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News UK Enron bankers seek delay in US trial to allow search for new lawyers
UK Enron bankers seek delay in US trial to allow search for new lawyers
Holly Manges Jones
July 31, 2006 07:45:00 pm

Two British men who face fraud charges in the US related to the Enron scandal are searching for new lawyers, according to papers filed Monday by counsel for a third British man also facing trial. The...

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News Mexico protestors demand vote recount in disputed presidential election
Mexico protestors demand vote recount in disputed presidential election
Holly Manges Jones
July 31, 2006 07:00:00 pm

Several hundred thousand protestors camped out in Mexico City's major business district Monday to rally against the defeat of presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in the country's July 2 election ...

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News Judge approves $90M settlement in Google ‘click fraud’ lawsuit
Judge approves $90M settlement in Google ‘click fraud’ lawsuit
Holly Manges Jones
July 27, 2006 03:36:00 pm

A judge in Arkansas Thursday approved a $90 million settlement by Google to resolve a class action lawsuit filed by advertisers alleging that Google and other online search engine companies overcharged for pay-per-click...

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News GOP leaders schedule 19 more immigration hearings across US
GOP leaders schedule 19 more immigration hearings across US
Holly Manges Jones
July 27, 2006 02:56:00 pm

Republican leaders in the US House of Representatives are planning to hold an additional 19 hearings on immigration in 12 states across the country to garner support for strict border controls they...

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News Government report alleges ethics violations in handling of Indian trusts
Government report alleges ethics violations in handling of Indian trusts
Holly Manges Jones
July 27, 2006 12:55:00 pm

Senior managers in the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST) allegedly violated ethics rules by maintaining an improper relationship with an accounting firm that won more than $6.5 million in contract work related to...

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News US says it followed rules routing bombs to Israel through UK
US says it followed rules routing bombs to Israel through UK
Holly Manges Jones
July 27, 2006 12:29:00 pm

US officials Thursday denied that the US had violated British air transport safety regulations in routing "smart bombs" to Israel through the UK, despite concerns expressed by UK Foreign Minister Margaret Beckett earlier this...

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News Turkish journalist acquitted for defending military objector
Turkish journalist acquitted for defending military objector
Holly Manges Jones
July 27, 2006 11:38:00 am

Turkish author and journalist Perihan Magden was acquitted Thursday for defending an objector who was sentenced to four years in prison for refusing to wear his military uniform. The law in Turkey requires any man...

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News Senate Democrats renew fight against Bolton as permanent UN ambassador
Senate Democrats renew fight against Bolton as permanent UN ambassador
Holly Manges Jones
July 27, 2006 10:47:00 am

At a US Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing Thursday, Democrats renewed their fight against the nomination of John Bolton as the permanent US ambassador to the United Nations . To avoid initial opposition...

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News Piracy settlement reached between entertainment industry, Kazaa
Piracy settlement reached between entertainment industry, Kazaa
Holly Manges Jones
July 27, 2006 09:46:00 am

The entertainment industry and Sharman Networks announced Thursday that they had reached a settlement regarding Sharman's Kazaa software, which allowed illegal Internet downloads of music and movies . The company agreed to pay...

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News Philippines warned to report rights abuses to UN or face sanctions
Philippines warned to report rights abuses to UN or face sanctions
Holly Manges Jones
July 27, 2006 09:43:00 am

The United Nations may sanction the Philippines if its government continues to refuse to submit reports on human rights abuses in the country, the chairwoman of the Commission on Human Rights Philippines (CHRP) [official...

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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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