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News Parmalat fraud suit against Citigroup can proceed: judge
Parmalat fraud suit against Citigroup can proceed: judge
Devin Montgomery
April 15, 2008 06:03:00 pm

A New Jersey Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that a $7 billion lawsuit filed by Italian dairy giant Parmalat SpA against Citigroup could go forward on a claim that Citigroup aided...

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News Top Russia provincial judge killed by gunmen in Ingushetia
Top Russia provincial judge killed by gunmen in Ingushetia
Devin Montgomery
April 13, 2008 04:37:00 pm

Khasan Yandiyev, deputy head of the Supreme Court in Russia's Ingushetia province was shot dead Sunday while changing a car tire near the town of Karabulak, according to a regional interior ministry spokesman...

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News Malaysia 10-year post-conviction ban on ex-deputy PM Anwar expires
Malaysia 10-year post-conviction ban on ex-deputy PM Anwar expires
Devin Montgomery
April 13, 2008 02:58:00 pm

Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will return to political life Monday as the leader of opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat, marking the expiration of his 10-year ban from public office arising from corruption and...

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News Ohio lethal injection protocols sufficiently prevent pain during executions: doctor
Ohio lethal injection protocols sufficiently prevent pain during executions: doctor
Devin Montgomery
April 8, 2008 05:55:00 pm

The anesthetic dosage delivered under Ohio's lethal injection protocol is sufficient to prevent the condemned inmate from suffering during an execution, according to Tuesday testimony from an anesthesiologist during a court hearing on the constitutionality of Ohio's...

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Zimbabwe court postpones decision on lawsuit to force election results release
Devin Montgomery
April 6, 2008 03:05:00 pm

The Harare High Court on Sunday postponed until Monday its decision on whether it will order Zimbabwe's Electoral Commission to release the results of the nation's March 29 presidential elections, after hearing arguments in a lawsuit brought...

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Federal court strikes down new patent rules
Devin Montgomery
April 1, 2008 05:44:00 pm

The US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Tuesday rejected new US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rules that would have retroactively limited the number of claims...

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Bangladesh ex-PM appears in court to face graft charges after hospital release
Devin Montgomery
March 30, 2008 03:08:00 pm

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appeared in court Sunday, shortly after being released from hospital care for severe ear and eye conditions, to face charges that she received approximately $440,000 in...

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Bush issues 15 pardons, commutes sentence
Devin Montgomery
March 25, 2008 05:55:00 pm

US President W. George Bush on Tuesday issued presidential pardons to 15 people convicted of crimes that ranged from drug offenses to wire fraud to violations of fish and wildlife regulations. He also commuted the sentence of...

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News Japan protesters call for tighter controls on US troops after latest rape allegations
Japan protesters call for tighter controls on US troops after latest rape allegations
Devin Montgomery
March 23, 2008 03:00:00 pm

An estimated 6,000 protesters rallied on the island of Okinawa, Japan, Sunday calling for tighter controls on US military personnel in Japan in the aftermath of the alleged rape of a local 14-year-old girl by...

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Kenya parliament approves power-sharing agreement in bid to end violence
Devin Montgomery
March 18, 2008 07:26:00 pm

The Parliament of Kenya Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a power-sharing agreement between Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga . The Kenya Accord and Reconciliation Act 2008 , intended...

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Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emporer

On December 25, 800 A.D., Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III in Rome, Italy. During his lifetime, Charlemagne united most of Western Europe for the first time since the fall of the Western Roman Empire. He is credited with spreading the rule of law throughout his dominions as well as starting the French and German monarchies.

President Andrew Johnson pardoned Confederates

On December 25, 1868, President Andrew Johnson granted an unconditional pardon to all who had been involved in "insurrection or rebellion" during the US Civil War.

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