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News American Express to sue Visa, MasterCard
American Express to sue Visa, MasterCard
Matt Lubniewski
November 15, 2004 01:40:00 pm

American Express announced Monday that it is suing fellow credit card giants Visa and MasterCard, along with eight banks, alleging anticompetitive practices which prevented American Express from issuing credit cards through US banks. American Express said that it would...

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News NJ Governor McGreevey resigns, effective midnight
NJ Governor McGreevey resigns, effective midnight
Matt Lubniewski
November 15, 2004 01:12:00 pm

New Jersey Governor James McGreevey submitted his letter of resignation on Monday. The letter simply reads, "Dear Madam Secretary, I resign effective 11:59 p.m. on Monday, November 15, 2004." Aides reported that McGreevey's last day in office was expected...

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News FL judge blocks amendment setting "three-strikes" malpractice limit for doctors
FL judge blocks amendment setting "three-strikes" malpractice limit for doctors
Matt Lubniewski
November 15, 2004 01:03:00 pm

A Florida state judge issued an injunction Monday preventing a newly-approved constitutional amendment from coming into effect. Amendment 8, approved this month by 70 percent of voters, would cancel the license of any doctor who commits three acts of...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Ex-Boeing CFO pleads guilty to illegal hiring of military official
BREAKING NEWS ~ Ex-Boeing CFO pleads guilty to illegal hiring of military official
Jeannie Shawl
November 15, 2004 11:46:00 am

Reuters is reporting that Boeing's former CFO has pleaded guilty to aiding in the illegal hiring of an Air Force official.12:10 PM ET - Former Boeing CFO Michael Sears pleaded guilty to a single count of aiding and abetting...

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News Supreme Court reverses death sentence for Texas man
Supreme Court reverses death sentence for Texas man
Jeannie Shawl
November 15, 2004 11:34:00 am

The US Supreme Court Monday reversed the death sentence of a Texas man because jurors were not instructed to consider mitigating evidence when deliberating on the sentence. LaRoyce Lathair Smith was convicted of murdering a former co-worker during an...

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News Irish PM says same-sex couples deserve "better rights"
Irish PM says same-sex couples deserve "better rights"
Jeannie Shawl
November 15, 2004 11:10:00 am

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern has said that Ireland should give greater rights to same-sex couples. Ahern's comments come in response to a suit brought by a lesbian couple married in Canada seeking Irish recognition of their marriage. Last...

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News International brief ~ Security Council to vote on Cote d’Ivoire sanctions
International brief ~ Security Council to vote on Cote d’Ivoire sanctions
D. Wes Rist
November 15, 2004 11:05:00 am

The UN Security Council meets Monday to consider a draft French resolution proposing sanctions against Cote d'Ivoire. The proposed sanctions include an arms embargo, travel restrictions on those actively violating the cease-fire, and the freezing of governmental assets. The...

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News SEC to file civil fraud charges against former Hollinger CEO, president
SEC to file civil fraud charges against former Hollinger CEO, president
Jeannie Shawl
November 15, 2004 10:42:00 am

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is likely to file civil fraud charges this week against former Hollinger International chairman Conrad Black and former Hollinger president David Radler, according to a Monday Wall Street Journal report . In...

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News US officer charged with premeditated murder of wounded Iraqi
US officer charged with premeditated murder of wounded Iraqi
Jeannie Shawl
November 15, 2004 10:29:00 am

Second Lt. Erick J. Anderson has been charged with premeditated murder and conspiracy to commit premeditated murder for the shooting of a wounded Iraqi man, the US military said Monday. The military has been investigating whether Anderson gave permission...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Secretary of State Colin Powell resigns
BREAKING NEWS ~ Secretary of State Colin Powell resigns
Jeannie Shawl
November 15, 2004 09:44:00 am

CNN is reporting that US Secretary of State Colin Powell has submitted his resignation.9:48 AM ET - Powell told aides Monday morning that he intends to resign from President Bush's cabinet and will leave once Bush decides on who...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Gorbachev becomes USSR leader

On March 11, 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, following the death of Konstantin Chernenko. He soon announced that he would hold arms-reduction negotiations in Geneva with the United States. Gorbachev also used his tenure to liberalize the economy and social structure of the USSR, eventually leading to the abatement of the Soviet Union. In 1990, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace.

Read documents and interviews from the 1990 USA-USSR Summit.

Confederate Constitution adopted

On March 11, 1861, seven former US states adopted the Constitution of the Confederate States of America, which closely followed the language, if not necessarily the purport, of the original US Constitution. Section 9 (4) of the Confederate Constitution read "No bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law denying or impairing the right of property in negro slaves shall be passed," enshrining the right to own slaves as fundamental law.

ICC holds first meeting

The war crimes court known as the International Criminal Court (ICC) swore in its first batch of judges on March 11, 2003. The meeting took place eight months after the ratification of the court's Rome Statute. Then-UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said of the occasion: It has taken mankind many years to reach this moment. By the solemn undertaking they have given here in open court, these 11 men and seven women, representing all regions of the world and many different cultures and legal traditions, have made themselves the embodiment of our collective conscience. Learn more about the work of the ICC.  

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