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News China court awards Microsoft record damages in software piracy suit
China court awards Microsoft record damages in software piracy suit
Matt Glenn
April 23, 2010 08:32:00 am

A Shangai court ruled Thursday that a Chinese insurance company is liable to software company Microsoft for using illegal copies of its products, ordering the insurance company to pay Microsoft USD $318,000 in damages....

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News DOJ to appeal ruling finding National Day of Prayer unconstitutional
DOJ to appeal ruling finding National Day of Prayer unconstitutional
Matt Glenn
April 23, 2010 07:30:00 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that it will appeal last week's ruling that the National Day of Prayer is an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion. The DOJ filed...

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News Rwanda opposition leader arrested on genocide denial charges
Rwanda opposition leader arrested on genocide denial charges
Matt Glenn
April 22, 2010 08:28:00 am

Rwandan authorities arrested opposition presidential candidate Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza Wednesday, accusing her of denying the 1994 Rwandan genocide and collaborating with terrorists. Authorities cited Ingabire's call for the prosecution of...

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News Suspected Somali pirates to face trial in US: report
Suspected Somali pirates to face trial in US: report
Matt Glenn
April 22, 2010 07:05:00 am

A US government official said Wednesday that at least five accused Somali pirates will face charges in the US , according to the Associated Press. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity while the...

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News Europe rights commissioner criticizes Germany-Kosovo repatriation agreement
Europe rights commissioner criticizes Germany-Kosovo repatriation agreement
Matt Glenn
April 16, 2010 08:20:00 am

Council of Europe Commissioner on Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg on Thursday criticized an agreement reached Wednesday between Germany and Kosovo that would return to Kosovo thousands of refugees who fled to Germany during the 1998-1999 Kosovo War...

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News Nova Scotia government posthumously pardons civil rights icon
Nova Scotia government posthumously pardons civil rights icon
Matt Glenn
April 16, 2010 07:15:00 am

The Nova Scotian government officially pardoned and issued an apology to Canadian civil rights icon Viola Desmond in a ceremony Thursday attended by Premier Darrell Dexter and Minister of Justice Landry Ross . Desmond, an African-Canadian...

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News Federal judge orders Blagojevich prosecutors to disclose evidence
Federal judge orders Blagojevich prosecutors to disclose evidence
Matt Glenn
April 15, 2010 08:49:00 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Wednesday ordered the release of a 91-page government proffer outlining evidence in the government's case against former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich...

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News Holder not ruling out civilian trials for 9/11 suspects
Holder not ruling out civilian trials for 9/11 suspects
Matt Glenn
April 15, 2010 07:58:00 am

US Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that the government has not ruled out prosecuting certain high-profile terror suspects in civilian court in New York City. During a hearing on oversight of the US Department of...

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News Thailand court issues arrest warrants for protest leaders
Thailand court issues arrest warrants for protest leaders
Matt Glenn
April 9, 2010 07:27:00 am

A Thai court on Friday issued arrest warrants for at least 17 high-profile protesters in an attempt to put down violent protests. Among the accused are top leaders of the the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship,...

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News Former Guantanamo detainee sues US government for torture
Former Guantanamo detainee sues US government for torture
Matt Glenn
April 8, 2010 01:58:00 pm

Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Adel Hassan Hamad filed suit in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington Wednesday against the US government and more than a dozen...

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Sirhan convicted of assassinating RFK

On April 17, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of assassinating Senator Robert F. Kennedy and sentenced to death. The sentence was later commuted to life in prison after the Supreme Court of California overturned the death penalty in the state.

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On April 17, 1982, the Constitution Act 1982 was proclaimed in Ottawa, establishing the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and terminating the British Parliament's power to amend the Canadian constitution.

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