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News Alaska legislature panel report finds Palin in violation of ethics act
Alaska legislature panel report finds Palin in violation of ethics act
Michael Sung
October 11, 2008 09:58:00 am

The Alaskan Legislative Council on Friday released a report finding that Alaskan Governor and current Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin violated the state's Executive Branch Ethics Act by allowing personal...

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News Second lawsuit filed in China over tainted milk crisis
Second lawsuit filed in China over tainted milk crisis
Steve Czajkowski
October 11, 2008 01:45:00 am

A migrant worker in China's South Guangdong Province filed a lawsuit Friday against Chinese dairy producer Sanlu Group, the company at the heart of the tainted milk crisis which is blamed for four infant...

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News Congress initiates probe over NSA military eavesdropping claims
Congress initiates probe over NSA military eavesdropping claims
Steve Czajkowski
October 11, 2008 12:12:00 am

The US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence said Friday that it is investigating allegations made by two members of the US military that the National Security Agency (NSA) eavesdropped on the personal conversations of members...

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News Thailand AG asks Constitutional Court to dissolve ruling party
Thailand AG asks Constitutional Court to dissolve ruling party
Devin Montgomery
October 10, 2008 02:24:00 pm

Thailand's Office of the Attorney General (OAG) on Friday filed a petition to have the country's Constitutional Court dissolve the ruling People's Power Party (PPP) because of election...

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News Connecticut Supreme Court strikes down same-sex marriage ban
Connecticut Supreme Court strikes down same-sex marriage ban
Joe Shaulis
October 10, 2008 12:34:00 pm

The Connecticut Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Connecticut Constitution requires that same-sex couples be allowed to marry. In a 4-3 decision, the court reversed a lower court's judgment, concluding...

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News Korea appeals court affirms sentence and fine for ex-Samsung CEO
Korea appeals court affirms sentence and fine for ex-Samsung CEO
Andrew Gilmore
October 10, 2008 11:06:00 am

The Seoul High Court Friday affirmed a suspended three-year prison sentence and fine for former Samsung Chairman and CEO Kun-Hee Lee , but cleared Lee of a conviction for breach of trust. According...

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News Connecticut same-sex marriage ruling [CT SC]
Connecticut same-sex marriage ruling [CT SC]
October 10, 2008 10:41:00 am

Elizabeth Kerrigan et al. v. Commissioner of Public Health et al., Supreme Court of Connecticut, October 10, 2008 . Read the full text of the opinion . Reported...

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News China renews demand for US to return Uighur detainees
China renews demand for US to return Uighur detainees
Joe Shaulis
October 10, 2008 10:09:00 am

The Chinese Foreign Ministry again demanded Thursday that the United States repatriate 17 Uighur detainees that a US district judge has ordered to be released from the military prison at...

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News Citigroup drops bid to block Wachovia acquisition but will press damages claim
Citigroup drops bid to block Wachovia acquisition but will press damages claim
Joe Shaulis
October 10, 2008 09:22:00 am

Citigroup Inc. on Thursday announced that it would not seek to enjoin the acquisition of Wachovia Corp. by Wells Fargo & Co. but would pursue claims against both financial institutions for alleged breach...

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News ICTR upholds decision to refuse genocide suspect transfer
ICTR upholds decision to refuse genocide suspect transfer
Devin Montgomery
October 10, 2008 08:47:00 am

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Thursday refused to grant Rwanda's request to have genocide suspect Yussuf Munyakazi transferred to the country to face trial. The chamber...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

St. Ives, patron saint of lawyers, died

St. Ives, Paris student of the civil law, advocate of the poor, and patron saint of lawyers died on May 19, 1303.

Learn more about St. Ives in the Catholic Encyclopedia.

Mexico ratifies Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

On May 19, 1848, Mexico ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. The treaty ended the Mexican-American War and ceded roughly half of Mexico's territory to the United States. Learn more about the Mexican-American War from the US Library of Congress.

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