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News Appeals court rules FTC cannot force lawyers to provide confidentiality notice
Appeals court rules FTC cannot force lawyers to provide confidentiality notice
James M Yoch Jr
December 6, 2005 04:32:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled Tuesday that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lacks the statutory authority to compel lawyers to provide periodic notice of privacy to clients...

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News Romania parliamentarians call for probe of CIA prison claims
Romania parliamentarians call for probe of CIA prison claims
James M Yoch Jr
December 6, 2005 03:59:00 pm

The heads of Romania's parliament Tuesday announced plans to seek an inquiry into the reports that Romania hosted a secret CIA prison . Meanwhile in Poland, identified as another European country that may have harbored a secret CIA...

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News UN questioning of Syrian officials in Hariri probe to end Wednesday
UN questioning of Syrian officials in Hariri probe to end Wednesday
James M Yoch Jr
December 6, 2005 03:21:00 pm

The interrogation of Syrian officials , part of a UN inquiry into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minster Rafik Hariri , will be suspended after the last of five officials is questioned and...

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News DeLay trial expected to begin early next year
DeLay trial expected to begin early next year
James M Yoch Jr
December 6, 2005 03:00:00 pm

The Texas trial of US Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) on money laundering charges is expected to begin early next year after Judge Pat Priest on Monday dismissed a conspiracy charge [JURIST...

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News Turkish appeals court orders retrial of Islamist cleric convicted of airplane plot
Turkish appeals court orders retrial of Islamist cleric convicted of airplane plot
James M Yoch Jr
November 30, 2005 04:50:00 pm

The Supreme Court of Appeals of Turkey on Wednesday overturned the life sentence of Metin Kaplan , an Islamist cleric convicted on charges of plotting to fly an aircraft into the mausoleum of Turkey’s...

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News Fraud claims dismissed against ex-HealthSouth CEO
Fraud claims dismissed against ex-HealthSouth CEO
James M Yoch Jr
November 30, 2005 04:16:00 pm

US District Judge Inge P. Johnson of the Northern District of Alabama on Wednesday dismissed fraud charges against former HealthSouth Corp. CEO, Richard Scrushy because the charges were not specific. Johnson will allow...

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News Federal judge rules Blackberry settlement invalid
Federal judge rules Blackberry settlement invalid
James M Yoch Jr
November 30, 2005 03:47:00 pm

US District Judge James R. Spencer of the Eastern District of Virginia Wednesday rejected the disputed settlement pact between the maker of the Blackberry communications device, Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM) ,...

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News Federal appeals court delays Padilla transfer to DOJ custody
Federal appeals court delays Padilla transfer to DOJ custody
James M Yoch Jr
November 30, 2005 03:18:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Wednesday delayed the transfer of Jose Padilla from a Navy brig in South Carolina to Justice Department custody until the court receives more information...

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News First federal Vioxx trial begins in Houston
First federal Vioxx trial begins in Houston
James M Yoch Jr
November 29, 2005 04:54:00 pm

The first federal Vioxx trial, in which Evelyn Irvin Plunkett is suing pharmaceutical giant Merck for the death of husband Richard “Dicky” Irvin of a heart attack in May 2001, began Tuesday with an opening statement from...

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French government introducing stricter immigration controls after riots
James M Yoch Jr
November 29, 2005 03:52:00 pm

French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin announced Tuesday that he would introduce stricter immigration controls as part of the French government's response to the riots started by immigrant youth that broke out across...

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Japan enacts Meiji Constitution

On February 11, 1889, the Meiji Constitution of Japan was promulgated by Emperor Meiji. Officially titled the "Constitution of the Empire of Japan," the Meiji Constitution went into effect on November 29, 1890 and served as the country's fundamental law through the rise of the Japanese Empire until the end of World War II. On May 2, 1947, the Meiji Constitution was replaced by the Constitution of Japan, which serves as the country's governing document today. The Meiji constitution created a constitutional monarchy in Japan with the Emperor serving as a powerful executive. The document furthermore created a parliament, called the Diet, as well as an independent judiciary. Its passage came as part of the Meiji Restoration, in which the Japanese Imperial throne retook power from the Shogunate and guided the nation into the modern world.

First redistricting "gerrymander" created

On February 11, 1812, Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signed an electoral redistricting law that favored his party. The practice became known as "gerrymandering" in reference to Gerry and the unusual, allegedly salamander-like district that resulted. See the original 1812 political cartoon of The Gerry-mander in the Boston Gazette.

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