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News Pakistan lawyers protest outside latest hearing for suspended chief justice
Pakistan lawyers protest outside latest hearing for suspended chief justice
Holly Manges Jones
April 3, 2007 08:19:00 am

Thousands of protesters rallied outside the Pakistan Supreme Court Tuesday wearing signs and shouting chants against Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf for suspending the country's chief justice last month as a hearing...

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News Massachusetts governor orders out-of-state same-sex marriages registered
Massachusetts governor orders out-of-state same-sex marriages registered
Holly Manges Jones
April 3, 2007 07:44:00 am

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has directed the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to register the same-sex marriages of 26 couples from outside the state whose licenses were not previously allowed to be...

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News Apple faces EU antitrust probe into iTunes
Apple faces EU antitrust probe into iTunes
Holly Manges Jones
April 3, 2007 07:12:00 am

The European Commission is investigating Apple's iTunes to determine if sales restrictions based on the buyer's country of residence violate EU antitrust laws, according to a commission statement confirming the probe Tuesday....

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News EPA greenhouse gases regulation ruling [US SC]
EPA greenhouse gases regulation ruling [US SC]
April 2, 2007 10:18:00 pm

Massachusetts v. EPA, US Supreme Court, April 2, 2006 . Read the court's 5-4...

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News Guantanamo habeas certiorari ruling [US SC]
Guantanamo habeas certiorari ruling [US SC]
April 2, 2007 09:40:00 pm

Boumedienne v. Bush, Al Odah v. United States, US Supreme Court, April 2, 2007 . Read the denial per Chief Justice Roberts ,...

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News Canada probe finds no privacy violations in financial data-sharing with US
Canada probe finds no privacy violations in financial data-sharing with US
Caitlin Price
April 2, 2007 08:29:00 pm

Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart concluded an investigation Monday into the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) , finding that the European financial cooperative did not violate Canadian privacy laws [fact...

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News New Mexico governor signs medical marijuana bill
New Mexico governor signs medical marijuana bill
Caitlin Price
April 2, 2007 08:01:00 pm

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed into law the Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act Monday, legalizing medical marijuana in the treatment of certain "eligible conditions and symptoms." Eligible...

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News Former Enron executive withdraws guilty plea
Former Enron executive withdraws guilty plea
Caitlin Price
April 2, 2007 07:03:00 pm

A federal judge on Monday granted former Enron vice president Christopher Calger's request to withdraw his July 2005 guilty plea to a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The...

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News Jordan terror suspects sentenced for planning airport attacks
Jordan terror suspects sentenced for planning airport attacks
James M Yoch Jr
April 2, 2007 03:42:00 pm

A military court in Jordan handed down sentences Monday for six men charged with planning suicide bombings at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman and several hotels frequented by Israelis and Americans. None of...

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News Italy judge orders investigation into right-to-die case
Italy judge orders investigation into right-to-die case
James M Yoch Jr
April 2, 2007 03:13:00 pm

Italian Judge Renato La Viola ordered an investigation into the actions of Dr. Mario Riccio, the anaesthetist turned off life support for Piergiorgio Welby , a man who suffered from muscular dystrophy and sought the...

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President Reagan fired 11,000 striking air traffic controllers

On August 5, 1981, under orders from President Reagan, the federal government began firing air traffic controllers who had gone on strike two days previous for better pay, hours and working conditions. Learn more about the PATCO air traffic control strike. Listen to an excerpt of an August 3, 1981 speech by President Reagan (courtesy of the History Channel) emphasizing that the controllers had taken an oath not to strike against the government and threatening to terminate their jobs if they did not report for duty in 48 hours.

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