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News UN rights expert welcomes California safe drinking water law
UN rights expert welcomes California safe drinking water law
Cynthia Miley
September 30, 2012 11:29:17 am

UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation Catarina de Albuquerque on Friday applauded a new California law creating a right to safe drinking water. Assemblymember Mike...

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News Egypt soldiers receive suspended sentences for protests
Egypt soldiers receive suspended sentences for protests
Matthew Pomy
September 30, 2012 10:41:29 am

Egyptian Defence Minister General Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Saturday ordered a reduced sentence for a group of military officers who took part in opposition protests in April 2011. There were 22 officers, known as the April 8 Officers, arrested for...

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News Mexico lower house approves labor reform bill
Mexico lower house approves labor reform bill
Matthew Pomy
September 30, 2012 09:52:22 am

Mexico's Chamber of Deputies approved a bill after 14 hours of debate on Saturday that provides for a broad range of reforms to Mexico's labor market. The bill seeks to improve the transparency of Mexico's...

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News US transfers Guantanamo detainee Khadr to Canada
US transfers Guantanamo detainee Khadr to Canada
Jaimie Cremeans
September 29, 2012 06:13:51 pm

Canadian citizen Omar Khadr was transferred to Canada from Guantanamo Bay early Saturday morning to serve out the rest of his prison sentence under the authority of...

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News Federal judge rejects commodity trading regulations
Federal judge rejects commodity trading regulations
Jaimie Cremeans
September 29, 2012 05:10:29 pm

A judge for the US District Court of the District of Columbia on Friday remanded a rule that would have limited positions on derivatives for 28 commodities, saying that the US Commodity Futures Trading...

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News Mexico lower house gives preliminary approval to labor reform bill
Mexico lower house gives preliminary approval to labor reform bill
Max Slater
September 29, 2012 11:08:20 am

Mexico's Chamber of Deputies expressed initial approval Friday for a labor reform bill that seeks to improve the transparency of Mexico's trade unions and make labor regulations more flexible. The bill was a bipartisan effort...

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News Federal Circuit orders lower court to reconsider Samsung injunction
Federal Circuit orders lower court to reconsider Samsung injunction
Max Slater
September 29, 2012 10:04:20 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Friday that the US District Court for the Northern District of California should reconsider an injunction against Samsung in a patent...

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News Switzerland lawmakers reject burqa ban
Switzerland lawmakers reject burqa ban
Michael Haggerson
September 28, 2012 01:22:02 pm

The Swiss Parliament voted 93-87 on Friday against a bill which would ban burqas and other face coverings in public places. Proponents of the bill argued that banning burqas would promote gender...

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News Bank of America settles class action suit over Merrill Lynch acquisition
Bank of America settles class action suit over Merrill Lynch acquisition
Michael Haggerson
September 28, 2012 12:27:23 pm

Bank of America (BOA) announced Friday that it has agreed to pay $2.43 billion to settle a class action lawsuit with investors over its $18.5 billion acquisition of Merrill Lynch in January 2009....

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Panama legislature passes copyright law with heavy fines for violators
Dan Taglioli
September 28, 2012 11:02:08 am

The National Assembly of Panama on Wednesday approved a controversial new copyright law that allows authorities to fine infringers without a trial or civil lawsuit. The bill would grant broad...

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On September 21, 1981, the US Senate approved the nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor to the US Supreme Court by a vote of 99-0, making her the first female Supreme Court justice. Learn more about Justice O'Connor from Oyez.

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