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News Federal appeals court rules Microsoft must answer racketeering claims over Best Buy deal
Federal appeals court rules Microsoft must answer racketeering claims over Best Buy deal
Bernard Hibbitts
May 5, 2007 12:33:00 pm

The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that a racketeering lawsuit against Microsoft Corporation launched in respect of an alleged agreement with retailer Best Buy can proceed, overturning a...

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News Guantanamo commander backs away from proposed lawyer visit restrictions
Guantanamo commander backs away from proposed lawyer visit restrictions
Bernard Hibbitts
May 5, 2007 10:28:00 am

Rear Adm. Harry Harris, commander of the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay , has said that he supports so-called "habeas visits" of lawyers with detainees at the facility and no longer endorses visit restrictions along the...

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News Canada signs new detainee transfer agreement with Afghan government
Canada signs new detainee transfer agreement with Afghan government
Bernard Hibbitts
May 3, 2007 05:12:00 pm

Lawyers for the Canadian government said in an affidavit Thursday that Canada and Afghanistan have formally signed a new agreement allowing for monitoring of prisoners transferred from Canadian to Afghan custody as a safeguard against torture and abuse. Following...

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News Justice Department investigating whether political factors affected prosecutor hires
Justice Department investigating whether political factors affected prosecutor hires
Bernard Hibbitts
May 3, 2007 11:48:00 am

The US Department of Justice has launched an internal investigation into whether a top aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales considered the political affiliations of candidates for career prosecutor positions in the Department, contrary to federal law...

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News Ecuador lawmakers fight protesters in bid to retake seats
Ecuador lawmakers fight protesters in bid to retake seats
Bernard Hibbitts
May 3, 2007 11:08:00 am

Lawmakers dismissed in February from Ecuador's Congress clashed with protesters Wednesday in an unsuccessful bid to forcibly retake their seats in the country's assembly. Police cordoned off the Congress building during the confrontation. The legislators were sacked ...

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News Pakistan protestors injured, arrested at Chaudhry rally outside Supreme Court
Pakistan protestors injured, arrested at Chaudhry rally outside Supreme Court
Bernard Hibbitts
May 2, 2007 03:25:00 pm

Several Pakistani protesters and an opposition lawmaker were injured and dozens of people were arrested Wednesday after members of a religious party tried to break through a police line to bring water to hundreds of lawyers and opposition activists...

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News State eavesdropping up, federal domestic wiretaps technically down in 2006: report
State eavesdropping up, federal domestic wiretaps technically down in 2006: report
Bernard Hibbitts
May 2, 2007 10:24:00 am

The number of domestic wiretap applications granted by US state judges rose 20 percent in 2006 to 1,378, while federal judges granted only 461 applications, a drop of 26 percent, according to a new report filed by...

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News New UK justice ministry may be established over judges’ objections
New UK justice ministry may be established over judges’ objections
Bernard Hibbitts
May 1, 2007 03:14:00 pm

The English Lord Chancellor told a House of Lords committee Tuesday that the scheduled creation of a new Ministry of Justice split off from the traditional Home Office would go ahead later this month without any parliamentary...

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News Canada government now says it knew of torture claims by Afghan detainees
Canada government now says it knew of torture claims by Afghan detainees
Bernard Hibbitts
May 1, 2007 11:42:00 am

Canadian Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day told the Canadian House of Commons for the first time Monday that the government had in fact heard claims from detainees held by authorities in Afghanistan that they had been tortured...

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News Iraq anti-corruption drive hindered by Saddam-era law, security concerns: US audit
Iraq anti-corruption drive hindered by Saddam-era law, security concerns: US audit
Bernard Hibbitts
May 1, 2007 10:35:00 am

Efforts to combat widespread corruption in Iraq are being hindered by security problems and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's reinstatement of a provision of the country's Saddam-era criminal procedure code allowing ministers to block...

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Sewing machine patented

On September 10, 1846, United States patent number 3640 was awarded to Elias Howe for his sewing machine. In 1854, Howe brought legal action against Isaac Singer, because he alleged Singer's machine infringed upon the patent. Howe won the case and was awarded royalties from the Singer sewing machines.
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Last French execution by guillotine

On September 10, 1977, Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian immigrant convicted of murder, became the last person executed by guillotine in France.

The French death penalty was formally abolished by President Francois Mitterand in 1981. Learn more about the history of the guillotine.

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