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News British judge allows extended detentions of airplanes plot suspects without charge
British judge allows extended detentions of airplanes plot suspects without charge
Natalie Hrubos
August 16, 2006 08:29:00 pm

A British judge Wednesday night gave Scotland Yard five to seven more days to question and hold without charge 23 men currently in custody in connection with an alleged plot to bomb US planes leaving the UK for...

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News Court rules non-citizens working for US firms abroad cannot invoke civil rights law
Court rules non-citizens working for US firms abroad cannot invoke civil rights law
Natalie Hrubos
August 16, 2006 06:24:00 pm

A US federal appeals court has ruled that a non-citizen cannot sue a US corporation for discrimination that allegedly occurred while he was working outside the US. The decision by the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals...

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UN rights commissioner warns of war crimes liability in Middle East conflict
Natalie Hrubos
July 19, 2006 08:26:00 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour Wednesday threatened perpetrators of wanton violence against civilians in the current Middle East conflict with liability for war crimes. In a pointed statement directed...

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House votes to strip federal judges of jurisdiction over Pledge cases
Natalie Hrubos
July 19, 2006 06:51:00 pm

The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to block federal judges from ruling on the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance , which contains the controversial phrase "under God." The...

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Federal prosecutors violated KPMG defendants’ rights, judge rules
Natalie Hrubos
June 27, 2006 07:09:00 pm

A federal judge in Manhattan ruled Tuesday that the US government violated the constitutional rights of 16 former employees of KPMG by pressuring the professional services firm to stop paying the employees' defense costs in...

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Oil-for-food fraud trial of South Korea lobbyist underway
Natalie Hrubos
June 27, 2006 07:45:00 am

Opening arguments began Tuesday in the fraud trial of Tongsun Park , who has been charged with money laundering, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and acting as an unregistered agent of the government...

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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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