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News Saddam trial adjourned to October 16 as verdict awaited
Saddam trial adjourned to October 16 as verdict awaited
Holly Manges Jones
July 27, 2006 09:12:00 am

Chief Judge Raouf Abdel Rahman on Thursday ordered proceedings in the Saddam Hussein trial adjourned until October 16, when a verdict against the ousted Iraqi president is expected to be announced. Hussein was not...

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News Specter introduces bill allowing Congress to challenge presidential signing statements
Specter introduces bill allowing Congress to challenge presidential signing statements
Holly Manges Jones
July 27, 2006 08:52:00 am

US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) Wednesday introduced legislation that would give Congress the power to bring lawsuits in federal court to challenge presidential bill signing statements the...

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News House, Senate pass bills limiting authority of US foreign investment committee
House, Senate pass bills limiting authority of US foreign investment committee
Holly Manges Jones
July 27, 2006 08:09:00 am

Both houses of the US Congress passed bills Wednesday that impose investigation guidelines on the Treasury Department's Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) , the panel that approved a Dubai-owned company to manage...

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News Lebanon president claims Israel using illegal phosphorous bombs
Lebanon president claims Israel using illegal phosphorous bombs
Holly Manges Jones
July 24, 2006 09:55:00 pm

Lebanese President Emile Lahoud accused Israel Monday of using incendiary phosphorous bombs against Lebanese civilians in violation of international standards, and urged the United Nations to call for an immediate ceasefire. Lahoud, considered...

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News Lebanese-Americans sue US over Lebanon evacuation efforts
Lebanese-Americans sue US over Lebanon evacuation efforts
Holly Manges Jones
July 24, 2006 08:17:00 pm

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed a lawsuit Monday against the Bush administration, alleging that the US government failed to fulfill its obligations to protect US citizens in Lebanon when the...

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News Kuwait high court upholds acquittals of former Guantanamo detainees
Kuwait high court upholds acquittals of former Guantanamo detainees
Holly Manges Jones
July 22, 2006 12:44:00 pm

Kuwait's high court Saturday upheld a May lower court decision acquitting five Kuwaiti citizens formerly held at the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay of alleged connections with al Qaeda. The five men were...

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News Mexico government urges respect for law as electoral dispute continues
Mexico government urges respect for law as electoral dispute continues
Holly Manges Jones
July 22, 2006 11:13:00 am

A spokesman for Mexican President Vicente Fox said Friday that citizens should show respect for the law as the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary continues to evaluate the results of...

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News US military contractor hit with new lawsuit alleging Iraq fraud
US military contractor hit with new lawsuit alleging Iraq fraud
Holly Manges Jones
July 22, 2006 11:10:00 am

A new federal lawsuit has been filed against banned American military contractor Custer Battles and two former Pentagon officials alleging that the defendants tried to bypass a suspension order against the contractor by setting up shell companies...

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News US trade court rules for Canada in softwood lumber dispute
US trade court rules for Canada in softwood lumber dispute
Holly Manges Jones
July 22, 2006 10:41:00 am

The US Court of International Trade ruled Friday that the US must abide by a North American Free Trade Agreement panel ruling that improper duties were levied on Canadian softwood lumber used in US...

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News Final detainee from 9/11 immigration round-up released
Final detainee from 9/11 immigration round-up released
Holly Manges Jones
July 22, 2006 10:12:00 am

The last individual believed to have been still in detention after a US immigration and security sweep picked up some 1200 mostly Arab and Muslim men following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks ...

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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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