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News CA administrative judge recommends utility forfeit profits from energy crisis
CA administrative judge recommends utility forfeit profits from energy crisis
Chris Buell
November 17, 2004 10:08:00 am

An administrative law judge presiding over a California Public Utilities Commission investigation has concluded that Southern California Gas Company should forfeit $28.8 million in profits earned during the 2000-2001 energy crisis in California, according to a report released late...

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News EU, Iran downplay accord, while report says Pakistani scientist gave Iran nuclear material
EU, Iran downplay accord, while report says Pakistani scientist gave Iran nuclear material
Chris Buell
November 17, 2004 09:33:00 am

Both the EU and Iran Wednesday sought to condition a tentative agreement on Iran's suspension of uranium enrichment on further cooperation between both sides. Iran warned that it would halt its suspension if further progress was not made when...

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News Two Zurich execs plead guilty in Spitzer insurance probe
Two Zurich execs plead guilty in Spitzer insurance probe
Chris Buell
November 17, 2004 09:09:00 am

Two senior insurance underwriters with Zurich Financial Services, the third-largest commercial insurer in the US, pleaded guilty Tuesday night to charges connected to NY Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's ongoing insurance bid-rigging investigation. Also Tuesday, Zurich reported receiving a subpoena...

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News Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Wednesday, November 17
Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Wednesday, November 17
Jeannie Shawl
November 17, 2004 05:24:00 am

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Wednesday, November 17.On Capitol Hill, the US Senate will meet at 9:30 AM ET and will begin consideration of the Debt Limit Extension Bill...

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News Specter picks up important support for Judiciary post
Specter picks up important support for Judiciary post
Russell Adkins
November 16, 2004 09:00:00 pm

After a tense two-hour meeting Tuesday evening, Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) appears to have won the support of some important GOP peers on the Senate Judiciary Committee, seemingly securing the committee chairmanship that will open when term limits force...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Bush tabs progenitor of No Child Left Behind for Education portfolio
BREAKING NEWS ~ Bush tabs progenitor of No Child Left Behind for Education portfolio
Russell Adkins
November 16, 2004 07:46:00 pm

Filling the vacancy left when Secretary of Education Rod Paige announced his resignation on Monday, President Bush will nominate domestic policy advisor and longtime confidante Margaret Spellings to fill the top post in the Department of Education, according to...

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News Environmental brief ~ UN allows Greenpeace to speak for first time
Environmental brief ~ UN allows Greenpeace to speak for first time
Tom Henry
November 16, 2004 06:28:00 pm

In Tuesday's environmental law news, Greenpeace, the international environmental activist group, was allowed to speak for the first time Tuesday before the UN General Assembly. Today is the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Convention...

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News Cameras film first UK appeal case in TV experiment
Cameras film first UK appeal case in TV experiment
Amit Patel
November 16, 2004 04:15:00 pm

A British high court hearing became the first ordinary legal case to be filmed by TV cameras in the UK Tuesday. The court heard the appeal of former council leader Jim Speechley from a misconduct conviction. Footage from the...

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News Spitzer warns Senate committee of further insurance company investigations
Spitzer warns Senate committee of further insurance company investigations
Amit Patel
November 16, 2004 03:36:00 pm

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, who launched an investigation into insurance companies including Marsh & McLennan, told the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Tuesday that more criminal pleas related to bad practices are coming. Spitzer is urging Congress to...

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News Partial New Hampshire recount begins Thursday
Partial New Hampshire recount begins Thursday
Amit Patel
November 16, 2004 03:03:00 pm

A partial recount of the New Hampshire presidential vote sought by independent candidate Ralph Nader is set to start Thursday. The Nader campaign filed for the recount November 5, citing the inaccuracy of optical scan vote-counting machines. The request...

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World Intellectual Property Organization created

On April 26, 1970, the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) went into force, creating WIPO. WIPO is a United Nations agency that works to promote intellectual property rights in the international community. Today, 184 nations have signed the convention.

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US soldier arrested for killing John Wilkes Booth

On April 26, 1865, Sergeant Thomas P. Corbett was placed under technical arrest for killing John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln.

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