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News Central African Republic rebels dissolve constitution
Central African Republic rebels dissolve constitution
Peter Snyder
March 26, 2013 11:25:40 am

Michel Djotodia, leader of rebel forces behind a coup in the Central African Republic (CAR) , declared in a radio address Monday that the country's constitution is dissolved and he is now the nation's leader....

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News Brother of imprisoned hedge fund manager pleads not guilty to insider trading
Brother of imprisoned hedge fund manager pleads not guilty to insider trading
Julie Deisher-Edwards
March 26, 2013 11:20:10 am

Rengan Rajaratnam, younger brother to former Galleon Group hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam , on Monday pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring with his brother to trade on non-public information concerning Clearwire Corporate and Advanced...

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News Supreme Court to rule on new affirmative action issue
Supreme Court to rule on new affirmative action issue
Julia Zebley
March 26, 2013 10:54:03 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases on Monday, including a new affirmative action case. The court will hear Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action on whether...

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News Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice resigns after corruption conviction
Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice resigns after corruption conviction
Julie Deisher-Edwards
March 26, 2013 10:37:35 am

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin tendered her resignation to Governor Tom Corbett on Monday. Melvin and her sister were convicted in February of corruption for misusing state-paid staffers to do campaign work to...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on forced arbitration clauses
Supreme Court hears arguments on forced arbitration clauses
Julia Zebley
March 26, 2013 08:23:01 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases . In Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter the court is considering whether an arbitrator acts within his powers under the Federal Arbitration...

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News Ban urges restoration of constitutional order following Central African Republic coup
Ban urges restoration of constitutional order following Central African Republic coup
Michael Haggerson
March 25, 2013 01:39:18 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday condemned a coup by Central African Republic (CAR) Seleka rebels after they seized the country's capital of Bangui, causing President...

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News Rwanda opposition leader must be allowed appeal after unfair trial: AI
Rwanda opposition leader must be allowed appeal after unfair trial: AI
Elizabeth LaForgia
March 25, 2013 12:24:43 pm

Amnesty International (AI) urged Monday that Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire be allowed an appeal in line with international standards after being convicted and sentenced to eight years imprisonment for denying...

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News Kenya high court orders vote recount in presidential election
Kenya high court orders vote recount in presidential election
Benjamin Minegar
March 25, 2013 12:10:48 pm

The Supreme Court of Kenya on Monday ordered scrutiny of two documents used to tally votes in the March 4 presidential election and ordered a recount of all votes from 22 polling stations. The Coalition for Reform...

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News Bahrain rights activists on hunger strike
Bahrain rights activists on hunger strike
Peter Snyder
March 25, 2013 11:59:50 am

Two Bahraini human rights activists have intensified their hunger strike and are refusing fluids, according to a report released Monday by the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) . According to the report Zainab al-Khawaja [HP...

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Zambia authorities arrest former president
Benjamin Minegar
March 25, 2013 11:38:51 am

Zambian authorities on Monday arrested former president Rupiah Banda on allegations that he misappropriated over USD $11 million during his three-year tenure in office. Banda allegedly channelled money from the sale of Nigerian crude oil into a...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Berlin Airlift ends

The Berlin Airlift, a US-UK effort to circumvent a Soviet blockade of allied-occupied West Berlin, ended on September 30, 1949. After the Soviet Union cut off supply access to West Berlin, the US and UK sent necessities to the enclave by air. The effort ended four months after the Soviet Union ended the Berlin blockade. Learn more about the Berlin Airlift.

22 Nazi leaders convicted of war crimes at Nuremberg

On September 30, 1946, the international military tribunal constituted by the Allied powers in Nuremberg, Germany, found 22 Nazi leaders guilty of war crimes committed during World War II.

Merck pulls Vioxx from drug market and faces class actions suit

On September 30, 2004, the pharmaceutical company, Merck, pulled its arthritis drug, Vioxx from the worldwide market, due to strokes and heart attacks in patients, but the move did not stop over 45,000 former users and their families from suing Merck. The plaintiffs, however, have struggled to collect damages awarded to them in successful litigations. Learn more about the plaintiffs in these suits from the New York Times.

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