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News Appeals court rejects liability claim against gun manufacturer
Appeals court rejects liability claim against gun manufacturer
David Shucosky
June 1, 2005 02:50:00 pm

The Fourth District Court of Appeal in Florida Wednesday rejected an appeal from a widow who sued a gun company after her husband, a middle school teacher, was gunned down by a student while entering...

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News UK court OKs extradition of terror suspect to Spain
UK court OKs extradition of terror suspect to Spain
Tom Henry
June 1, 2005 02:35:00 pm

A London judge on Wednesday approved the extradition of accused Moroccan terrorist Farid Hilali to Spain, deciding that he would not face religious or racial prejudice if sent there for trial. He stipulated, however, that Hilali could not be...

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News FBI begins Emmett Till exhumation
FBI begins Emmett Till exhumation
Tom Henry
June 1, 2005 01:34:00 pm

In hopes of finding clues about his 1955 murder , FBI personnel Wednesday began unearthing a concrete vault containing the remains of Emmett Till . FBI spokesman Frank Bochte said that the reason for exhumation...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ SEC chairman to step down
BREAKING NEWS ~ SEC chairman to step down
David Shucosky
June 1, 2005 01:04:00 pm

Bloomberg is reporting that US Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman William Donaldson is stepping down on June 30.3:15 PM ET - The SEC has posted a press release detailing the departure of Donaldson later this month....

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News Microsoft meets EU deadline for antitrust proposals
Microsoft meets EU deadline for antitrust proposals
Tom Henry
June 1, 2005 12:59:00 pm

The European Union began assessing proposals Wednesday from Microsoft Corp. meant to comply with a massive March 2004 antitrust ruling . The proposal came in just before the midnight deadline Tuesday and the EU competition commission...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Annan fires UN staffer for role in oil-for-food scandal
BREAKING NEWS ~ Annan fires UN staffer for role in oil-for-food scandal
David Shucosky
June 1, 2005 12:45:00 pm

AP is reporting that United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has fired suspended UN staffer Joseph Stephanides for his role in the UN oil-for-food scandal .1:25 PM ET - Stephanides is the first UN staffer to be...

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News Iraq seeks UN help in drafting constitution
Iraq seeks UN help in drafting constitution
David Shucosky
June 1, 2005 12:14:00 pm

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced on Tuesday that Iraq has officially asked for UN help in drafting a new permanent constitution . Annan acknowledged a letter from Hajim N. Al-Hasani,...

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News Kyrgyzstan Supreme Court clash ends occupation
Kyrgyzstan Supreme Court clash ends occupation
Kate Heneroty
June 1, 2005 11:03:00 am

Protestors clashed with 200 members of rival groups in front of the Kyrgyzstan Supreme Court on Wednesday, throwing sticks and flogging each other with horse-whips. The instigators, who arrived in buses from the North, stormed the court to evict...

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News Alleged al Qaeda supporters denied bail
Alleged al Qaeda supporters denied bail
David Shucosky
June 1, 2005 10:57:00 am

Two US citizens accused of conspiring to support al-Qaida were denied bail on Tuesday in separate federal courts. Tarik Shah of New York and Dr. Rafik Abdus of Florida were both arrested in a government sting operation...

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News Serbia lifts international arrest warrant for Milosevic’s wife
Serbia lifts international arrest warrant for Milosevic’s wife
David Shucosky
June 1, 2005 10:22:00 am

After assurances from her lawyer that she would attend a scheduled September trial in Serbia on abuse of power charges, Serbian authorities have cancelled an international arrest warrant for Mirjana Markovic , the wife of former Yugoslav president...

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India and Bangladesh sign friendship treaty

On March 19, 1972, India and Bangladesh signed a Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Peace for twenty-five years. The treaty recognized the independence of Bangladesh by India at the conclusion of Bangladesh's war of independence from Pakistan. The treaty expired in 1997 without renewal.

Earl Warren born

US Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren was born on March 19, 1891, in Los Angeles, California. He led the Court during a critical period of social change in the 1950s and 1960s and is perhaps best known for his Opinion in Brown v. Board of Education. Learn more about Earl Warren from the Supreme Court Historical Society, and hear him deliver the Landon Lecture at Kansas State University in 1970, shortly after his retirement, on the theme "The Alternative is Chaos."

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