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News Nintendo loses $21 million patent infringement suit
Nintendo loses $21 million patent infringement suit
David Hanna
May 15, 2008 12:37:00 pm

Entertainment console and video game manufacturer Nintendo of America, Inc. was ordered to pay $21 million Wednesday to Anascape, Ltd., a small Texas video game company after losing a jury verdict in a patent infringement lawsuit concerning...

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News Myanmar constitution approved with 93 percent ‘yes’ vote in referendum: junta
Myanmar constitution approved with 93 percent ‘yes’ vote in referendum: junta
Mike Rosen-Molina
May 15, 2008 12:03:00 pm

Myanmar's draft constitution has been approved with over 90 percent of 22 million eligible voters voting yes in Saturday's nation-wide referendum , the country's military government said Thursday. The regime has faced sharp international criticism...

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News US House committee investigates potential insurance fraud in Iraq
US House committee investigates potential insurance fraud in Iraq
Andrew Gilmore
May 15, 2008 11:54:00 am

The US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform heard testimony on Thursday regarding potential abuse of the Defense Base Act of 1941 (DBA) in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Act requires ...

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News UN expert urges Spain to reform legal standards for treatment of suspected terrorists
UN expert urges Spain to reform legal standards for treatment of suspected terrorists
Andrew Gilmore
May 15, 2008 10:29:00 am

UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism Martin Scheinin praised anti-terrorism efforts in Spain Wednesday, but urged Spanish officials to reform the country's legal standards for treatment of terror suspects...

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News US solicitor general announces resignation
US solicitor general announces resignation
Abigail Salisbury
May 15, 2008 09:40:00 am

US Solicitor General Paul Clement announced Wednesday that he is resigning from his post, effective June 2. Perhaps best-known for his Supreme Court advocacy of Bush Administration positions on rights and procedures...

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News Alleged 9/11 plotters scheduled for June military commission arraignment
Alleged 9/11 plotters scheduled for June military commission arraignment
Andrew Gilmore
May 15, 2008 09:09:00 am

US military judge Col. Ralph Kohlmann set June 5 as the tentative date for the military commission's arraignment of the five men charged with plotting the Sept. 11 attacks in an email to...

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News Legal advisor staying after Guantanamo trial disqualification
Legal advisor staying after Guantanamo trial disqualification
Abigail Salisbury
May 15, 2008 08:15:00 am

US Air Force Reserve Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann , a top Pentagon legal advisor on the Guantanamo military commission trials, said Wednesday that he will not resign despite questions concerning his objectivity. Hartmann serves as legal...

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News Texas appeals court overturns jury award against Merck in Vioxx case
Texas appeals court overturns jury award against Merck in Vioxx case
Mike Rosen-Molina
May 14, 2008 05:03:00 pm

A Texas appeals court Wednesday overturned a jury verdict that found pharmaceutical giant Merck liable for the death of a 71-year-old man who died from a heart attack within a month of taking...

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News Poland court wants more evidence in indictment against ex-communist leaders
Poland court wants more evidence in indictment against ex-communist leaders
Andrew Gilmore
May 14, 2008 04:20:00 pm

A Polish judge ruled on Wednesday that prosecutors must amend their indictment against former communist leader General Wojciech Jaruzelski and other former communist officials to present a greater range of evidence against the defendants....

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News Denmark government to propose headscarf ban for judges
Denmark government to propose headscarf ban for judges
Mike Rosen-Molina
May 14, 2008 04:16:00 pm

The Danish government said Wednesday that it would propose new legislation to ban sitting judges from wearing religious dress , including Islamic headscarves, in court. Also Wednesday, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen criticized Immigration...

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Abraham Lincoln approves Confiscation Act

On July 17, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Second Confiscation Act, which among other things allowed for the confiscation of private property in rebel territory, without due process or any opportunity for defense. Learn more about the Confiscation Act of 1862.

Potsdam Conference Opens

On July 17, 1945, a conference attended by US President Harry Truman, UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and USSR leader Joseph Stalin opened in Postdam, Germany. Along with the Yalta Conference a few months prior, Potsdam created the post-World War II world order. Learn more about the Postdam Conference from the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum.

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