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News Supreme Court hears arguments in shareholder fraud suit
Supreme Court hears arguments in shareholder fraud suit
Leslie Schulman
March 28, 2007 07:06:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Tellabs v. Makor Issues & Rights , 06-484 , where the Court must decide the extent to which...

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News Poland protesters urge complete abortion ban
Poland protesters urge complete abortion ban
Joshua Pantesco
March 28, 2007 03:41:00 pm

Thousands of Polish citizens marched in Warsaw on Wednesday in support of a proposed constitutional amendment to enact a complete ban on abortion. The opposition Civic Platform party is expected to block passage of the amendment when...

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News Suspended Pakistan chief justice calls for judicial independence
Suspended Pakistan chief justice calls for judicial independence
Joshua Pantesco
March 28, 2007 02:51:00 pm

Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry of the Supreme Court of Pakistan , who was suspended March 9 by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf for alleged misconduct, told a crowd of 2,000 lawyers in Rawalpindi...

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News Georgia human rights lawsuit harming diplomatic ties: Russia
Georgia human rights lawsuit harming diplomatic ties: Russia
Joshua Pantesco
March 28, 2007 02:25:00 pm

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday lashed out at the Georgian Republic for filing a lawsuit with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) alleging Russia violated the human rights of Georgian nationals during a...

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News Belgium police arrest three EU officials on corruption charges
Belgium police arrest three EU officials on corruption charges
Joshua Pantesco
March 28, 2007 01:53:00 pm

Belgian authorities on Wednesday arrested three Italian nationals - a European Commission official in charge of delegation infrastructure, a personal assistant to an Italian member of the European Parliament , and a businessman - on corruption...

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News Zimbabwe opposition leader arrested, released again
Zimbabwe opposition leader arrested, released again
Joshua Pantesco
March 28, 2007 11:00:00 am

Zimbabwe police on Wednesday arrested opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and twenty staff members ahead of a press conference where Tsvangirai was expected to denounce police brutality that occurred during a crackdown on anti-government protesters earlier...

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Mexico shuts down special political crimes prosecution office
Brett Murphy
March 28, 2007 08:28:00 am

A Mexican special prosecutor's office designed to investigate past political crimes shut down on Tuesday without ever securing any convictions. Former Mexican President Vicente Fox , who created the department, decided to close it just before leaving office...

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Texas governor signs ‘shoot first’ law
Brett Murphy
March 28, 2007 08:02:00 am

Texas Governor Rick Perry Tuesday signed into law a new so-called "shoot first" law , which allows state residents to use deadly force to respond to threats in their homes, cars, and at...

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Vietnam scraps detention of national security threats without trial
Brett Murphy
March 28, 2007 07:42:00 am

The president of Vietnam has signed a decree abolishing the power of the government to hold suspected national security threats without judicial hearings, a government official told AP Wednesday. Western officials have praised President Nguyen Minh...

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Supreme Court hears arguments in securities antitrust case
Alexis Unkovic
March 27, 2007 08:56:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in the case of Credit Suisse Securities v. Billing , 05-1157, a case in which investors filed a class...

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English Queen consort Anne Boleyn arrested on adultery accusations

English Queen consort Anne Boleyn, whom King Henry VIII married after famously divorcing Catherine of Aragon, was arrested on charges of adultery on May 2, 1536. The following trial, orchestrated by prominent minister of state Thomas Cromwell, led to Anne's conviction and eventual execution two weeks after her arrest despite Anne's denial of the charges. Henry VIII would marry Jane Seymour later that month. Learn more about Anne Boleyn.

FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover died

Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died on May 2, 1972 at age 77, having led the agency since 1924. He built his reputation on battling bootleggers during Prohibition and communist and pro-rights groups after World War II. Review Hoover's official FBI personnel file, released under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act.

European Central Bank founded

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