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News Canada says charity a front for Tamil Tigers, prepares to seize assets
Canada says charity a front for Tamil Tigers, prepares to seize assets
Nick Fiske
June 19, 2008 08:38:00 am

Canada classified the World Tamil Movement (WTM) as a terrorist organization Tuesday , according to comments by Canadian Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day . Day characterized the group as a front for...

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News Kosovo constitution goes into force despite Serbia protest
Kosovo constitution goes into force despite Serbia protest
Nick Fiske
June 16, 2008 09:20:00 am

Kosovo's new constitution went into effect Sunday despite a declaration by Serbian President Boris Tadic that the charter of the breakaway Serbian province was legally void. The constitution was adopted by the Assembly of Kosovo [official...

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News Criticism of UN rights chief search process ‘absurd’: Secretary-General spokesperson
Criticism of UN rights chief search process ‘absurd’: Secretary-General spokesperson
Nick Fiske
June 11, 2008 08:21:00 am

A spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday defended the UN's process for choosing a new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The current Commissioner, Louise Arbour , announced in March...

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News Indonesia bound to protect Islamic sect under rights treaty: HRW
Indonesia bound to protect Islamic sect under rights treaty: HRW
Nick Fiske
June 11, 2008 08:01:00 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Tuesday renewed its call for Indonesia to protect freedom of religion when it stated that the Indonesian government should reverse a decree issued Monday that provides for the prosecution of members...

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News US military judge dismisses obstruction charge in Haditha killings case
US military judge dismisses obstruction charge in Haditha killings case
Nick Fiske
June 4, 2008 08:37:00 am

A Camp Pendleton military judge Tuesday dismissed one count of obstruction of justice against US Marine Corps 1st Lt. Andrew Grayson , an intelligence officer charged in connection with the November 2005 killings...

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News Musharraf should be tried for treason: Pakistan ex-PM
Musharraf should be tried for treason: Pakistan ex-PM
Nick Fiske
June 4, 2008 08:04:00 am

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Tuesday called for Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to resign and be tried for treason, labeling Musharraf a traitor disloyal to Pakistan. Now head of the PML-N party in the country's...

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News ICTY prosecutor appeals war crimes acquittal of former Kosovo PM
ICTY prosecutor appeals war crimes acquittal of former Kosovo PM
Nick Fiske
May 2, 2008 06:03:00 pm

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz filed an appeal Friday against the court's acquittal of former Kosovo Prime Minister and Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commander Ramush Haradinaj [TrialWatch...

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News Pakistan judges to be restored May 12: Sharif
Pakistan judges to be restored May 12: Sharif
Nick Fiske
May 2, 2008 05:07:00 pm

Ousted Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry and all other judges removed by President Pervez Musharraf last November after his declaration of emergency rule will be reinstated on May 12, former Pakistani...

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News Parmalat reaches settlement with shareholders in securities fraud claim
Parmalat reaches settlement with shareholders in securities fraud claim
Nick Fiske
May 2, 2008 03:57:00 pm

Italian dairy giant Parmalat SpA Friday reached a settlement with shareholders, agreeing to issue 10.5 million shares of stock, valued at almost 24 million euros, to satisfy a securities fraud class...

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ECCC cleared of mismanaging funds in independent audit
Nick Fiske
April 25, 2008 04:34:00 pm

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) was cleared of financial mismanagement in an independent audit released Friday. The review was ordered by the ECCC Project Board in...

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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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