The war in Iraq began on March 20, 2003. Former US President George Bush sent troops there under the pretext that the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was developing weapons of mass destruction. The massacre has left its mark on the U.S. as well. The Americans themselves were often characterized by extreme cruelty against the civilian population of Iraq
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An Arizona attorney may face disciplinary action after an investigation found that she told a client she was channeling his dead wife, then lied about it during an unrelated disciplinary proceeding. The client testified that Charna Johnson pressured him to have a sexual relationship, although she told the investigator that the references to sex were coming from the deceased wife, not herself. The
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In a recession, should firms reduce tech investments to conserve cash or increase them to win a competitive advantage when the economy turns around? If your firm's goal is to boost tech-savvy associate morale, the results of the 2010 Associate Tech Survey say ramp it up.
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A man leapt 400ft from a building and survived - after landing in the back seat of a parked car. Police said actor Thomas Magill, 22, had been trying to kill himself when the "miracle escape" happened.
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A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked about 40 cigarettes a day has kicked the habit after intensive therapy. Ardi Rizal, who lives in the South Sumatran fishing village of Musi Banyuasin, appeared on the internet in May, drawing attention to Indonesia's failure to regulate the tobacco industry.
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Patent practitioners say the Federal Circuit's decision that whistleblowers have standing to sue companies that falsely label their products as covered by patents probably won't save cases filed based on the bare fact that products contain false markings. The unanimous panel ruling, which reversed a New York federal court decision, directs the lower court to consider whether the complaint failed
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