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News Four US soldiers to be court-martialed in Mahmudiya rape-murder case
Four US soldiers to be court-martialed in Mahmudiya rape-murder case
James M Yoch Jr
October 18, 2006 03:41:00 pm

Four US soldiers implicated in the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the murder of her family in the Mahmudiya (also "Mahmoudiya") area in March have been referred to trial by general court-martial,...

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News Hicks to challenge US military commissions law
Hicks to challenge US military commissions law
James M Yoch Jr
October 18, 2006 03:20:00 pm

The father of Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks has said that Hicks' defense team will challenge the Military Commissions Act of 2006 signed into law by President Bush...

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News Arab-American rights group sues DHS for immigration profiling data
Arab-American rights group sues DHS for immigration profiling data
James M Yoch Jr
October 18, 2006 02:15:00 pm

The Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Homeland Security and its Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) , claiming the agencies illegally employed information...

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News Pentagon orders probe into Marine’s report of Guantanamo detainee abuse
Pentagon orders probe into Marine’s report of Guantanamo detainee abuse
James M Yoch Jr
October 13, 2006 12:10:00 pm

The US Department of Defense Inspector General on Friday announced that the armed force's Southern Command has been ordered to investigate allegations that detainee abuse is occurring at the military facility at Guantanamo...

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News Ohio congressman pleads guilty in Abramoff scandal
Ohio congressman pleads guilty in Abramoff scandal
James M Yoch Jr
October 13, 2006 11:35:00 am

US Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) on Friday pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and making false statements in connection with his involvement with lobbyist Jack Abramoff . Ney accepted money and gifts...

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News US soldier disputing Iraq war legality pleads guilty to AWOL charge
US soldier disputing Iraq war legality pleads guilty to AWOL charge
James M Yoch Jr
October 13, 2006 11:09:00 am

US Army Sergeant Ricky Clousing , a paratrooper and interpreter who disputed the legality of the war in Iraq , has pleaded guilty to going absent without leave for 14 months. A court-martial...

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News Sadat nephew faces Egypt military court after assassination allegations
Sadat nephew faces Egypt military court after assassination allegations
James M Yoch Jr
October 11, 2006 03:23:00 pm

A nephew of former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat who is now an Egyptian opposition MP associated with the Ahrar party appeared before an Egyptian military court Wednesday on charges of making defamatory remarks regarding the...

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News India high court says presidential death row pardons subject to review
India high court says presidential death row pardons subject to review
James M Yoch Jr
October 11, 2006 02:52:00 pm

The Supreme Court of India Wednesday ruled that the power of the country's president to pardon a person convicted of a capital offense in Article 72 of the Indian Constitution is subject to judicial review in...

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News Supreme Court asked to hold California sentencing rules unconstitutional
Supreme Court asked to hold California sentencing rules unconstitutional
James M Yoch Jr
October 11, 2006 02:10:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Cunningham v. California , 05-6551, a case that asks justices to decide whether judges can exercise discretion to...

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Missouri high court considers voter photo ID cases
James M Yoch Jr
October 4, 2006 02:44:00 pm

The Supreme Court of Missouri heard oral arguments Wednesday in two appeals challenging the September 14 ruling that a state law requiring voters to show a Missouri-issued photo...

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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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