Zimbabwe Votes on New Constitution
Hemera/Thinkstock(HARARE, Zimbabwe) — Voters in Zimbabwe turned out to vote Saturday for a new constitution that is being backed by both political parties.The new constitution includes measures to protect free expression and reduces the powers of the …
Morsi Asks Egypt to Pull Together After Constitution Approval
AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO) — Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi told his countrymen on Wednesday that everything was on the level when voters approved an Islamist-based constitution during two rounds of ballot-casting.During a televised address, Morsi ask…
Egypt Officially Passes Islamist-Based Constitution
AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO) — Egypt’s electoral commission announced on Tuesday that an Islamist-backed constitution passed by about a two-thirds majority during two rounds of voting for the referendum that could profoundly alter the nation’s …
Egyptian Voters Approve New Constitution
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(CAIRO) — Egyptian voters appear to have approved a controversial new constitution. President Mohammad Morsi and his allies argue it will bring stability and let them focus on a crumbling economy. Yet, opposition groups say the con…
Egyptian Constitution Appears Headed for Approval
AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO) — Preliminary results in Egypt indicate that a majority of voters on Saturday approved the country’s new constitution, a charter backed by President Mohammed Morsi and his supporters in the Muslim Brotherhood.Observers sa…
Egyptians Take to Polls to Vote on New Constitution
Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images(CAIRO) — A deeply divided Egypt is voting on Saturday on its new constitution, a document that could either help cement the country’s journey from dictatorship to democracy or create even greater turmoil.Rarely has a coun…
Crowd of Protesters Swells to Tens of Thousands in Tahrir Square
MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO, Egypt) — Tens of thousands of Egyptian protesters gathered in Tahrir Square Tuesday, angered over President Mohammed Morsi’s self-declared assumption of broad powers and a rushed drafting by the president and Isla…
Second Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Key Provision of DOMA
Jeffrey Hamilton/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A federal appeals court in New York Thursday struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), ruling that section 3 of the federal law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman violate…
Missouri Passes Right to Pray Amendment
Ciaran Griffin/Stockbyte/Thinkstock(ST. LOUIS) — Missouri voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the state constitution reiterating individuals’ right to pray publicly and in schools.On a day when GOP primaries promised the mo…
Suicide Bombers Attack As Somali Delegates Approve New Constitution
George Doyle/Thinkstock(MOGADISHU, Somalia) — As more than 600 delegates met in Mogadishu to approve Somalia’s new constitution, marking a symbolic break with the country’s turbulent past, two al Qaeda-linked suicide bombers tried to attack the gather…
George Washington’s Copy of Constitution Auctioned for $10M
Photos.com/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — President George Washington’s personal copy of the Constitution drew a winning bid of nearly $10 million Friday at Christie’s auction house in New York.The copy of the Constitution and Bill of Rights was i…
George Washington’s Copy of Constitution Auctioned for $10M
Photos.com/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — President George Washington’s personal copy of the Constitution drew a winning bid of nearly $10 million Friday at Christie’s auction house in New York.The copy of the Constitution and Bill of Rights was i…
George Washington’s Personal Constitution Up for Auction
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — What did George Washington actually think about the Second Amendment? What was his view on the role of the Supreme Court? Did he doodle in the margins?These questions — and more — could be answered wh…