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News Senate committee advances WWII art recovery bill
Senate committee advances WWII art recovery bill
Matthew Santiago
September 16, 2016 03:07:31 pm

The US Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would extend the statute of limitations for Holocaust families and heirs trying to retrieve artwork seized by Nazis during World War II. The Holocaust Expropriated Art...

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News Indiana state officials sued by transgender immigrant over name change law
Indiana state officials sued by transgender immigrant over name change law
Matthew Santiago
September 15, 2016 08:58:21 am

A transgender non-citizen from Mexico filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Indiana Governor Mike Pence and two other state officials over Indiana's law that prevents non-citizens from changing their names. The law was enacted [WSJ...

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News Georgia voter registration system challenged
Georgia voter registration system challenged
Matthew Santiago
September 15, 2016 08:02:29 am

Several organizations filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday challenging Georgia's voter registration system. Since 2010, Georgia has required voter applications to match databases managed by the Georgia Department of Driver Services and the Social Security...

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News Supreme Court denies Michigan’s request to ban straight-ticket voting
Supreme Court denies Michigan’s request to ban straight-ticket voting
Matthew Santiago
September 9, 2016 06:16:33 pm

The US Supreme Court on Friday rejected Michigan's appeal of an injunction that would not allow the state to ban straight-ticket voting. The ban had been passed by the...

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News Obama administration shuts down Guantanamo Bay Camp 5
Obama administration shuts down Guantanamo Bay Camp 5
Matthew Santiago
September 9, 2016 05:38:32 pm

The Obama administration on Thursday shut down a Guantanamo Bay prison camp to expedite the permanent closing of the detention center. Camp 5 was a 100-cell maximum security prison that was known for receiving problematic detainees ...

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News Gabon president ignores EU findings regarding controversial poll results
Gabon president ignores EU findings regarding controversial poll results
Matthew Santiago
September 8, 2016 09:49:37 am

President Ali Bongo Ondimba on Wednesday refused to address the EU's recent findings regarding an anomaly in last week's presidential election. Following his loss to Bongo in the poll results, opposing candidate Jean Ping questioned the results...

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News Federal judge halts construction of North Dakota oil pipeline near tribal land
Federal judge halts construction of North Dakota oil pipeline near tribal land
Matthew Santiago
September 8, 2016 08:38:55 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday partially granted a tribe's request to suspend the construction of a North Dakota crude oil pipeline running north of the tribe's land. In...

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News Malaysia PM confirmed as involved official in wealth fund scandal
Malaysia PM confirmed as involved official in wealth fund scandal
Matthew Santiago
September 3, 2016 08:37:37 am

Malaysian government minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan confirmed on Friday that Prime Minister Najib Razak is the unnamed official involved in the nation's recent national wealth fund scandal. In 2009 Razak established the fund known as...

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News Volkswagen appeals federal labor board decision supporting UAW
Volkswagen appeals federal labor board decision supporting UAW
Matthew Santiago
September 3, 2016 07:50:06 am

German automaker Volkswagen (VW) on Thursday appealed the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision to support union representation for workers at the VW plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The United Automobile Workers (UAW) in...

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News Federal appeals court upholds ban on gun sales to medical marijuana card holders
Federal appeals court upholds ban on gun sales to medical marijuana card holders
Matthew Santiago
September 1, 2016 09:52:52 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that the federal ban against selling guns to medical marijuana card holders does not violate Second Amendment rights. The court rejected the...

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On September 9, 1998, Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr filed a report to Congress accusing President Bill Clinton of 11 impeachable offenses relating to his association with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

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On September 9, 1993, the Palestinian Liberation Organization recognized Israel after decades of conflict and terror attacks.

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