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News Germany parliament passes major constitutional reform legislation
Germany parliament passes major constitutional reform legislation
Jaime Jansen
July 7, 2006 11:38:00 am

The German Bundesrat , the upper house of parliament, approved a landmark package of constitutional reforms aimed at separating and clarifying the powers of the federal and state governments. The legislation passed the lower...

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News Hicks says Guantanamo conditions worse after detainee suicides
Hicks says Guantanamo conditions worse after detainee suicides
Jaime Jansen
July 7, 2006 10:47:00 am

David Hicks , the Australian-born terror suspect held at Guantanamo Bay , told family members that conditions at the detention center have worsened in the wake of three detainee suicides in June, Hicks'...

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News Italy government proposes easier citizenship requirements
Italy government proposes easier citizenship requirements
Jaime Jansen
July 7, 2006 10:10:00 am

The new center-left government under Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi is considering granting citizenship to immigrants who have legally resided in Italy for five or more years, Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato said...

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News Former Iraq deputy PM on hunger strike over access to counsel, lawyer says
Former Iraq deputy PM on hunger strike over access to counsel, lawyer says
Jaime Jansen
July 7, 2006 09:44:00 am

Tariq Aziz , the Iraqi deputy prime minister under Saddam Hussein's regime, has gone on hunger strike to protest the refusal of prison authorities to grant him access to his lawyer, a member of his...

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News Top US officials in Iraq promise open probe into Mahmudiya rape, killings
Top US officials in Iraq promise open probe into Mahmudiya rape, killings
Jaime Jansen
July 7, 2006 08:56:00 am

US Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad and Gen. George Casey , commander of US forces in Iraq, have promised an open investigation into the rape and murder of a young woman and her family in Mahmudiya [JURIST news...

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News UN rights panel urges end to Israel international law violations in Gaza offensive
UN rights panel urges end to Israel international law violations in Gaza offensive
Jaime Jansen
July 7, 2006 08:00:00 am

The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday denounced recent Israeli military operations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and voted to approve a resolution calling on Israelis and Palestinians to refrain from...

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News Court challenge looms as Calderon wins official Mexico presidential vote count
Court challenge looms as Calderon wins official Mexico presidential vote count
Jaime Jansen
July 6, 2006 04:51:00 pm

Mexican ruling party candidate Felipe Calderon narrowly won Sunday's presidential election with some 220,000 votes more than leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador , according to...

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Iraq president criticizes most-wanted list
Jaime Jansen
July 6, 2006 01:42:00 pm

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has criticized Iraq's recently-announced most-wanted list , implicitly taking National Security Adviser Mowafaq al-Rubai'i to task for including two women, Saddam Hussein's eldest daughter Raghad and...

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Florida high court rejects record tobacco punitive damages award
Jaime Jansen
July 6, 2006 12:06:00 pm

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a record-setting jury verdict that had awarded $145 billion in punitive damages in a class action challenge brought by smokers against tobacco companies. The Court vacated...

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North Korea claims ‘legal right’ to launch missiles
Jaime Jansen
July 6, 2006 11:11:00 am

North Korea on Thursday claimed it has a "legal right" to build and test missiles in an effort to strengthen self-defense, in a statement from the foreign ministry which also confirmed that the country test-launched seven...

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Dreyfus convicted of treason

On December 22, 1894, Jewish French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial trial that prompted worldwide allegations of anti-Semitism.

Dreyfus was later cleared. Learn more about the case of Alfred Dreyfus and read an English translation of the famous public letter J'Accuse...! by novelist and Dreyfus partisan Emile Zola.

Embargo Act passed, banning foreign trade

On December 22, 1807, the Embargo Act was passed at the urging of President Thomas Jefferson. The Act barred trade with any foreign nations in an effort to avoid American entry into the Napoleonic Wars of Europe. However, the Act proved unenforceable and was replaced with the Non-Intercourse Act, which barred trade with France and Great Britain.

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