US President Barack Obama on Wednesday issued the first executive orders of his presidency, focusing on White House ethics and transparency. The executive order on Presidential Records grants broader public access to the records of previous...
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Obama signs executive orders on transparency, ethics
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Guantanamo judges grant Obama motions to suspend military commission proceedings
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Supreme Court hears criminal procedure and deportation cases
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Romania implements law requiring retention of telecommunications records
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Russia constitutional amendments extending term limits take effect
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Paris prosecutor to investigate Madoff’s France businesses for fraud
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Supreme Court eases standard of immunity for constitutional violations
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Blagojevich fails to meet second deadline to answer impeachment charges
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White House seeks review of last-minute Bush administration regulations
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China lawyers file class action lawsuit in high court over tainted milk
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A military judge on Wednesday suspended for 120 days the military commission proceedings at Guantanamo Bay against five alleged 9/11 co-conspirators , including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed , granting a...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Corley v. United States , the Court heard arguments on whether federal statutory [18 U.S.C....
A law requiring Romanian telecommunications companies to retain information on all telephone calls, text messages, and emails went into effect on Tuesday. The law requires that basic information like the phone numbers...
Proposed amendments to the Russian Constitution extending term limits for the president and members of parliament officially took effect Wednesday when the text of the updated constitution was published in the state newspaper...
The Paris prosecutor's office on Tuesday announced that it has opened an investigation into the French business operations of US financier Bernard Madoff , following accusations of abuse of confidence and fraud. The...
The US Supreme Court issued decisions in five cases Wednesday. The Court ruled unanimously in Pearson v. Callahan that the test for whether a government official is...
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday allowed a second deadline to lapse without filing formal answers to his impeachment charges . The Illinois State Senate established a January 17 deadline to...
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday sent a memorandum to agency and department leaders requesting the review of pending regulations that were advanced late in the administration of former US President George...
Lawyers for the families of 213 Chinese children sickened or killed by melamine-contaminated milk petitioned the Supreme People's Court , China's highest court, to hear a class action lawsuit against 22 dairy companies involved...
