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News CIA fires employee for leaking classified information
CIA fires employee for leaking classified information
Jeannie Shawl
April 21, 2006 04:22:00 pm

A US Central Intelligence Agency employee has been fired for leaking classified information and having unauthorized discussions with the media, CIA spokesman Paul Gimigliano said Friday. Though Gimigliano declined to elaborate, a law enforcement officer has said...

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News Former US prosecutor refuses to plead to obstruction charges from botched terror case
Former US prosecutor refuses to plead to obstruction charges from botched terror case
James M Yoch Jr
April 21, 2006 03:21:00 pm

A US federal judge Friday entered not guilty pleas for former Assistant US Attorney Richard Convertino and US State Department Regional Secretary Officer Harry Raymond Smith III after they stood mute to charges of conspiracy, obstruction of...

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News New Georgia laws allow public school Bible classes, court Commandments displays
New Georgia laws allow public school Bible classes, court Commandments displays
Jaime Jansen
April 21, 2006 03:05:00 pm

Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue has signed into law two new bills that may incite court battles over separation of church and state. On Thursday Perdue authorized government-sanctioned elective classes on the Bible in public schools and signed...

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News Nepal opposition insists on constitutional change, rejects king democracy pledge
Nepal opposition insists on constitutional change, rejects king democracy pledge
James M Yoch Jr
April 21, 2006 02:59:00 pm

Nepal opposition activists rallied late on Friday in Kathmandu to reject a pledge made earlier in the day by King Gyanendra to immediately restore democracy to the country, under the king's...

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News Ex-Enron CEO ends testimony after eight days on the stand
Ex-Enron CEO ends testimony after eight days on the stand
James M Yoch Jr
April 21, 2006 01:45:00 pm

Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling , whose testimony in his own defense came to a close on Thursday, maintained his innocence on fraud and conspiracy charges and defended his actions in the...

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News Latest Palestinian cabinet pick prompts targeted assassination concerns
Latest Palestinian cabinet pick prompts targeted assassination concerns
Krista-Ann Staley
April 21, 2006 01:06:00 pm

The appointment of Jamal Abu Samhadana , fugitive leader of the militant Popular Resistance Committees , as director general of the Palestinian Authority's Interior Ministry and head of a new Palestinian security force raised concerns Friday that...

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News US not planning trials for al Qaeda detainees, Negroponte says
US not planning trials for al Qaeda detainees, Negroponte says
Krista-Ann Staley
April 21, 2006 12:16:00 pm

John Negroponte , director of US national intelligence, has said that the US has no immediate plans to put detained suspected senior al Qaeda members on trial. In a speech Thursday commemorating the first anniversary of...

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News Homeland Security launches new strategy to crack down on illegal workers in US
Homeland Security launches new strategy to crack down on illegal workers in US
Lisl Brunner
April 21, 2006 11:32:00 am

The US Department of Homeland Security and the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) announced a comprehensive plan to combat illegal immigration on Thursday which involves cracking down on companies that harbor...

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News Environmental brief ~ California air board approves emissions plan for shipping industry
Environmental brief ~ California air board approves emissions plan for shipping industry
Tom Henry
April 21, 2006 11:22:00 am

Leading Friday's environmental law news, the California Air Resources Board has approved a plan that calls for new emissions regulations and business incentives to reduce air pollution from shipping companies, railroads and trucking companies....

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News King Gyanendra proclamation returning power to citizens [Nepal]
King Gyanendra proclamation returning power to citizens [Nepal]
April 21, 2006 10:52:00 am

Royal proclamation to the nation from King Gyanendra of Nepal, April 21, 2006 .English-language translation from eKantipur.com:Beloved Countrymen,You are all...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

House Judiciary Committee opened impeachment hearings against Richard Nixon

On May 9, 1974, the US House Judiciary Committee chaired by Rep. Peter Rodino (D-NJ) opened hearings into the possible impeachment of President Richard Nixon in connection with the Watergate scandal. The Committee voted to impeach Nixon on three counts on July 30. Chairman Rodino died in 2005 at his home in New Jersey. He was 95.

Australia Parliament opened

On May 9, 1901, the Parliament of Australia convened for the first time in Melbourne. The Australian Parliament also held its first meeting in the new capital of Canberra 26 years later on the same day 1927. Finally, on this day in 1988 Australian opened its new Parliament House in Canberra. Read the Constitution of Australia.

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