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News Bosnian Serb general surrenders to ICTY on Srebrenica charges
Bosnian Serb general surrenders to ICTY on Srebrenica charges
Jeannie Shawl
March 23, 2005 05:36:00 pm

As expected , former Bosnian Serb general Vinko Pandurevic surrendered to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Wednesday. Pandurevic is alleged to have been one of the commanders in charge of...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Florida Senate votes down Schiavo bill
BREAKING NEWS ~ Florida Senate votes down Schiavo bill
Jeannie Shawl
March 23, 2005 04:43:00 pm

The Florida Senate has just voted against SB 804 that would have prohibited the suspension of sustenance or hydration of a person in persistent vegetative state when family members disagree on the course of action based on...

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News State appeals court says insurance must pay Kozlowski’s legal fees
State appeals court says insurance must pay Kozlowski’s legal fees
Jeannie Shawl
March 23, 2005 03:16:00 pm

A New York appeals court has ruled that Federal Insurance, the company that insured Tyco International executives, must pay the legal bills for former CEO Dennis Kozlowski, who is currently on trial on charges...

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News Italian senate passes constitutional reform bill
Italian senate passes constitutional reform bill
Jeannie Shawl
March 23, 2005 02:40:00 pm

The Italian Senate Wednesday approved a broad constitutional reform bill that will increase the prime minister's executive authority, minimize the risk that governments will collapse mid-term, redistribute power between the houses of parliament, and...

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News UK announces controls on use of secret intelligence
UK announces controls on use of secret intelligence
Jeannie Shawl
March 23, 2005 02:13:00 pm

UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Jack Straw has announced reforms to the way Britain uses its secret intelligence. Straw announced the reforms Wednesday as part of a written statement to Parliament on...

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North American agreement on security, trade unveiled
Jeannie Shawl
March 23, 2005 01:30:00 pm

President Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, and Mexican President Vicente Fox Wednesday unveiled the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America , a pact which seeks to broaden cooperation on security and economic issues. Included...

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News Federal judge extends block on out-of-country transfer of Gitmo detainees
Federal judge extends block on out-of-country transfer of Gitmo detainees
Jeannie Shawl
March 23, 2005 12:57:00 pm

US District Judge Henry H. Kennedy, Jr. has extended a temporary restraining order barring the US from transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to the custody of foreign countries. Judge Kennedy extended the restraining order for...

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News EU rejects Microsoft plan to comply with antitrust sanctions
EU rejects Microsoft plan to comply with antitrust sanctions
Jeannie Shawl
March 23, 2005 12:35:00 pm

The European Commission said Wednesday that it has rejected part of Microsoft's plan to comply with sanctions that were imposed last year after the Commission found that Microsoft violated European antitrust laws [decision text, PDF;...

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News Federal prosecutors confirm criminal investigation against Black, Hollinger
Federal prosecutors confirm criminal investigation against Black, Hollinger
Jeannie Shawl
March 23, 2005 08:16:00 am

Federal prosecutors have asked to intervene in the Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit against former Hollinger CEO Conrad Black , former company president David Radler, and Hollinger, Inc., confirming for the first time that they are...

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EU Council works to avoid French rejection of European constitution
Jeannie Shawl
March 23, 2005 07:48:00 am

European leaders are rallying around French President Jacques Chirac and trying to avoid a negative French vote on the European constitution by calling for revisions of European Union economic reform plans at the...

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US House voted to impeach President Clinton

On December 19, 1998, a divided US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Bill Clinton on charges of lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice in the Monica Lewinsky affair.

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UK signs Hong Kong over to China

On December 19, 1984, the United Kingdom and China signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration, which ceded control of Hong Kong to the government of mainland China in 1997. The treaty also ensured that Hong Kong would retain its capitalist and democratic systems for at least 50 year after the transfer of power.

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