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News Egeland condemns Israeli, Palestinian violations of humanitarian law in Gaza
Egeland condemns Israeli, Palestinian violations of humanitarian law in Gaza
Jaime Jansen
July 26, 2006 08:00:00 am

United Nations relief coordinator Jan Egeland said Tuesday that Israel had used "disproportionate" force in its military offensive against the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority in the Gaza Strip , but he added that...

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News ACLU appeals dismissal of el-Masri CIA rendition suit
ACLU appeals dismissal of el-Masri CIA rendition suit
Jaime Jansen
July 25, 2006 02:31:00 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said Tuesday it has appealed the dismissal of a highly publicized lawsuit brought by the ACLU against CIA Director George Tenet and other agency officials...

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News UK Home Office plans to toughen immigration rules in major overhaul
UK Home Office plans to toughen immigration rules in major overhaul
Jaime Jansen
July 25, 2006 01:55:00 pm

The UK Home Office announced plans to overhaul Britain's immigration system Tuesday in a review outlining how the Home Office's Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) will respond to the impact of...

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News Indonesia prosecutor says Bali bombers likely to be executed in August
Indonesia prosecutor says Bali bombers likely to be executed in August
Jaime Jansen
July 25, 2006 01:21:00 pm

Three men convicted in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings will likely be executed in late August, a spokesman from the Bali district attorney's office said Tuesday. Under Indonesian law, head of Denpasar's district attorney office...

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News Terror watch list inefficient: Homeland Security report
Terror watch list inefficient: Homeland Security report
Jaime Jansen
July 25, 2006 11:37:00 am

A terror watch list designed to keep suspected terrorist from entering the United States through one of 324 points of entry is vague and ineffective, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General Richard Skinner [official...

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News Ex-justice minister pleads not guilty to war crimes in Bosnia court
Ex-justice minister pleads not guilty to war crimes in Bosnia court
Jaime Jansen
July 25, 2006 11:12:00 am

Momcilo Mandic, the former Bosnian Serb justice minister in the wartime government under Radovan Karadzic , pleaded not guilty at the War Crimes Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday...

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News Indian Trust case plaintiffs considering $8 billion settlement
Indian Trust case plaintiffs considering $8 billion settlement
Jaime Jansen
July 25, 2006 10:22:00 am

Native Americans participating in the ten-year-old Indian Trust case involving the alleged mismanagement of American Indian money by the US Department of the Interior have indicated they...

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News UN Security Council urges greater protection for children in armed conflicts
UN Security Council urges greater protection for children in armed conflicts
Jaime Jansen
July 25, 2006 09:28:00 am

The UN Security Council on Monday called for renewed efforts to protect children in areas of armed conflict to build on progress in implementing Resolution 1612 , which requires international monitoring of children's rights...

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News Thailand election commissioners get jail time for abuse of power in April poll
Thailand election commissioners get jail time for abuse of power in April poll
Jaime Jansen
July 25, 2006 08:37:00 am

Thailand's criminal court on Tuesday sentenced three members of the Election Commission of Thailand to four years in jail for violating election law in connection with arrangements for the April parliamentary election . The...

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News Specter plans bill allowing Congress to sue President over signing statements
Specter plans bill allowing Congress to sue President over signing statements
Jaime Jansen
July 25, 2006 07:59:00 am

US Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) announced plans Monday to introduce legislation that will give Congress the power to file court challenges against presidential bill signing statements in order to have the signing...

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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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