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News Convicted Bosnian war criminal dies while awaiting appeal
Convicted Bosnian war criminal dies while awaiting appeal
Ximena Marinero
April 17, 2010 03:22:00 pm

Former commander of the Bosnian army during the 1992-1994 Bosnian civil war Rasim Delic died Friday of cancer in his home. Delic was awaiting a decision from the International Criminal...

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Spain judge Garzon appeals high court indictment
Ximena Marinero
April 10, 2010 04:56:00 pm

Spanish National Court judge Baltasar Garzon on Saturday appealed an indictment that charges him with abuse of power for launching an investigation of alleged...

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News Poland lower house speaker assumes interim presidency after plane crash
Poland lower house speaker assumes interim presidency after plane crash
Ximena Marinero
April 10, 2010 03:01:00 pm

Polish Parliament Speaker Bronislaw Komorowski became the interim Polish president on Saturday after elected President Lech Kaczynski died in a plane crash . Komorowski must now announce the...

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News US DOT to impose record civil fine on Toyota for safety defect reporting delay
US DOT to impose record civil fine on Toyota for safety defect reporting delay
Ximena Marinero
April 6, 2010 07:49:00 am

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will seek a record civil penalty of $16.375 million against Toyota Motor Corporation for a four-month delay in notifying the agency about a problem with "sticky"...

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News Federal judge dismisses 105 former Guantanamo detainee <i>habeas</i> cases
Federal judge dismisses 105 former Guantanamo detainee habeas cases
Ximena Marinero
April 3, 2010 02:24:00 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday dismissed as moot 105 habeas corpus petitions of non-citizen former Guantanamo Bay detainees who are no longer in...

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Germany chancellor proposes EU ‘preferred partnership’ with Turkey
Ximena Marinero
March 30, 2010 07:39:00 am

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday maintained that Turkey should become a European Union (EU) "preferred partner" rather than continue as a candidate country for EU accession. Turkey has only opened 12 of the 35...

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Philippines court orders arrest of 189 for November massacre
Ximena Marinero
March 25, 2010 03:43:00 pm

The Quezon City Trial Court in Manila on Thursday issued arrest warrants for 189 suspects for their alleged role in the November 2009 massacre in semi-autonomous Maguindanao province that left 57 dead. Eight more individuals are also...

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Federal judge rules US may continue holding Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
Ximena Marinero
March 25, 2010 02:12:00 pm

A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday denied a Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee's habeas corpus petition on its merits, allowing the US government to prolong...

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Senate committee approves financial regulation bill
Ximena Marinero
March 23, 2010 06:06:00 am

The US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Monday voted 13-10 in favor of the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 , aimed at increasing oversight of the American financial...

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News Rights group urges Spain to abolish civil war amnesty law
Rights group urges Spain to abolish civil war amnesty law
Ximena Marinero
March 20, 2010 03:22:00 pm

Spain should repeal its 1977 amnesty law that bars investigation and prosecution of crimes committed under the Franco regime rather than "prosecuting a judge seeking accountability for past abuses," Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Friday....

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First Geneva Convention signed

On August 22, 1864, twelve nations signed the first Geneva Convention protecting vulnerable persons in times of conflict.

Review the text of the Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field and learn more about the modern Geneva Conventions from the American Red Cross.

Welfare Reform signed into law

On August 22, 1996, President Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act into law. The Act fundamentally reformed the American welfare system, putting an emphasis on work requirements for those receiving federal assistance. The new law also limited most recipients to no more than 5 years on welfare and shifted money provided to states to the form of block grants, which the states could use to set their own criteria for welfare recipients.

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