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News Somalia parliament approves new PM following constitutional dispute
Somalia parliament approves new PM following constitutional dispute
Erin Bock
October 31, 2010 04:20:48 pm

The Somali parliament on Sunday voted 297-92 to approve new Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, after several delays due to a constitutional dispute over the confirmation procedure. Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed Sheikh Mahmud had...

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News Bahrain election results prevent corruption investigation
Bahrain election results prevent corruption investigation
Erin Bock
October 31, 2010 03:49:40 pm

Bahrain released election results Sunday in its second round of parliamentary elections, revealing that pro-government Sunni parties had maintained a majority, preventing opposition groups from beginning a corruption investigation of the ruling family....

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News Niger holds referendum on constitution following coup
Niger holds referendum on constitution following coup
Dwyer Arce
October 31, 2010 11:15:40 am

Niger held a referendum Sunday on whether to adopt a new constitution following February's coup , in which a military government replaced that of then-president Mamadou Tandja . If approved, the constitution would limit the powers of...

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News Apple sues Motorola for touch-screen patent infringement
Apple sues Motorola for touch-screen patent infringement
Dwyer Arce
October 31, 2010 10:06:53 am

Apple filed two lawsuits Friday against rival smartphone maker Motorola alleging that several of Motorola's products infringe six patents owned by Apple. The lawsuits, filed in the US District...

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News Federal judge rejects challenge to Hawaii campaign finance legislation
Federal judge rejects challenge to Hawaii campaign finance legislation
Sarah Paulsworth
October 30, 2010 02:26:59 pm

The US District Court for the District of Hawaii on Friday rejected a challenge to one of the state's campaign finance laws. In the case of Yamada et. al v. Kuramoto et. al., Judge Michael Seabright rejected...

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News Vatican to implement EU financial crimes legislation by end of year
Vatican to implement EU financial crimes legislation by end of year
Sarah Paulsworth
October 30, 2010 01:18:56 pm

A spokesperson for the European Commission on Friday said that the Vatican will implement the European Commission's laws against money laundering and financial fraud by the end of the year. According to Amadeu...

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News DOJ argues isolated genetic material not patentable
DOJ argues isolated genetic material not patentable
Daniel Makosky
October 30, 2010 01:01:13 pm

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday filed an amicus curiae brief in the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit revising the government's stance on patenting isolated genetic material, including human...

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News UN biological diversity body sets environmental targets
UN biological diversity body sets environmental targets
Daniel Makosky
October 30, 2010 12:17:07 pm

The tenth Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on Saturday concluded its proceedings with delegates agreeing to the Nagoya Protocol. The protocol identifies 20 goals within five categories...

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News Guatemala police convicted in disappearance with evidence from rediscovered archive
Guatemala police convicted in disappearance with evidence from rediscovered archive
John Paul Putney
October 29, 2010 03:35:40 pm

A Guatemalan judge on Thursday sentenced former National Police (NP) officers Hector Roderico Ramirez Rios and Abraham Lancerio Gomez to 40 years in prison for the 1984 forced disappearance of Fernando Garcia, based on evidence found in an abandoned...

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News UN rights expert calls for investigation of alleged rapes on Angola-DRC border
UN rights expert calls for investigation of alleged rapes on Angola-DRC border
Matt Glenn
October 29, 2010 02:04:27 pm

UN Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Conflict Margot Wallstrom on Thursday condemned alleged gang rapes of at least 30 Congolese women who were being deported from neighboring Angola and called for...

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US Supreme Court decided Dartmouth College case

On February 2, 1819, the US Supreme Court decided Dartmouth College v. Woodward, ruling that the charter of a college was a contract that a state could not alter arbitrarily.

New Amsterdam incorporated

On February 2, 1653, the City of New Amsterdam was incorporated by the Dutch Republic. After the British conquest, the city was renamed New York after the Duke of York.

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