administration lawyers
Deirdre Jurand
June 27, 2008 08:54:00 am

Controversial US interrogation policies outlined in two 2002 and 2003 memoranda were reviewed by top Department of Justice (DOJ) officials, including former Attorney General John Ashcroft , according to two former Bush administration officials...

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News Belarus proposed online media law violates rights: journalists
Belarus proposed online media law violates rights: journalists
Deirdre Jurand
June 26, 2008 04:14:00 pm

Belarusian online news services and journalist organizations have denounced a proposed new law that would restrict online press freedom by requiring news services to register with the government. The House of Representatives of Belarus' National Assembly [official...

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News Age discrimination legislation proposed by UK government
Age discrimination legislation proposed by UK government
Deirdre Jurand
June 26, 2008 03:10:00 pm

Officials from the UK Government Equalities Office (GEO) introduced a new equality bill Thursday designed to combat discrimination based on age or gender. Equalities Minister Harriet Harman told the House...

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News Canada court orders release of Khadr classified information
Canada court orders release of Khadr classified information
Deirdre Jurand
June 26, 2008 12:37:00 pm

A Canadian Federal Court judge ruled Wednesday that the government must release evidence to Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr that could assist in his defense. The decision followed last month's Supreme Court...

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News Child rape should remain punishable by death: politicians
Child rape should remain punishable by death: politicians
Deirdre Jurand
June 26, 2008 08:35:00 am

A number of politicians have denounced Wednesday's US Supreme Court ruling that the death penalty constitutes cruel and unusual punishment for the rape of a child. At a press conference, Democratic Party...

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News Challenge to Missouri midwifery law fails for lack of standing
Challenge to Missouri midwifery law fails for lack of standing
Deirdre Jurand
June 25, 2008 12:34:00 pm

The Supreme Court of Missouri ruled Tuesday that four physicians associations do not have standing to challenge the constitutionality of a state law that legalizes midwifery . The Missouri legislature passed the provision...

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News Poland court rules on riot police convictions for 1981 protest killings
Poland court rules on riot police convictions for 1981 protest killings
Deirdre Jurand
June 25, 2008 10:27:00 am

A Polish appellate court Tuesday overturned the conviction of one riot police officer found guilty for the shooting deaths of nine coal miners during a 1981 protest, but affirmed the convictions of 14 other officers convicted in relation to...

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Sewing machine patented

On September 10, 1846, United States patent number 3640 was awarded to Elias Howe for his sewing machine. In 1854, Howe brought legal action against Isaac Singer, because he alleged Singer's machine infringed upon the patent. Howe won the case and was awarded royalties from the Singer sewing machines.
Learn more about Elias Howe from the University of Rochester.

Last French execution by guillotine

On September 10, 1977, Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian immigrant convicted of murder, became the last person executed by guillotine in France.

The French death penalty was formally abolished by President Francois Mitterand in 1981. Learn more about the history of the guillotine.

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