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News Pope John Paul gunman to remain in prison until 2010
Pope John Paul gunman to remain in prison until 2010
Holly Manges Jones
January 23, 2006 12:18:00 pm

Turkish state prosecutors have set January 18, 2010 as the date when Mehmet Ali Agca , the man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981, will be released from jail. Agca was freed ...

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News Supreme Court rules in campaign finance, sovereign immunity cases
Supreme Court rules in campaign finance, sovereign immunity cases
Holly Manges Jones
January 23, 2006 10:42:00 am

The US Supreme Court handed down decisions in three cases Monday, including a decision in Wisconsin Right to Life v. Federal Election Commission , where the Court remanded the case to the federal District...

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News Saddam denounces ‘Iranian meddling’ in Iraq
Saddam denounces ‘Iranian meddling’ in Iraq
Holly Manges Jones
January 23, 2006 10:15:00 am

Saddam Hussein condemned "Iranian meddling" in Iraq after being briefed on major Iraqi, Arab and international affairs over the weekend, his defense team said Monday. Defense lawyer Saleh al-Armuti said Hussein had complained of not being...

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News UK denies memo reveals plot to bomb Aljazeera
UK denies memo reveals plot to bomb Aljazeera
Holly Manges Jones
January 17, 2006 02:29:00 pm

The British government Tuesday denied allegations that a government memo documenting a conversation between British Prime Minister Tony Blair and President George Bush included a suggestion to bomb the Aljazeera headquarters, after the news agency...

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News Suspect arrested in failed London bombings
Suspect arrested in failed London bombings
Holly Manges Jones
January 17, 2006 02:07:00 pm

A man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the failed London bombing attempts on July 21, 2005 after police searched two residential buildings and one place of business. The 27-year old was arrested on suspicion of...

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California school discontinues ‘intelligent design’ course in settlement
Holly Manges Jones
January 17, 2006 01:37:00 pm

A California school district has agreed to stop teaching a philosophy class discussing intelligent design theory as part of a settlement agreement filed Tuesday, according to the legal director for...

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South Africa establishes new apartheid prosecution policy
Holly Manges Jones
January 17, 2006 12:53:00 pm

South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has established a policy to prosecute political crimes committed during apartheid in South Africa by individuals who were denied amnesty by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) ....

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News Ukraine justice minister says no-confidence vote illegal
Ukraine justice minister says no-confidence vote illegal
Holly Manges Jones
January 12, 2006 12:10:00 pm

Ukrainian Justice Minister Serhiy Holovaty said in a statement Thursday that the Ukrainian parliament's dismissal of the government earlier this week was illegal because the vote did not meet the necessary two-thirds majority. On Tuesday Holovaty warned...

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News US Army general asserts right to silence in Abu Ghraib trial
US Army general asserts right to silence in Abu Ghraib trial
Holly Manges Jones
January 12, 2006 11:33:00 am

US Army Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller has invoked his right not to incriminate himself by refusing to answer questions in two courts-martial against soldiers accused of using dogs as an intimidation tactic at the US-operated Abu Ghraib prison facility...

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Abused Catholic bishop supports bill giving victims longer time to sue
Holly Manges Jones
January 12, 2006 11:03:00 am

Detroit Catholic Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, 75, became the first US Catholic bishop to publicly admit he was sexually abused by a priest after he met with Ohio lawmakers Wednesday in support of a state bill proposing the...

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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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