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News Australia passes law putting price on carbon emissions
Australia passes law putting price on carbon emissions
Jaimie Cremeans
November 8, 2011 10:33:00 am

The Australian Senate voted 36-32 Tuesday to approve legislation that will impose a price on carbon emissions in an effort to improve the environment and the country's economy. The new law will put a fixed rate...

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News Cuba to allow buying and selling of houses
Cuba to allow buying and selling of houses
Jaimie Cremeans
November 4, 2011 11:18:40 am

The Cuban government on Thursday announced the passage of a bill that will modify its housing law to allow permanent residents of the country to buy and sell their homes at will. The new law,...

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News Uganda government infringing on speech, assembly rights: AI
Uganda government infringing on speech, assembly rights: AI
Jaimie Cremeans
November 1, 2011 10:27:47 am

The Ugandan government is unlawfully infringing on its citizens' rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report released Tuesday. The report focuses on Uganda's increasing restrictions...

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News Federal judge approves $1.25 billion settlement for black farmers
Federal judge approves $1.25 billion settlement for black farmers
Jaimie Cremeans
October 28, 2011 11:47:32 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia gave final approval Thursday to a $1.25 billion settlement for black farmers who were discriminated against by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)...

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News UK parliament votes down referendum on EU membership
UK parliament votes down referendum on EU membership
Jaimie Cremeans
October 25, 2011 10:25:28 am

The UK Parliament voted 483-111 Monday against holding a national referendum on remaining a member of the European Union (EU) . The referendum would have put forward three options to the public...

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Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage and euthanasia

On April 1, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. The nation then became the first country to legalize euthanasia on April 1, 2002.

First US wartime conscription law took effect

On April 1, 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, the first wartime conscription law passed in the United States went into effect. It included a clause allowing a person to pay $300 to avoid military service, a controversial "rich man's" exception that precipitated the July 1863 New York City Draft Riots.

The riots, the worst in US history to that point, killed as many as 100 people and had to be quelled by troops, some of whom had recently fought at the Battle of Gettysburg. Learn more about the Draft Riots.

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