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DOJ agent killed by prison guard indicted in corruption probe
Jaime Jansen
June 21, 2006 02:05:00 pm

A guard at a federal detention center in Tallahassee, Florida, shot and killed a US Justice Department agent before being shot and killed himself Wednesday as FBI and Justice Department investigators arrived at the prison to arrest six men,...

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US, Japan finalize landmark legal assistance treaty
Jaime Jansen
June 21, 2006 02:00:00 pm

The United States and Japan have finalized a treaty that will allow law enforcement authorities from both countries to deal with each other directly to facilitate criminal investigations, rather than going through diplomats. The Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT)...

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Iran charges women’s rights activists following Tehran demonstration
Jaime Jansen
June 21, 2006 12:54:00 pm

Iran has charged leading women's rights activists Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani and Parvin Ardalan with acting "against national security" in connection with a June 12 women's rights demonstration that turned violent...

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Libby supporters raise over $2 million for defense
Jaime Jansen
June 21, 2006 11:13:00 am

I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby supporters have raised more than $2 million for his legal defense in the CIA leak case since last fall, according to Barbara Comstock, a member of Libby's...

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Padilla prosecutors ordered to turn over more evidence
Jaime Jansen
June 21, 2006 10:33:00 am

The federal judge presiding over the Miami trial of terror suspect Jose Padilla has ordered prosecutors to turn over more evidence regarding their allegations that Padilla and his co-defendants conspired to kill, injure or kidnap US...

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Cuba blasts US rights record at Human Rights Council meeting
Jaime Jansen
June 21, 2006 09:45:00 am

Cuba and the United States exchanged barbs Tuesday over the US human rights record on the second day of the inaugural session of the UN Human Rights Council official website; JURIST news...

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Nurses file class-action antitrust suits against hospitals over wages
Jaime Jansen
June 21, 2006 08:47:00 am

A group of nurses filed four class-action lawsuits around the country Tuesday against multiple hospitals , alleging the hospitals violated antitrust laws by conspiring to keep wages low for nurses despite a national shortage...

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Saddam defense lawyer killed after abduction
Jaime Jansen
June 21, 2006 08:01:00 am

A defense lawyer in the Saddam Hussein trial was abducted and killed Wednesday, just two days after the prosecution presented their closing arguments in the trial, calling for the death penalty for Hussein and...

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Barbados wants Caribbean high court to reinstate death penalty
Jaime Jansen
June 20, 2006 02:38:00 pm

The Barbados government on Tuesday asked the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to overturn a legal precedent that blocks capital punishment in an effort to impose the death penalty on two convicted murderers. Jeffrey Joseph...

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Federal judge orders expert panel set up to reform Los Angeles jails
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June 20, 2006 02:00:00 pm

A federal judge has ordered the Los Angeles County jail system to create an expert panel to oversee reform at Los Angeles County Men's Central Jail , one of seven LA country jails that was marred...

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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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