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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Florida high court refuses to overturn Schiavo custody ruling
BREAKING NEWS ~ Florida high court refuses to overturn Schiavo custody ruling
Bernard Hibbitts
March 24, 2005 09:40:00 pm

AP is reporting that the Florida Supreme Court has refused to overturn Judge George Greer's order of earlier this afternoon blocking the Florida Department of Children and Familes from taking custody of Terri Schiavo. Read the order...

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News France delays UN vote on Darfur court
France delays UN vote on Darfur court
Bernard Hibbitts
March 24, 2005 03:48:00 pm

France said Thursday that it will delay a UN Security Council vote on its proposed resolution that would ensure that any Darfur war crimes trials are held at the International Criminal Court . France drafted its...

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News Canada denies asylum to US army Iraq deserter
Canada denies asylum to US army Iraq deserter
Bernard Hibbitts
March 24, 2005 03:28:00 pm

Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board Thursday denied the asylum claim of Jeremy Hinzman , the US soldier who deserted his unit before being deployed to Iraq and subsequently fled to Canada, saying that Hinzman did not...

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News UPDATE ~ Florida DCF may have lost protective custody chance in Schiavo case
UPDATE ~ Florida DCF may have lost protective custody chance in Schiavo case
Bernard Hibbitts
March 24, 2005 12:58:00 pm

ABC WFTS-TV in Tampa is reporting that the Florida Department of Children and Families may have lost an opportunity - perhaps its only opportunity - to take Terri Schiavo into protective custody and restore her feeding tube...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Supreme Court refuses Schiavo stay
BREAKING NEWS ~ Supreme Court refuses Schiavo stay
Bernard Hibbitts
March 24, 2005 10:31:00 am

AP is reporting that the US Supreme Court has just refused to issue an emergency stay in the Schiavo case, and will not order re-insertion of her feeding tube. From DC, SCOTUSblog reports that the order reads: "The application...

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News Schindlers emergency petition in Schiavo case [US SC]
Schindlers emergency petition in Schiavo case [US SC]
Bernard Hibbitts
March 24, 2005 08:29:00 am

Schiavo v. Schiavo, emergency petition for stay pending filing and disposition of a writ of certiorari, Supreme Court of the United States, March 23, 2005 [petition by the parents of Terri Schiavo after Eleventh Circuit refusal to authorize reconnection of...

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News Schiavo parents file final appeal with Supreme Court
Schiavo parents file final appeal with Supreme Court
Bernard Hibbitts
March 24, 2005 07:31:00 am

Lawyers for the parents of brain-damaged Florida woman Terri Schiavo filed a final appeal with the US Supreme Court Wednesday night after the US Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals refused an en banc rehearing of their case ....

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News Florida, judge tussle in last-minute Schiavo protective bid
Florida, judge tussle in last-minute Schiavo protective bid
Bernard Hibbitts
March 23, 2005 09:51:00 pm

The government of Florida and a Florida judge engaged in a last-minute legal tussle late Wednesday as the state made what could be its final bid to restore Terri Schiavo's feeding tube. At a press conference held while the...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Federal appeals court denies full Schiavo rehearing
BREAKING NEWS ~ Federal appeals court denies full Schiavo rehearing
Bernard Hibbitts
March 23, 2005 03:18:00 pm

AP is reporting that the US Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a request from the parents of Terri Schiavo for an expedited rehearing en banc of their case, which a three-judge panel turned back...

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News White House says it’s out of legal options in Schiavo case
White House says it’s out of legal options in Schiavo case
Bernard Hibbitts
March 23, 2005 02:47:00 pm

Speaking after earlier brief comments on the Schiavo case Wednesday by President Bush , White House press secretary Scott McClellan said Wednesday afternoon that at this stage there was nothing more the President could do. "There really are...

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President Lincoln signed first US federal income tax act

On July 1, 1862, the Tax Act of 1862 was passed and signed by President Lincoln, establishing a 3% federal tax on income above $600 and a 5% tax on income above $10,000.

Compliance with the act was poor, even though there were needs for the Civil War. After the war the act was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Review a brief history of the US income tax from the Library of Congress.

UK returns Hong Kong to China

On July 1, 1997, the United Kingdom returned Hong Kong to China at the conclusion of a 99-year lease. The foundation for the transfer of power was set in December of 1984, when China and UK signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong. The Declaration affirmed the handover of Hong Kong along with governing principles. Most significantly, the Chinese agreed not to impose their socialist system on Hong Kong.

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