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  • Supreme Court holds that states may investigate national banks

    Supreme Court holds that states may investigate national banks

    July 7, 2009

    Original source: In its 5-4 decision in Cuomo v. Clearing House Assn., L.L.C. the Supreme Court ruled that states, not just federal authorities, can enforce their own fair lending and consumer protection laws against national banks....

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  • Showdown in Honduras

    Showdown in Honduras

    July 6, 2009

    In a day full of dramatic events, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya attempted to return to home to Tegucigalpa, Honduras capital, July 5. However, his plane was not allowed to land. As Zelaya approached Honduras in the...

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  • Honduran President Zelaya attempted to return to home

    Honduran President Zelaya attempted to return to home

    July 6, 2009

    In a day full of dramatic events, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya attempted to return to home to Tegucigalpa, Honduras capital, July 5. However, his plane was not allowed to land. As Zelaya approached Honduras in the...

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  • Scientists question N. Korea nuclear test

    Scientists question N. Korea nuclear test

    July 6, 2009

    In an article recently published in the journal Science, noted scientific journalist Daniel Clery has raised serious questions about the actual nature of the May 25 underground explosion claimed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea...

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  • Fighting in Mogadishu intensifies

    Fighting in Mogadishu intensifies

    July 6, 2009

    Shelling between Somali rebels and government forces near the presidential palace have killed at least 12 people. Rebels who want to install an Islamic state in the east African country and the transitional government blamed each...

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