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News European Commission proposes strict money transfer rules to halt terror funding
European Commission proposes strict money transfer rules to halt terror funding
David Shucosky
July 26, 2005 12:42:00 pm

The European Commission announced a proposal Tuesday that would require all customers making money transfers within the EU to register their name, address, and account number with the bank in an effort...

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News Republican senators working on detainee treatment legislation
Republican senators working on detainee treatment legislation
David Shucosky
July 26, 2005 12:01:00 pm

Two Republican senators proposed legislation Monday dealing with the detention of terrorism suspects at Guantanamo . Lindsey Graham (R-SC) introduced an amendment to a pending defense bill that would officially authorize the government to hold...

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News UK politicians question broad new anti-terror proposal
UK politicians question broad new anti-terror proposal
David Shucosky
July 26, 2005 11:38:00 am

British politicians on Tuesday questioned a proposal that would allow the government to hold terrorism suspects for up to three months without charge . The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has asked that the period...

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News Continued concern over rights of women in new Iraqi constitution
Continued concern over rights of women in new Iraqi constitution
David Shucosky
July 26, 2005 10:56:00 am

A draft chapter of the new Iraq constitution obtained by the Associated Press has raised concerns similar to those raised last week after another leaked draft obtained by the New York Times story prompted questions about the...

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News White House to release some Roberts documents
White House to release some Roberts documents
David Shucosky
July 26, 2005 10:23:00 am

The Bush adminstration said Monday that it will release documents related to Judge John Roberts and his time in the White House counsel office and earlier position at the Attorney General's office, but not documents from his...

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News Romney vetoes emergency contraception bill despite likely override
Romney vetoes emergency contraception bill despite likely override
David Shucosky
July 26, 2005 10:01:00 am

Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney vetoed a bill on Monday that would have expanded access to emergency contraceptives . The move was symbolic since the bill passed the Massachusetts House and Senate with enough votes to override...

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News Van Gogh killer sentenced to life
Van Gogh killer sentenced to life
David Shucosky
July 26, 2005 09:47:00 am

Muslim extremist Mohammed Bouyeri , who confessed to the November 2004 murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh , was sentenced to life in prison, the harshest possible sentence, on Tuesday in Amsterdam. Bouyeri said...

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News House to consider legislation to target leakers of classified information
House to consider legislation to target leakers of classified information
David Shucosky
July 26, 2005 08:49:00 am

US House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) , speaking before the conservative Heritage Foundation on Monday, called for a "comprehensive law" to punish those who leak sensitive government...

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News Arab League backs new UN terrorism pact
Arab League backs new UN terrorism pact
David Shucosky
July 26, 2005 08:20:00 am

The head of the Arab League on Monday endorsed a definition of terrorism slated for inclusion in a long-stalled UN treaty that many Arab states oppose. The proposal would define terrorism as "the targeting and...

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Recess appointment for Bolton could come this week
David Shucosky
July 26, 2005 08:11:00 am

With the Senate stalled on a vote for the controversial nomination of John Bolton as the US Ambassador to the United Nations, President Bush may install him via recess appointment before the...

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Georgia became first US state to ban lynching

On December 20, 1893, Georgia became the first state in the Union to pass a law against lynching, making the act punishable by four years in prison.

The statute was not particularly effective - read the text of the 1899 pamphlet Lynch Law in Georgia by anti-lynching activist Ida Wells-Barnett.

UN Drug Trafficking Convention signed

On December 20, 1988, the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances was signed in Vienna, Austria. The treaty provides mechanisms for international coordination in preventing the manufacture and distribution of drugs worldwide. Over 170 countries have signed the treaty to date.

Learn more about the treaty from the UN.

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