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News Blackwater under investigation for bribing Iraq officials following 2007 deaths: NYT
Blackwater under investigation for bribing Iraq officials following 2007 deaths: NYT
Brian Jackson
February 1, 2010 12:59:00 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating whether Blackwater , now known as Xe, bribed Iraqi officials to allow them to continue operating in the country following shooting deaths in 2007 , the New York...

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News Former Bosnian army commander arrested for war crimes
Former Bosnian army commander arrested for war crimes
Carrie Schimizzi
February 1, 2010 12:01:00 pm

Police in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Monday arrested former Bosnian Army commander Zulfikar Alispago for war crimes allegedly committed during the Bosnian civil war . Alispago, the former commander of a special unit known...

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News Iran top judge says protester executions to be based on law, not political pressure
Iran top judge says protester executions to be based on law, not political pressure
Patrice Collins
February 1, 2010 10:32:00 am

Top Iranian judge Sadeq Larijani said Monday that any further executions of anti-government protesters will be based on the law rather than on political pressure. Refusing to heed calls for more executions to...

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News Israel military officials disciplined for exceeding authority in Gaza offensive
Israel military officials disciplined for exceeding authority in Gaza offensive
Ann Riley
February 1, 2010 10:31:00 am

Two high-ranking Israeli military officers have been disciplined for firing shells into a populated area of the Gaza strip during last year's Operation Cast Lead , it was revealed Monday. The information was contained in a 46-page report...

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News US citizens arrested after trying to remove children from Haiti
US citizens arrested after trying to remove children from Haiti
Dwyer Arce
February 1, 2010 09:32:00 am

Haitian authorities confirmed Sunday that 10 US citizens have been arrested after attempting to bus 33 children across the border into the neighboring Dominican Republic. Haitian Social Affairs Minister Yves Christallin said that a total of 12 people were...

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News Japan urged to sign international child abduction treaty
Japan urged to sign international child abduction treaty
Andrea Bottorff
February 1, 2010 09:24:00 am

Ambassadors from eight countries met with Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada on Saturday to urge Japan to sign an international treaty that will help prevent parental child abductions across borders. Representatives from the US, Canada, the UK,...

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News More than 50 countries submit climate change plans under Copenhagen treaty
More than 50 countries submit climate change plans under Copenhagen treaty
Hillary Stemple
February 1, 2010 09:22:00 am

More than 50 countries, including the US, China, and EU member states, submitted plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the UN Framework on Climate Change (UNFCC) prior to a Sunday deadline set by...

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News Russia rights activists detained in anti-Kremlin protests
Russia rights activists detained in anti-Kremlin protests
Dwyer Arce
February 1, 2010 08:23:00 am

As many as 100 anti-Kremlin demonstrators were arrested by Moscow authorities Sunday as they protested against the perceived government curtailing of the right to peaceful assembly. The 300-strong group chanted slogans calling for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

French June Rebellion ends

A republican uprising known as the June Rebellion was put down by French authorities in Paris on June 6, 1832. The rebels sought the abdication of French King Louis Philippe I, who assumed the throne two years prior following the overthrow of King Charles X. Louis Philippe would go on to rule until 1848 when he was overthrown in the wave of revolutions that took hold across Europe that year. Author Victor Hugo would later dramatize the June Rebellion in his novel Les Miserables Read excerpts of contemporary coverage about the June Rebellion from the Guardian.

Count Camillo di Cavour, the first Prime Minister of Italy, dies

On June 6, 1861, Count Camillo Benso di Cavour died He was the first Prime Minister of a united Italy and the political leader of his nation's unification movement. After Italian unification, Cavour was responsible for the creation of the Italian constitutional monarchy and its founding political documents.

US Securities and Exchange Commission established

On June 6, 1934, the US Securities and Exchange Commission was established to protect the interests of investors. Its first Commissioner was Joseph P. Kennedy.

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