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News EU rejects Poland call to reinstate death penalty
EU rejects Poland call to reinstate death penalty
Jaime Jansen
August 2, 2006 01:44:00 pm

The European Union has rejected a call by Polish President Lech Kaczynski to review the EU ban on capital punishment , European Commission spokesman Steffan de Rynck said Wednesday. Kaczynski urged...

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News Federal judge certifies class in lawsuit against Georgia sex-offender law
Federal judge certifies class in lawsuit against Georgia sex-offender law
Jaime Jansen
August 2, 2006 01:06:00 pm

A federal judge in Georgia has certified a class of more than 10,000 registered sex offenders living in Georgia that would be subject to a new state law barring them from living or working within 1,000 feet...

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News Halliburton subcontractor settles Iraq fraud allegations for $4 million
Halliburton subcontractor settles Iraq fraud allegations for $4 million
Jaime Jansen
August 2, 2006 12:21:00 pm

Eagle Global Logistics (EGL), a Houston based company hired by Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR) to ship military cargo to Iraq, has paid the government $4 million to settle potential claims under the...

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News Anti-evolution advocates lose control of Kansas school board in  primaries
Anti-evolution advocates lose control of Kansas school board in primaries
Jaime Jansen
August 2, 2006 11:31:00 am

Hardline Republicans in Kansas lost control of the Kansas Board of Education during a Tuesday primary vote that brought in more moderate conservatives who support the theory of evolution. The School Board garnered international attention last year...

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News Initial probe into Haditha killings supports murder accusations: DOD official
Initial probe into Haditha killings supports murder accusations: DOD official
Jaime Jansen
August 2, 2006 10:34:00 am

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) has completed its probe into the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha last November, and a Pentagon official indicated Wednesday that evidence supports accusations that US Marines from...

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Mexico interior minister slams ‘illegal’ election protests
Jaime Jansen
August 2, 2006 09:49:00 am

Mexican Interior Secretary Carlos Abascal criticized presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and supporters staging protests in Mexico City, saying Tuesday that the protestors have set up...

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Media barred from observing witness testimony in Mahmudiya hearings
Jaime Jansen
August 2, 2006 09:01:00 am

The US military has banned the media and public from observing witness testimony of Iraqis in upcoming Article 32 hearings for five US Army soldiers charged in connection with the rape of an Iraqi...

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Federal appeals court overturns convictions of Merrill Lynch execs in Enron scam
Jaime Jansen
August 2, 2006 08:00:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday reversed the convictions of four former Merrill Lynch executives found guilty in connection with an Enron ...

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Military hearings begin for US soldiers charged with murdering Iraq detainees
Jaime Jansen
August 1, 2006 02:22:00 pm

A US military court on Tuesday began Article 32 hearings, similar to civil grand jury proceedings, to determine whether four Army soldiers charged with premeditated murder of Iraqi detainees will face courts-martial. The...

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UK appeals court upholds ruling quashing control orders for terror suspects
Jaime Jansen
August 1, 2006 01:30:00 pm

The UK Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday that six terror suspects cannot be detained without charge under so-called control orders , which are used when there is not enough evidence to prosecute. UK Home Secretary John Reid...

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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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