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News Honduras lawmaker warns Zelaya reinstatement decision may be delayed
Honduras lawmaker warns Zelaya reinstatement decision may be delayed
Safiya Boucaud
November 10, 2009 10:17:00 am

President of the Honduran National Congress Jose Alfredo Saavedra said Monday that lawmakers will most likely not make a decision about whether to restore ousted president Manuel Zelaya before the...

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Federal judge grants extension for Google book search settlement
Steve Czajkowski
November 10, 2009 09:06:00 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday extended a deadline for filing an amended settlement agreement between Google and groups of authors and...

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News Former SEC Lawyer pleads guilty to fraud in Dreier investment scheme
Former SEC Lawyer pleads guilty to fraud in Dreier investment scheme
Matt Glenn
November 10, 2009 08:01:00 am

Former Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) lawyer Robert Miller pleaded guilty in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York to one count of securities fraud and...

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News Supreme Court hears business method patent, Eighth Amendment cases
Supreme Court hears business method patent, Eighth Amendment cases
Christian Ehret
November 9, 2009 05:01:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in three cases. In Graham v. Florida , the Court heard arguments questioning whether the Eighth...

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News Zimbabwe trial begins for opposition cabinet nominee
Zimbabwe trial begins for opposition cabinet nominee
Haley Wojdowski
November 9, 2009 02:27:00 pm

The trial of Zimbabwe Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party treasurer and deputy agriculture minister-nominee Roy Bennett began Monday, but was adjourned until Wednesday to allow Judge Chinembiri Bhunu to make a...

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Argentina demonstrators march in support of same-sex marriage bills
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
November 9, 2009 02:17:00 pm

Some 50,000 people marched in Buenos Aires on Saturday in support of gay pride and to encourage the timely approval of legislation set to legalize same-sex marriage . Argentina's Parliament is currently debating...

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News Guantanamo detainee: conditions have declined under Obama administration
Guantanamo detainee: conditions have declined under Obama administration
Jay Carmella
November 9, 2009 02:15:00 pm

A letter from a Guantanamo Bay detainee, made public Monday, alleges that conditions at the prison have worsened for detainees a year after the election of US President Barack Obama . Abdul Rahman...

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News Supreme Court denies stay of execution for DC sniper
Supreme Court denies stay of execution for DC sniper
Hillary Stemple
November 9, 2009 02:03:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied a stay of execution for convicted DC-area sniper John Allen Muhammad , clearing the way for his scheduled execution on Tuesday. Muhammad...

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News Canada prosecutors charge second Rwanda genocide suspect under war crimes act
Canada prosecutors charge second Rwanda genocide suspect under war crimes act
Jay Carmella
November 9, 2009 12:44:00 pm

Canadian prosecutors announced Saturday that a Rwandan genocide suspect has been charged under Canada's Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act . Jacques Mungwarere, arrested Friday by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)...

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China executes 9 convicted of Xinjiang riot killings
Patrice Collins
November 9, 2009 12:08:00 pm

The Chinese government has executed nine people sentenced to death for their role in the July Xinjiang riots , state media reported Monday. The report indicated that the individuals were executed "according to the...

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French chemist Antoine Lavoisier guillotined

French revolutionaries guillotined chemist Antoine Lavoisier on May 8, 1794 over his investment in a private tax collecting company purchased 26 years prior. Learn more about the life of Antoine Lavoisier.

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