On April 28th in US History
Part VII
On April 28th in 2006 President George W. Bush approved Dubai's $1.24 billion takeover of Doncasters, a British engineering company with US plants that supply the Pentagon.
On April 28th in 2006 The US government adopted a federal advisory council’s recommendations for deep cuts to the 2006 salmon season for California and Oregon.
On April 28th in 2006 Attorneys for Rush Limbaugh, who had been accused by Florida prosecutors of "doctor shopping" for painkillers, announced a deal under which a single prescription fraud charge against the talk show host would be dismissed after 18 months provided he stayed drug-free and did not violate any laws. (AP, 4/28/07)
On April 28th in 2008 The US Supreme Court upheld Indian’s voter-ID law, passed in 2005. It ruled that states can require voters to produce photo identification without violating their constitutional rights, validating Republican-inspired voter ID laws.
On April 28th in 2008 The IRS began depositing tax-rebate checks in thousands of bank accounts as the US stimulus program began early.
On April 28th in 2009 The US Supreme Court upheld an FCC rule penalizing broadcasters for isolated utterances of expletives before 10 pm.
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