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Panama to seek Noriega extradition from France
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 29, 2010 08:51:00 am

Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli said Wednesday that his government will seek the extradition of former military leader Manuel Noriega , currently being held in France on money laundering charges. Noriega faces...

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Russia court bans neo-Nazi group for extremist ideology
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 28, 2010 04:45:58 pm

The Moscow City Court ruled Tuesday that the Slavic Union (SS) violates Russia's extremism laws, banning the organization. The SS, whose initials are the same as the Nazi paramilitary, was one of Russia's largest neo-Nazi organizations....

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Russia makes public 1940 Katyn massacre documents
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 28, 2010 04:12:00 pm

The Russian government on Wednesday made public documents relating to the 1940 Katyn Massacre in which 20,000 Poles were killed by the USSR. While the documents were previously available...

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House subcommittee examines legality of unmanned drone strikes
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 28, 2010 03:55:00 pm

A US subcommittee heard testimony Wednesday on the use of unmanned predator drone strikes . The National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing ...

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House subcommittee examines legality of unmanned drone strikes
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 28, 2010 03:27:00 pm

A US subcommittee heard testimony Wednesday on the use of unmanned predator drone strikes . The National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing ...

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Supreme Court considers release of names on same-sex marriage petition
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 28, 2010 03:14:02 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Doe #1 v. Reed on whether the First Amendment allows a state to compel...

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April 28, 2010 02:42:56 pm

The Russian government on Wednesday made public documents relating to the 1940 Katyn Massacre in which 20,000 Poles were killed by the USSR. While the documents were previously available...

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Supreme Court considers release of names on same-sex marriage petition
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April 28, 2010 02:16:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Doe #1 v. Reed on whether the First Amendment allows a state to compel...

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Russia court bans neo-Nazi group for extremist ideology
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 28, 2010 01:27:00 pm

The Moscow City Court ruled Tuesday that the Slavic Union (SS) violates Russia's extremism laws, banning the organization. The SS, whose initials are the same as the Nazi paramilitary, was one of Russia's largest neo-Nazi organizations....

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April 28, 2010 11:56:26 am

The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Tuesday released a manual for military commission procedures under the Military Commissions Act of 2009 . The manual establishes the rules of evidence and...

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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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