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News Canada MP forced to quit committee chairmanship after tiff with CJ over judges
Canada MP forced to quit committee chairmanship after tiff with CJ over judges
Holly Manges Jones
May 10, 2006 03:06:00 pm

Maurice Vellacott , a Conservative Party member of the Canadian Parliament , resigned Wednesday from his position as chairman of the House of Commons Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Committee after...

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News British doctors reject proposed euthanasia law ahead of Lords vote
British doctors reject proposed euthanasia law ahead of Lords vote
Holly Manges Jones
May 10, 2006 03:01:00 pm

British doctors belonging to the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) have said they oppose a bill now before the UK House of Lords that would...

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News Thailand administrative court will rule mid-May on general election annulment
Thailand administrative court will rule mid-May on general election annulment
Holly Manges Jones
May 2, 2006 08:44:00 am

The Administrative Court of Thailand said Tuesday that it will probably release a decision in mid-May on whether the country's April 2 general election should be annulled. Considering its overlapping jurisdiction with two other Thai...

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News US court wiretap authorizations up in 2005
US court wiretap authorizations up in 2005
Holly Manges Jones
May 2, 2006 08:15:00 am

US courts approved 1,773 requests for wiretaps last year in state and federal investigations, a four percent increase from the prior year, according to the 2005 Wiretap Report released Monday by the Administrative Office...

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News Bribery trial begins for ex-Alabama governor, former HealthSouth CEO
Bribery trial begins for ex-Alabama governor, former HealthSouth CEO
Holly Manges Jones
May 2, 2006 07:44:00 am

The trial for former Alabama Governor Donald Siegelman and former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy begins Tuesday as the pair face federal bribery and racketeering charges . Siegelman is accused...

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News France PM says immigration bill could be revised to address religious concerns
France PM says immigration bill could be revised to address religious concerns
Holly Manges Jones
May 2, 2006 07:12:00 am

French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin expressed support Tuesday for a proposed immigration law , but indicated that its language could be amended after meeting over the weekend with leaders of the...

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News Thailand constitutional court will hear petition to void April election
Thailand constitutional court will hear petition to void April election
Holly Manges Jones
May 1, 2006 08:28:00 am

The Constitutional Court of Thailand agreed Monday to consider a petition to void the country's April 2 general election after Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej called on the court last week to take a...

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News UN rights chief heads to Darfur on Sudan visit
UN rights chief heads to Darfur on Sudan visit
Holly Manges Jones
May 1, 2006 08:04:00 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour headed to Darfur Monday as she continued a five-day visit to Sudan to press the government to end the violence and address rights...

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News Ex-GOP senator denounces gay marriage ban via constitutional amendment
Ex-GOP senator denounces gay marriage ban via constitutional amendment
Holly Manges Jones
May 1, 2006 07:45:00 am

Former US Senator John Danforth has called a Republican-sponsored constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage "silly," saying the Republican party's stance calls for them to interpret the constitution narrowly rather than expansively. Speaking...

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Second trial begins for DC sniper Muhammad
Holly Manges Jones
May 1, 2006 07:02:00 am

Jury selection will begin Monday in the second trial of John Allen Muhammad , who was convicted of one sniper shooting in Virginia but now faces six murder charges for killings in Maryland that occurred during...

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Kosovo declares independence from Serbia

On February 17, 2008 the Assembly of Kosovo declared independence from Serbia. While Serbia denounced the declaration as illegal, the international community has remained divided on this issue. Several nations including the United States, United Kingdom, France, Taiwan, and Turkey have recognized Kosovar independence, but others such as Russia maintain that the declaration violates international law. The majority of countries and international organizations, including the United Nations, have yet to take a position on the legality of Kosovar independence.

The Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo went into effect on June 15, 2008. Read the Kosovo Declaration of Independence and a timeline of the Kosovar independence movement.

Supreme Court ruled on equal Congressional districts

On February 17, 1964, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Wesberry v. Sanders that congressional districts within each state had to be roughly equal in population.

Learn more about Congressional redistricting from the Center for Voting and Democracy.

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