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News France deports first foreigner convicted for suburban riots
France deports first foreigner convicted for suburban riots
Jaime Jansen
February 3, 2006 02:59:00 pm

French immigration officials have deported a man from Mali involved in the riots that overtook Parisian suburbs and spread across the country last fall, the first of seven foreigners so far found guilty in connection with the...

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News Libby gets 2007 trial date in CIA leak case
Libby gets 2007 trial date in CIA leak case
James M Yoch Jr
February 3, 2006 02:39:00 pm

US District Judge Reggie B. Walton on Friday set a trial date of January 8, 2007 for former vice-presidential chief of staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby on charges of obstructing justice,...

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News Bulgaria approves constitutional amendments to prepare for EU entry
Bulgaria approves constitutional amendments to prepare for EU entry
James M Yoch Jr
February 3, 2006 02:12:00 pm

The National Assembly of Bulgaria on Friday approved several amendments to the country's constitution at first reading, responding to a warning from the European Union (EU) over corruption in Bulgaria. The amendments,...

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News Environmental brief ~ Senators call for stricter action on global warming
Environmental brief ~ Senators call for stricter action on global warming
Tom Henry
February 3, 2006 01:55:00 pm

In Friday's environmental law news, US Senator Pete Domenici, the Republican chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee , joined by Senator Jeff Bingaman, the ranking Democrat committee member, has issued a report [DOC text, press...

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News Judge resigns from treason trial of Uganda opposition leader
Judge resigns from treason trial of Uganda opposition leader
James M Yoch Jr
February 3, 2006 01:43:00 pm

Ugandan High Court Justice John Bosco Katutsi on Friday became the second judge to withdraw from the trial of opposition presidential candidate Kizza Besigye for treason , citing primarily health reasons related to high...

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News Google subpoena hearing postponed until March
Google subpoena hearing postponed until March
Cathy J. Potter
February 3, 2006 10:57:00 am

A federal court hearing to decide whether Google will be required to comply with a request from the US Department of Justice for extensive excerpts from its search log has been postponed until March 13....

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News Sudan parties at odds over peace plan implementation; legal action threatened
Sudan parties at odds over peace plan implementation; legal action threatened
Krystal MacIntyre
February 3, 2006 10:51:00 am

The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SLPM) has threatened to take their northern counterpart, the National Congress Party (NCP) , to constitutional court if they fail to follow through on a peace deal enacted last year which...

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News Australia PM seeks apology from US senator over oil-for-food accusations
Australia PM seeks apology from US senator over oil-for-food accusations
Krystal MacIntyre
February 3, 2006 10:18:00 am

Australian Prime Minister John Howard has demanded an apology from US Senator Norm Coleman , saying that Coleman wrongly accused the Australian government of participating in illegal bribes to Saddam Hussein's former Iraqi...

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News Cambodia king reduces jail term of opposition MP
Cambodia king reduces jail term of opposition MP
Cathy J. Potter
February 3, 2006 10:02:00 am

Responding to a petition from Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen , Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni reduced the jail term of opposition politician Cheam Channy from seven years to three, officials said Friday. Cheam Channy,...

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News Former US official pleads guilty to Iraq reconstruction bribery charges
Former US official pleads guilty to Iraq reconstruction bribery charges
Asha Puttaiah
February 3, 2006 09:39:00 am

Robert J. Stein , a former US Defense Department contract official for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of conspiracy, bribery, money laundering, unlawful possession of machine guns,...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

British Mandate for Palestine goes into effect

The League of Nations Mandate for Palestine went into effect on September 29, 1923, granting the United Kingdom administrative control of Palestine. It also directed the UK to facilitate the creation of a Jewish state in the region pursuant to the 1917 Balfour Declaration. Learn more about the British Mandate for Palestine.

First Congressional invocation of War Powers Act

On September 29, 1983, Congress invoked the War Powers Act for the first time, authorizing President Ronald Reagan to keep US Marines in Lebanon for another 18 months.

Tweleve Europe Nations create CERN

On September 29, 1954, twelve European nations signed a convention, creating the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). The laboratory was later constructed in Geneva, Switzerland. Learn more about the history of CERN.

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