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News Russian officials deny UN oil-for-food violations
Russian officials deny UN oil-for-food violations
Jeannie Shawl
August 26, 2005 08:39:00 am

Russian diplomats meeting with members of the Independent Inquiry Committee looking into the now defunct UN Oil-for-Food Program have said that Russian companies did not violate UN sanctions against Iraq while participating...

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News UPDATE ~ Iraqi leaders meet in last attempt to reach constitution agreement
UPDATE ~ Iraqi leaders meet in last attempt to reach constitution agreement
Jeannie Shawl
August 26, 2005 08:09:00 am

Following a one-day extension in negotiations on the Iraqi constitution , the speaker of the National Assembly said Friday that if consensus cannot be reached by the end of the day, the draft...

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News UPDATE ~ Iraq government says constitution complete, no vote needed
UPDATE ~ Iraq government says constitution complete, no vote needed
Jeannie Shawl
August 25, 2005 10:39:00 am

Iraqi government spokesman Laith Kubba said Thursday that a final version of the Iraqi constitution has been completed and that the document will be approved later today. A National Assembly spokesman said...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Iraqi parliament cancels vote on constitution draft
BREAKING NEWS ~ Iraqi parliament cancels vote on constitution draft
Jeannie Shawl
August 25, 2005 09:27:00 am

AP is reporting that a parliamentary spokesman has said that the National Assembly will not meet as planned on Thursday to consider Iraq's draft constitution . The spokesman also said that no date for a...

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News Former Abu Ghraib general says Rumsfeld initiated prison interrogation instructions
Former Abu Ghraib general says Rumsfeld initiated prison interrogation instructions
Jeannie Shawl
August 24, 2005 04:27:00 pm

Former Abu Ghraib commander Janis Karpinski has alleged that US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld personally signed a memorandum authorizing extreme interrogation techniques used at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison . In an interview ...

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News Federal appeals court allows prosecution of non-Navajo by tribe
Federal appeals court allows prosecution of non-Navajo by tribe
Jeannie Shawl
August 24, 2005 03:22:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that a Navajo tribal court can proceed with its prosecution of Russell Means even though he is not a member of the tribe. Means,...

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News Robertson says comments on Venezuelan president "misinterpreted"
Robertson says comments on Venezuelan president "misinterpreted"
Jeannie Shawl
August 24, 2005 02:52:00 pm

Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson said Wednesday that his remarks earlier this week seeming to call for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez were misinterpreted. Speaking Monday on the Christian Broadcast Network's The 700...

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News Ex-Hollinger president to plead guilty to fraud charges
Ex-Hollinger president to plead guilty to fraud charges
Jeannie Shawl
August 24, 2005 02:08:00 pm

David Radler, former President and COO of Hollinger International and former publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times, will plead guilty to fraud charges, his lawyer said Wednesday. Radler was indicted last...

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News Aruban court says government must recognize Dutch same-sex marriage
Aruban court says government must recognize Dutch same-sex marriage
Jeannie Shawl
August 24, 2005 12:22:00 pm

Aruba's Superior Court has ruled that a lesbian couple legally married in the Netherlands has the right to register their marriage in the autonomous Caribbean republic that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (includings the...

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News DOJ statistics chief demoted after disagreement on racial profiling report
DOJ statistics chief demoted after disagreement on racial profiling report
Jeannie Shawl
August 24, 2005 11:57:00 am

Lawrence Greenfeld, former director of the US Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) , has been demoted, several months after he complained that the Bush administration was interfering with the release of a report detailing racial profiling...

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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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