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News France parliament begins debate on bill to ban burqa
France parliament begins debate on bill to ban burqa
Patrice Collins
July 7, 2010 07:28:11 am

The French National Assembly on Tuesday began debate on a bill that would make it illegal to wear the Islamic burqa or other full face veils in public. Under the bill, women...

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News Federal judge finds for Merck in Louisiana Vioxx suit
Federal judge finds for Merck in Louisiana Vioxx suit
Patrice Collins
June 30, 2010 08:24:29 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Tuesday ruled in favor of Merck & Co. in a lawsuit filed by the state of Louisiana over reimbursements for the...

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News Federal judge refuses to allow Nigeria to observe plane bombing trial
Federal judge refuses to allow Nigeria to observe plane bombing trial
Patrice Collins
June 23, 2010 07:09:17 am

A federal judge on Tuesday denied a motion filed on behalf of the Nigerian government seeking to formally observe the trial of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab , accused of attempting to set off an explosive device...

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News Small business lobby group joins health care lawsuit
Small business lobby group joins health care lawsuit
Patrice Collins
May 15, 2010 10:48:42 am

The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) , a small business lobby group, joined a lawsuit on Friday challenging the constitutionality of the recently enacted health care reform law . The NFIB joins...

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News HTC files patent infringement complaint against Apple
HTC files patent infringement complaint against Apple
Patrice Collins
May 13, 2010 12:24:45 pm

Mobile phone maker HTC filed a complaint Wednesday against Apple with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) to freeze the importation and sale of iPhones, iPads, and iPods. HTC, based in...

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News Australia police capture suspected Serb war criminal
Australia police capture suspected Serb war criminal
Patrice Collins
May 12, 2010 04:39:51 pm

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) on Wednesday apprehended alleged Serbian war criminal Dragan Vasiljkovic in New South Wales. Vasilijkovic, also known as Daniel Sneeden, had been on the run since March...

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News Kazakhstan lower house approves bill to increase president’s power
Kazakhstan lower house approves bill to increase president’s power
Patrice Collins
May 12, 2010 03:36:52 pm

The lower house of the Kazakhstan parliament approved a constitutional amendment Wednesday to expand the powers of President Nursultan Nazarbayev . The bill, which deems Nazarbayev "leader of the nation," grants immunity for acts carried out...

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News China arrests Tibet writer after earthquake relief criticism
China arrests Tibet writer after earthquake relief criticism
Patrice Collins
April 26, 2010 01:32:30 pm

Chinese authorities have arrested a prominent Tibetan writer after he signed a letter critical of the Chinese government's relief efforts following the recent earthquake in the western Qinghai province, a family friend said Monday. Tra Gyal, who...

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China arrests Tibet writer after earthquake relief criticism
Patrice Collins
April 26, 2010 12:30:00 pm

Chinese authorities have arrested a prominent Tibetan writer after he signed a letter critical of the Chinese government's relief efforts following the recent earthquake in the western Qinghai province, a family friend said Monday. Tra Gyal, who...

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China senior official stresses importance of impartial judiciary
Patrice Collins
April 23, 2010 10:51:00 am

A top Chinese official on Thursday appealed to the nation's judges, urging them to be impartial when issuing rulings. Speaking in front of a national meeting of high court presidents in the Shaanxi Province , Central...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

House Judiciary Committee opened impeachment hearings against Richard Nixon

On May 9, 1974, the US House Judiciary Committee chaired by Rep. Peter Rodino (D-NJ) opened hearings into the possible impeachment of President Richard Nixon in connection with the Watergate scandal. The Committee voted to impeach Nixon on three counts on July 30. Chairman Rodino died in 2005 at his home in New Jersey. He was 95.

Australia Parliament opened

On May 9, 1901, the Parliament of Australia convened for the first time in Melbourne. The Australian Parliament also held its first meeting in the new capital of Canberra 26 years later on the same day 1927. Finally, on this day in 1988 Australian opened its new Parliament House in Canberra. Read the Constitution of Australia.

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