Nigeria: Niger Workers to Get Country Constitution (AllAfrica.com)
Niger State government has commenced the distribution of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria free to civil servants.
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:14:11 GMT
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Movie theater, hotel are coming attractions for Constitution Trail Centre (The Pantagraph)
NORMAL — Movie lovers could have 14 more screens to choose from around Thanksgiving or Christmas. That’s the planned opening time frame for Starplex Cinemas at Constitution Trail Centre off Raab Road in north Normal.
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:46:03 GMT
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Ecuador Constitution Seen Opening Door For President Reelection (Nasdaq)
QUITO -(Dow Jones)- Ecuador's Constituent Assembly may open the way for President Rafael Correa to run in new elections next year and then to be reelected following that, a high level official said Thursday.
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:57:40 GMT
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Turkey's high court overrules government on head scarves (International Herald Tribune)
A stinging rebuff, the court ruled the governing party had breached the Constitution in allowing women in head scarves to attend universities.
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:40:18 GMT
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The worst time to amend the constitution (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)
For Thai society, there is no worse moment to amend the constitution than now. Even though a consensus has been more or less reached about whether we should change the charter, some blood was shed on the streets. If we actually get down to rewriting the text, we could be butchering one another.
Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:08:09 GMT
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Library Parking Issue Is Back on the Table (Washington Post)
The prospect of charging library patrons for parking has mobilized residents and politicians in advance of a likely County Council vote next week and has both sides invoking the Constitution and Founding Father Benjamin Franklin .
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:44:15 GMT
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Reporter Wont Testify in R. Kelly Trial (New York Times)
A writer for The Chicago Sun-Times refused to answer questions on Wednesday at R. Kelly?s child pornography trial, The Associated Press reported. In his refusal, the writer, Jim DeRogatis, cited an Illinois law that governs reporters? rights, as well as the First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. Mr. DeRogatis read a statement more than a dozen times in response to questions, including ...
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:58:19 GMT
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Proposed changes to Pakistan constitution would clip Musharraf's powers (International Herald Tribune)
The proposals by the Pakistan Peoples Party would curtail Musharraf's power but validate his dismissal last year of the chief justice of the Supreme Court and other high court judges.
Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:18:10 GMT
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Latvian parliament rejects changes to constitution, forcing a poll (EARTHtimes.org)
Riga - The Latvian parliament on Thursday rejected constitutional amendments, giving voters a right to call for snap elections, forcing the small Baltic EU nation to hold a referendum on the issue. After a nearly two-hour debate, the 100-member unica...
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:43:28 GMT
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Arroyo mulls emergency powers (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
President Arroyo is preparing for the possibility of exercising her emergency powers under the 1987 Constitution in the event of a food and oil crisis in the country.
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:09:56 GMT
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