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News EU court upholds antitrust fine against French telecommunications company
EU court upholds antitrust fine against French telecommunications company
Natalie Hrubos
January 30, 2007 12:00:00 pm

The European Union's Court of First Instance on Tuesday upheld a 10.35 million euro fine imposed on telecommunications operator France Telecom by the European Commission for violating EU antitrust rules...

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News Israeli use of US-made cluster bombs may have violated arms export laws: White House
Israeli use of US-made cluster bombs may have violated arms export laws: White House
Natalie Hrubos
January 28, 2007 11:11:00 am

The White House plans to tell Congress on Monday that Israel's use of US-made cluster munitions in southern Lebanon last year may have violated several decades-old agreements requiring that the weapons only...

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News US Army probing multiple contract frauds in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait operations
US Army probing multiple contract frauds in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait operations
Natalie Hrubos
January 28, 2007 10:16:00 am

The US Army confirmed Saturday to AP that it has up to 50 criminal investigations underway into alleged frauds involving private contractors running operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait. The Pentagon currently outsources many military tasks from...

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News Federal judge orders  overcrowded Philadelphia jails returned to court oversight
Federal judge orders overcrowded Philadelphia jails returned to court oversight
Natalie Hrubos
January 28, 2007 09:56:00 am

A federal judge held late last week that overcrowded Philadelphia jails violate inmates' constitutional rights and therefore require court monitoring. The ruling from US District Judge R. Barclay Surrick came in response to a lawsuit filed last year by...

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News Padilla defense team violated protective order by leaking transcripts: prosecution
Padilla defense team violated protective order by leaking transcripts: prosecution
Natalie Hrubos
January 23, 2007 12:27:00 pm

Federal prosecutors have accused lawyers for alleged terrorist Jose Padilla of violating a protective order that bars distribution of sensitive documents after one of the lawyers admitted to leaking classified government wiretap transcripts to...

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News UK judges reject proposed rape law reforms
UK judges reject proposed rape law reforms
Natalie Hrubos
January 23, 2007 11:54:00 am

The UK Council of Circuit Judges which represents British judges in England and Wales has dismissed British government proposals designed to increase rape convictions in the country, which have hit a record low [BBC...

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News ICJ rejects Uruguay bid to end paper mill protest blockades by Argentines
ICJ rejects Uruguay bid to end paper mill protest blockades by Argentines
Natalie Hrubos
January 23, 2007 11:05:00 am

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Tuesday denied a request by Uruguay to force Argentina to put a stop to protestors blocking major roads and bridges between the two nations in an effort...

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News Australia MPs writing top US lawmakers to press fair trial for Hicks
Australia MPs writing top US lawmakers to press fair trial for Hicks
Natalie Hrubos
January 20, 2007 03:59:00 pm

Australian MPs concerned about new US military commission rules plan to write to US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi next week to ask them to ensure Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news...

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News Iraqi draft oil law gives central government revenue control
Iraqi draft oil law gives central government revenue control
Natalie Hrubos
January 20, 2007 03:14:00 pm

An Iraqi cabinet-level committee proposed a draft law Friday that would allow the national government in Iraq to control oil revenues. Negotiations concerning the draft law have been a source of tension in Iraq...

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News Morocco appeals court acquits five former Guantanamo detainees
Morocco appeals court acquits five former Guantanamo detainees
Natalie Hrubos
January 20, 2007 02:06:00 pm

A Moroccan criminal appeal court Friday acquitted five former Guantanamo Bay detainees of terrorism charges related to the men's connection with Salafia Jihadia and unrelated to their detention at Guantanamo Bay, where three of...

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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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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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