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Two killed protesting unconstitutional succession in Togo as talks get under way

February 12, 2005 11:03:00 am

At least two people were killed Saturday in Lome, the capital of Togo as thousands protesting the unconstitutional succession of Faure Gnassingbe to the country's presidency clashed with the Togolese riot police. The...

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McDonald’s settles trans fat lawsuit for $8.5 million

Tom Henry

February 12, 2005 10:36:00 am

Fast-food giant McDonald's has agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle a lawsuit over unhealthy trans fats in its cooking oils used to make french fries and other foods. The settlement is the...

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Four Boston priests defrocked for abuse

Tom Henry

February 12, 2005 10:08:00 am

Four priests of the Roman Catholic Boston Archdiocese accused of sexually abusing minors have been defrocked by the Vatican. Robert D. Fay, Kelvin Iguabita, Bernard Lane, and Robert Ward are no longer permitted to perform as priests...

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Spanish authorities arrest two more in ETA crackdown

Tom Henry

February 12, 2005 08:20:00 am

Spanish police arrested two men Saturday thought to be linked to the terrorist group ETA according to Spain's Interior Ministry. The number of people associated with the Basque separatist group arrested in the past week is now...

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Environmental brief ~ WA high court strikes down county smoking ban

Tom Henry

February 11, 2005 03:55:00 pm

In Friday's environmental law news, the Washington State Supreme Court has ruled that local health boards cannot ban smoking in bars and restaurants. The Court, in Entertainment Industry Coalition v. Tacoma-Pierce Co. Bd. of Health , held that...

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Environmental brief ~ US to delay lifting of Canada beef ban

Tom Henry

February 9, 2005 04:06:00 pm

In Wednesday's environmental law news, USDA Secretary Mike Johanns has announced that he is delaying the effective date for the lifting of the ban on beef and cattle imports from Canada. The ban was scheduled to...

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Environmental brief ~ Chemical company charged with asbestos cover-up

Tom Henry

February 8, 2005 06:50:00 pm

In Tuesday's environmental law news, chemical manufacturer W.R. Grace and Co. and some of its executive employees have been charged by federal prosecutors with 3 counts of violating the Clean Air Act , 4 counts of...

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Environmental brief ~ California to enforce vehicle idling ban

Tom Henry

February 7, 2005 06:30:00 pm

In Monday's environmental law news, California state officials have decided to begin to enforce the state's vehicle idling ban . The measure bans trucks from idling for over 5 minutes and busses for over 10, with some exceptions. Tickets...

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Judge says companies can’t cut health benefits when workers qualify for Medicare

Tom Henry

February 5, 2005 10:01:00 am

A federal judge, responding to a lawsuit from the nation's largest advocacy group for older Americans , has blocked the government from allowing companies to offer fewer health benefits to employees when they become eligible for Medicare....

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Former Abu Ghraib guard sentenced to six months for prisoner abuse

Tom Henry

February 5, 2005 08:48:00 am

A nine-man military jury at Fort Hood, Texas, sentenced US Army Sergeant Javal Davis Friday to six months in military prison, reduction in rank to private and a bad-conduct discharge in connection with abuses of Irai detainees...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US suffragists formed Equal Rights Party, named Presidential candidate

On September 20, 1884, a group of American suffragists formed the Equal Rights Party in San Francisco, dedicated to "equal and exact justice to every class of our citizens, without distinction of color, sex, or nationality" and in support of the proposition that "the laws of the several states be so amended that women will be recognized as voters, and their property-rights made equal with that of the male population, to the end that they may become self-supporting - rather than a dependent class." Read the full text of the first platform of the Equal Rights Party. The party immediately nominated Mrs. Belva Lockwood for US President and Marietta Snow for Vice-President. Grover Cleveland won that election, but Lockwood was included in a number of presidential primaries and is recorded to have won some 4149 votes from the male voters of the time.

Catholic Church tries Galileo for heresy

On September 20, 1633, the Roman Catholic Church tried Galileo Galilei on charges of heresy. Galileo was brought before the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith for his assertion that the Earth orbits the Sun. He was sentenced to spend the rest of his life under house arrest. Read documents from the trial of Galileo.

Suffragists formed Equal Rights Party, named Presidential candidate

On September 20, 1884, a group of suffragists formed the Equal Rights Party in San Francisco, dedicated to "equal and exact justice to every class of our citizens, without distinction of color, sex, or nationality" and in support of the proposition that "the laws of the several states be so amended that women will be recognized as voters, and their property-rights made equal with that of the male population, to the end that they may become self-supporting - rather than a dependent class."
Read the full text of the first platform of the Equal Rights Party.

The party immediately nominated Mrs. Belva Lockwood for US President and Marietta Snow for Vice-President. Grover Cleveland won that election, but Lockwood was included in a number of presidential primaries, and is recorded to have won some 4149 votes from the male voters of the time.