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Federal judge dismisses lawsuits against bin Laden relatives
Sarah Miley
June 19, 2010 12:33:28 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) Friday dismissed 49 terrorism lawsuits, including five cases against relatives of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden , citing lack...

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Obama administration to file lawsuit challenging Arizona immigration law: reports
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June 19, 2010 10:38:18 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) plans to file a lawsuit challenging Arizona's controversial immigration legislation , according to media reports Friday. Senior officials for the Obama administration are said to have...

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Taiwan court extends sentence for ex-president Chen
Sarah Miley
June 18, 2010 03:16:56 pm

The Taiwan High Court on Friday extended the jail sentence of former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian for two months while the former leader prepares his appeal...

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Federal judge orders ex-Guantanamo detainee subject to strip searches
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June 18, 2010 02:52:50 pm

A ruling was released Thursday by Judge Lewis Kaplan of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) denying a request from former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Ghailani ...

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Israel security cabinet agrees to ease blockade in Gaza Strip
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June 18, 2010 01:38:56 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday announced that the Security Cabinet has agreed to ease the nation's land blockade of the Gaza Strip . The Israeli government has been under increasing international pressure to...

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FCC opens broadband proceedings to determine legal approach to regulation
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June 18, 2010 09:06:59 am

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday opened a new proceeding to identify the legal approach that will best support its efforts to develop universal access to "high quality" Internet broadband services. The FCC...

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June 17, 2010 03:53:16 pm

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 6-3 in Schwab v. Reilly that a trustee assigned to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case is not...

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Supreme Court rules NLRB must have 3 member panel to exercise authority
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June 17, 2010 12:08:02 pm

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-4 in New Process Steel v. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that the NLRB lacks the authority to decide cases where only...

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Supreme Court allows reasonable searches of private texts on work-issued devices
Sarah Miley
June 17, 2010 10:25:10 am

The US Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled in City of Ontario v. Quon that an employer's search of private text messages on a work-issued device does...

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June 16, 2010 03:43:01 pm

US President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that BP will subsidize a $20 billion compensation fund to indemnify the workers and business owners harmed as a result of the BP oil spill ...

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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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