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Russia court finds deceased whistleblower guilty of tax evasion
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July 12, 2013 01:42:15 pm

A Moscow court on Thursday convicted deceased lawyer Sergei Magnitsky and former client, William Browder, of tax evasion. Magnitsky, who died in prison in 2009 under suspicious circumstances, was a lawyer for the Hermitage Capital Fund...

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Federal judge finds Apple guilty of e-book price fixing
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July 10, 2013 03:51:36 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday ruled that Apple violated the Sherman Act and various state statutes in an e-book price-fixing conspiracy. The...

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Egypt authorities order arrest of Muslim Brotherhood leader
Theresa Donovan
July 10, 2013 02:43:13 pm

Egyptian authorities on Wednesday ordered the arrest of Mohammed Badie, spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood , as well as nine other leading Islamists, in an escalation of the crackdown against protesters of Egypt's current...

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Federal judge temporarily blocks Wisconsin abortion law
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July 9, 2013 01:25:53 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin on Monday issued a temporary restraining order on a Wisconsin law that would place certain restrictions on abortion providers in the state....

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ACLU files lawsuit seeking same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania
Theresa Donovan
July 9, 2013 11:47:35 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit in Harrisburg on behalf of 21 Pennsylvania residents who wish to marry their same-sex partner or who are seeking recognition by the state...

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UK House of Commons approves bill to hold EU referendum
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July 5, 2013 04:05:04 pm

The UK House of Commons voted 304-0 on Friday in favor a bill that would guarantee a nationwide referendum in 2017 to determine whether the UK would remain within the European Union (EU) . The bill was...

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Theresa Donovan
July 5, 2013 01:38:16 pm

Egyptian authorities on Wednesday shut down four Islamist-run television stations that were viewed as sympathetic to ousted President Mohamed Morsi . This crackdown occurred only a day after the Egyptian military removed Morsi from...

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US Treasury department delays PPACA employer mandate
Theresa Donovan
July 3, 2013 04:54:13 pm

The US Department of Treasury (DOT) announced on Tuesday that it will delay enforcing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) employer mandate for businesses with 50 or more full-time employees...

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‘Carlos the Jackal’ loses appeal of France bombing conviction
Theresa Donovan
June 27, 2013 02:20:39 pm

Convicted terrorist Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, also known as 'Carlos the Jackal' , on Wednesday lost an appeal of his conviction for taking part in four bombings in France in 1982 and 1983, including two bombings that took place...

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California governor orders marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples
Theresa Donovan
June 27, 2013 01:09:18 pm

California Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday issued a statement directing the California Department of Public Health (DPH) to instruct the state's counties to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples who are seeking them....

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President Johnson signed law against burning draft cards

On August 31, 1965, President Johnson signed a law making the burning of draft cards a federal offense subject to a five-year prison sentence and $1000 fine. In response to the law and in protest of the war in Vietnam, the student-run National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam staged the first public burning of a draft card in the United States on October 15, 1965. The constitutionality of the federal law was upheld in 1968 by the US Supreme Court in US v. O'Brien.

Gdansk Agreement reached

On August 31, 1980, the communist government of Poland and labor leaders settled the Gdansk Agreement. The accord settled a summer of labor strikes at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland. With the Agreement, Poland became the first communist country to allow the creation of an independent labor union, which was called Solidarity. Solidarity then became the driving force that ended communism in Poland.
Learn more about the history of Solidarity.

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