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News House approves journalist shield bill
House approves journalist shield bill
Ximena Marinero
April 1, 2009 08:01:00 am

The US House of Representatives approved Tuesday a bill that would limit the government's ability to compel reporters to disclose confidential sources by delineating conditions under which it may do so. The Free Flow of Information Act...

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News Pakistan high court suspends decision barring ex-PM Sharif from elected office
Pakistan high court suspends decision barring ex-PM Sharif from elected office
Andrew Gilmore
April 1, 2009 07:53:00 am

The Supreme Court of Pakistan suspended its February decision Tuesday barring former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother from holding elected office, pending the high court's final...

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News Khodorkovsky embezzlement trial begins as court refuses request for Putin testimony
Khodorkovsky embezzlement trial begins as court refuses request for Putin testimony
Andrew Gilmore
April 1, 2009 07:13:00 am

A Russian court heard arguments Tuesday at the start of the trial of former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his former business partner Platon Lebedev on embezzlement and money laundering charges...

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On May 18, 1804, the French Senate declared Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of France.

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