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News Eleventh Circuit declines full panel hearing of health care appeal
Eleventh Circuit declines full panel hearing of health care appeal
John Paul Putney
April 1, 2011 08:41:44 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday denied the petition for initial hearing en banc in the health care reform law appeal....

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News Indiana Senate approves constitutional ban on same-sex marriage
Indiana Senate approves constitutional ban on same-sex marriage
John Paul Putney
April 1, 2011 07:50:16 am

The Indiana Senate overwhelmingly approved on Tuesday an amendment to the State Constitution that would ban same-sex marriage or any "substantially similar" status. The measure passed 40-10 after receiving a...

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News Nokia files new round of patent suits against Apple
Nokia files new round of patent suits against Apple
John Paul Putney
March 29, 2011 02:30:27 pm

Finnish telecommunications company Nokia announced Tuesday that it filed another complaint against Apple with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) in addition to a lawsuit filed in Delaware. Nokia's newest complaint...

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News Germany prosecutor requests 6-year sentence for alleged Nazi guard
Germany prosecutor requests 6-year sentence for alleged Nazi guard
John Paul Putney
March 22, 2011 02:10:57 pm

Germany prosecutors called Tuesday for a six-year sentence in the trial of John Demjanjuk , accused of having helped to murder 27,900 Jews at the Sobibor death camp during his time as a guard there....

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News UN warns Ivory Coast shelling may be war crime
UN warns Ivory Coast shelling may be war crime
John Paul Putney
March 18, 2011 04:05:45 pm

The UN peacekeeping operation (UNOCI) in the Ivory Coast on Thursday denounced the shelling of a market in the capital Abidjan which killed 25 to 30 civilians...

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UN rights chief urges independent probe into Ivory Coast violence
John Paul Putney
March 15, 2011 02:27:43 pm

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called for an independent investigation into post-election violence in the Ivory Coast on Monday as part of a report to the...

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EU Court of Justice rules against proposed European patent court
John Paul Putney
March 8, 2011 11:26:17 am

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a non-binding advisory opinion Tuesday that the planned European and Community Patent Court (ECPC) is incompatible with EU law. The ruling is a significant setback for EU governments that...

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News UN rights chief urges Tunisia, Egypt to protect women’s rights
UN rights chief urges Tunisia, Egypt to protect women’s rights
John Paul Putney
March 8, 2011 10:24:01 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay pressed Tunisia and Egypt on Tuesday to ensure that women's rights receive constitutional protection and to include women in the dialogue to shape the future of their countries....

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News France burqa ban to take effect April 11
France burqa ban to take effect April 11
John Paul Putney
March 4, 2011 04:20:19 pm

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon confirmed in the Official Journal Thursday that the controversial law banning the burqa and other face coverings in...

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Supreme Court rules corporations lack ‘personal privacy’
John Paul Putney
March 1, 2011 02:51:23 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 8-0 in FCC v. AT&T that the 7(C) "personal privacy" exemption to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) ...

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Iraq negotiated independence from Britain under treaty

On December 14, 1927, Iraqi and British officials agreed to a new treaty under which Britain would recognize the independence of Iraq and promised to support its admission into the League of Nations in 1932.

In return, Iraq granted the British three new airbases in Iraq and agreed that British officers should train the Iraqi army. Learn more about Iraq's British heritage.

Alabama admitted as 22nd state

On December 14, 1819, Alabama was admitted to the United States of America as the twenty-second state.

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