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News Hong Kong court rules local radio laws unconstitutional
Hong Kong court rules local radio laws unconstitutional
Leslie Schulman
January 9, 2008 08:23:00 am

A Hong Kong court ruled Tuesday that the Chinese special administrative region's Telecommunications Ordinance was unconstitutional because it violates the freedom of expression guaranteed by Hong Kong's Basic Law and Bill of Rights by giving the government...

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News US Army sergeant to face court-martial in Kirkuk Iraqi civilian murder
US Army sergeant to face court-martial in Kirkuk Iraqi civilian murder
Leslie Schulman
January 9, 2008 07:56:00 am

The US Army said Tuesday that Army Sgt. 1st Class Trey A. Corrales will be court-martialed on charges of premeditated murder for his alleged role in the killing of an unarmed Iraqi civilian near the Iraqi city...

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News DOJ drops appeal of decision to block US national forest regulation
DOJ drops appeal of decision to block US national forest regulation
Leslie Schulman
January 9, 2008 07:08:00 am

The US Justice Department has withdrawn its appeal of a federal judge's decision to invalidate a 2005 regulation governing the management of national forests, advocacy groups said Tuesday. The appeal was filed in a...

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News Malaysia police battle demonstrators protesting indefinite detention law
Malaysia police battle demonstrators protesting indefinite detention law
Leslie Schulman
January 6, 2008 10:32:00 am

Malaysian police fired a water cannon at protesters in Kuala Lumpur Saturday and chased them with batons as some 300 demonstrated against the country's controversial Internal Security Act (ISA) , a preventive detention law that allows the Malaysian...

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News Egypt court jails 3 police officers convicted of detainee abuse
Egypt court jails 3 police officers convicted of detainee abuse
Leslie Schulman
January 6, 2008 10:17:00 am

An Egyptian court has convicted three police officers for torturing and publicly humiliating a suspected thief, according to "judicial sources" cited by Reuters Saturday. The higher-ranking police officer was sentenced to five years in jail, while the two lower-ranking...

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News Pakistan ex-PM Bhutto assassinated at political rally
Pakistan ex-PM Bhutto assassinated at political rally
Leslie Schulman
December 27, 2007 11:33:00 am

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a suicide attack Thursday at a rally in Rawalpindi. Bhutto, head of the opposition Pakistan People's Party , was campaigning in the lead-up to...

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News Exiled Thailand PM threatened with arrest if he returns after party gains
Exiled Thailand PM threatened with arrest if he returns after party gains
Leslie Schulman
December 27, 2007 10:07:00 am

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be arrested if he returns home from self-imposed exile in England, despite his party's success in general election earlier this week, according to Thai officials Thursday. Thaksin...

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News Lebanon legislators call for constitutional change to fill vacant presidency
Lebanon legislators call for constitutional change to fill vacant presidency
Leslie Schulman
December 27, 2007 08:05:00 am

Leading legislators from Lebanon's majority party were expected to file a petition in parliament Thursday seeking a constitutional amendment to allow Gen. Michel Suleiman to become president of Lebanon. Under the current Lebanese constitution ,...

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Federal judge issues preliminary injunction against Florida voter registration law
Leslie Schulman
December 19, 2007 11:43:00 am

US District Court Judge Stephan Mickle of the Northern District of Florida granted a preliminary injunction Tuesday blocking the implementation of a new Florida voting law intended to prevent election fraud in the state. The...

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News Israel soldiers rarely charged for violence against Palestinians: report
Israel soldiers rarely charged for violence against Palestinians: report
Leslie Schulman
December 19, 2007 11:08:00 am

The Israeli government has failed to investigate and indict members of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) for acts of violence committed against Palestinian civilians, according to a report issued Tuesday by Israeli human rights group...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

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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