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Gore to learn whether he'll win Nobel Peace Prize
Legal World 10/11/2007They say they love his advocacy for the environment, his intellect and sense of humor. The people urging Al Gore to run for president have not persuaded him to do so — not yet anyway.The latest salvo from those hoping Gore would reprise his 2000 run ...
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U.S. court threatens Arar's bid for redress
Legal World 10/10/2007The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of a German man who says he was tortured as part of Washington's practice of "extraordinary rendition,'' a move that could derail Maher Arar's quest for justice in this country.The court, without ...
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North Koreans agree to disable nuclear facilities
Legal World 10/04/2007North Korea has agreed to disable all of its nuclear facilities by the end of the year, in a move that the Bush administration hailed as a diplomatic victory that could serve as a model for how to deal with Iran, which has defied American efforts to ...
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Khodorkovsky Makes Faith-Based Appeal
Legal World 10/04/2007Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a former billionaire oil tycoon who has become a poster boy for the political opposition, has sent a missive from his Siberian jail cell appealing for Russians to live according to the highest morals. "An appeal to morals today ...
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China Lawyer Says He Was Beaten by Thugs
Legal World 10/04/2007An outspoken Chinese lawyer said Wednesday he was abducted and beaten for hours, and accused of causing unrest by representing clients with complaints of official corruption and police abuse.Li Heping said he was attacked with fists and electric bato...
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Russia says reached deal with Ukraine on gas debt
Legal World 10/03/2007Russia said on Wednesday it had reached a deal with Ukraine over a large gas debt after threatening to reduce supplies, but Kiev denied that it owed as much as the $1.3 billion cited by Moscow.Analysts said the spat, which revived European fears over...
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U.S. Postpones Domestic Spy Satellite Program
Legal World 10/02/2007A program to employ spy satellites for certain domestic uses has been postponed because of privacy concerns. Congress had already provided money for the program, which was to begin this month. But some lawmakers demanded more information about its le...
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Putin Says He Will Run for Parliament
Legal World 10/02/2007President Vladimir V. Putin, who is barred from seeking another term, suggested Monday that he might become prime minister next year, seeming to confirm what many analysts had assumed: that he plans to hold on to the power he has accrued over eight y...
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Italy Approves Tax Cuts for Businesses
Legal World 09/29/2007Italy's Cabinet approved lower taxes for businesses and tax breaks for homeowners and renters Saturday, a reflection of Premier Romano Prodi's efforts to pacify disgruntled centrists and far-left parties in his fractious coalition. The measures, part...
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China Targets Sexy Ads for Ban
Legal World 09/29/2007China has banned TV and radio ads for push-up bras and figure-enhancing underwear in the communist government's latest move to purge the nation's airwaves of what it calls social pollution. No examples were given, but Chinese television channels have...
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Blackwater 'mistakes' led to surge of Iraqi violence
Legal World 09/28/2007Blackwater USA triggered a major battle in the Iraq war in 2004 by sending an unprepared team of guards into an insurgent stronghold, a move that led to their horrific deaths and a violent response by U.S. forces, says a congressional investigation r...
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Fujimori returns to face trial in Peru
Legal World 09/24/2007[##_1L|1198639691.jpg|width="110" height="171" alt=""|_##]Human rights groups in Peru and abroad are heralding the weekend extradition of former President Alberto Fujimori as a groundbreaking move for Latin America and beyond. The Supreme Court in Ch...