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Russia judge killed by gunmen in Ingushetia province
Jaclyn Belczyk
June 10, 2009 02:51:00 pm

Aza Gazgireyeva, deputy head of the Supreme Court in Russia's Ingushetia province was shot dead Wednesday while taking her children to school in the town of Nazran, according to a regional interior ministry...

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Palau offers to accept Uighur Guantanamo detainees
Jaclyn Belczyk
June 10, 2009 01:27:00 pm

Palau President Johnson Toribiong has said that his country is willing to accept 17 Uighur detainees held at Guantanamo Bay , according to a statement provided to the Associated Press Wednesday. A senior US official...

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News Rights group urges US to respect laws of war to prevent Afghan civilian deaths
Rights group urges US to respect laws of war to prevent Afghan civilian deaths
Jaclyn Belczyk
May 15, 2009 03:29:00 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called on the US government to make "fundamental changes to reduce civilian casualties" in Afghanistan after attacks last week reportedly left more than 140 civilians dead. HRW said that...

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News US releases Guantanamo detainee Boumediene to France
US releases Guantanamo detainee Boumediene to France
Jaclyn Belczyk
May 15, 2009 02:53:00 pm

US officials said Friday that Algerian Guantanamo Bay detainee Lakhdar Boumediene has been released and sent to France . Boumediene was the named plaintiff in the US Supreme Court case Boumediene v....

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Obama administration reviving military commission system with changes
Jaclyn Belczyk
May 15, 2009 01:41:00 pm

US President Barack Obama announced Friday that he is reinstating the controversial military commission system to try some Guantanamo Bay detainees. Obama said that there will be changes to...

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Germany lawmakers drop paintball ban proposed after school shooting
Jaclyn Belczyk
May 15, 2009 10:29:00 am

German Social Democratic Party (SPD) lawmakers said Thursday that they will not support a recently proposed bill that would ban paintball in response to a March school shooting that left 16 dead , including...

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Russia proposes changes to suspended Europe arms treaty
Jaclyn Belczyk
May 15, 2009 08:55:00 am

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Andrei Nesterenko said Thursday that Russia has proposed changes to the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE) . The 1990 treaty restricts the number of troops and...

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New Hampshire governor asks legislature to amend same-sex marriage bill
Jaclyn Belczyk
May 14, 2009 04:27:00 pm

New Hampshire Governor John Lynch said Thursday that he is willing to sign a same-sex marriage bill into law, but only if the legislature amends it to make it clear that religious...

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House speaker claims CIA misled Congress on use of harsh interrogation techniques
Jaclyn Belczyk
May 14, 2009 03:05:00 pm

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Thursday that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) misled Congress about the use of enhanced interrogation techniques during the Bush...

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Russia plan would shift appointment of Constitutional Court chief to parliament
Jaclyn Belczyk
May 14, 2009 11:34:00 am

Speaker of the Russian State Duma Boris Gryzlov said Wednesday that a proposal by President Dmitry Medvedev to allow parliament to select the head of the Constitutional Court will be supported by the...

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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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