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Jurisdiction Defined

The right of a political or legal authority to exercise that authority over a territory, subject or person, as in the case came under the jurisdiction of the district court.

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Cycling Capsules: Armstrong's comeback: real deal or whim?

Published July 3, 2009, 12:14 pm, The Brownsville Herald

MONACO - So this is what retirement ultimately might look like for Lance Armstrong: reminiscing about his Tour de France exploits to an audience of suits and evening dresses who paid $1,000 a plate to hear him and mingle with a couple of princes.

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Hoboken City Council seeks to limit mayor's authority over Zoning Board

Published July 3, 2009, 10:35 am, El Nuevo

The Hoboken City Council fired its first shot against new mayor Peter Cammarano this week with a controversial ordinance that seeks to remove the mayor's authority to appoint members to the Zoning Board.

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Reviewing Marjorie Cohn and Kathleen Gilberd's "Rules of Disengagement"

Published July 3, 2009, 10:15 am, Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel

Marjorie Cohn is a Distinguished Law Professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego where she's taught since 1991 and is the current President of the National Lawyers Guild.

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The RABblerousers!

Published July 3, 2009, 9:23 am, San Francisco Bay View

In a letter dated May 22, 2009, Navy representatives announced their intention to dissolve the RAB. This is not the first time the Navy has threatened to take this action. Indeed, whenever a critical impasse has arisen regarding key shipyard cleanup matters, a threat to disband the elected body recognized by Congress as the legitimate organized voice for public comment, dissent and scientific ...

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Annexation: How far can Destin reach?

Published July 2, 2009, 2:31 pm, The Destin Log

“Annexation politics is not just about what piece of land will wind up in which jurisdiction. It’s about who controls what happens on the land, who reaps the fiscal benefits and who pays the cost of shifting that control.” — Rob

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Obama: June Jobs Report Is 'Sobering News'

Published July 2, 2009, 12:39 pm, The Forex Market

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- President Barack Obama called last month's employment figures "sobering news," but said the pace of job losses is slowing and there are signs the recession is easing.

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Committee Dems Release Cheaper, Better Public Health Care Bill

Published July 2, 2009, 11:22 am, The Huffington Post

Sen. Ted Kennedy's Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee released details of its plan Thursday to expand access to health insurance, create a public option that consumers could buy into and reduce health care costs over the long haul.

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Scholar to discuss security in South Caucasus Thursday

Published July 2, 2009, 9:58 am, Belmont Citizen-Herald

Dr. Gayane Novikova, founder and director of the Spectrum Center for Strategic Analysis in Yerevan, Armenia, will give a lecture on “The 2008 Five-Day War and Shifts in Security in the South Caucasus” at 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 9.

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Suhakam neutrality in focus

Published July 2, 2009, 7:39 am, The Edge Daily

KUALA LUMPUR: The issue of the neutrality of the Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) members and chairman or lack thereof dominated the Suhakam (Amendment) Act 2009's winding-up debates in the Dewan Rakyat today.

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Nigeria: Special Court For EFCC Matters Not Necessary - Enitan

Published July 2, 2009, 6:16 am, AllAfrica.com

Lagos — Barrister Olukayode Enitan was called to the Bar and became Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1989. He studied law at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife.

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  • Divided court rules states can regulate federal banks: 06/29/09 - (TwinCities.co m) - The five justices held that contrary to what the Bush administration had argued, states can enforce their own laws on matters such as discrimination and predatory lending, even if that crosses into areas under federal regulation.

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  • Second Group Christians: In a parable about stewardship in Luke 19, Jesus tells His hearers to "occupy until I come." The New American Standard translates the verse this way: "Do business until I come." The verse prior to the parable gives the context: "While they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they [His listeners] supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately&qu ot; (Luke 19:11).

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  • Universal Jurisdiction Once Again Under Threat: This article appeared days ago at The Electronic Intifada a highly respected site pro-Palestinia n to its roots. The authors are legal experts in international law and human rights sympathetic to the legal plight of the people in Gaza. They report on the efforts to prosecute Israeli officials in Spain on war crimes.

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