http://www.megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2009, Megite 30 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:08:56 +0000 http://www.megite.com/law/1259034049/1#item_1 20912c4395df5387abc1e2e1dd99e046 Independence Party of Minnesota (IP) delegates at its recent state convention in Brooklyn Park voted to throw out the recent practice of candidate cross-endorsement. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:26:55 +0000 http://www.megite.com/law/1259034049/1#item_2 df69ac7ff4ff0b65f8fa910a27027519 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-23T21:23:16-05:00 http://www.megite.com/law/1259034049/1#item_3 22689a9b4c23792ef469ed8fee753f30 Under the TRIPS agreement member Nations can force compulsory patent licenses at their discretion. The 2001 Doha declaration clarifies this point: "Each member has the right to grant compulsory licences and the freedom to determine the grounds upon which such licences are granted." In October 2009, Ecuador's president issued a decree that allows ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-23T21:23:16-05:00 http://www.megite.com/law/1259034049/1#item_4 b81c31ae88a3f38ba808098921fe5da1 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:30:48 GMT http://www.megite.com/law/1259034049/1#item_5 103cf397cd0b9783c3da6986a725e6f9 A judge in New Mexico on Friday found 32 courtroom spectators in contempt for an outburst after a ruling. He sentenced them all to four nights in jail. 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Hussey, who worked for 42 years in the Office of Legislative Counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives and was the primary drafter of the Internal Revenue Codes of 1954 and 1986, died on November 16 at the age of 89. He began work in the Office of... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-23T14:51:00-05:00 http://www.megite.com/law/1259034049/1#item_12 e830058d055842e1f22f490f6c32f0f1 Chris William Sanchirico (Pennsylvania) presents A Critical Look at the Economic Argument for Taxing Only Labor Income and Tax Eclecticism at Loyola-L.A. today as part of its Tax Policy Colloquium Series. The commentator is Dorothea Herreiner (Loyola-L.A., Department of Economics). Here are the abstracts: A Critical Look at the Economic... 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(Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 http://www.megite.com/law/1259034049/21#item_2 8d69ddd15db7a5a1fc24c3b1d7324e32 The federal government plans to introduce new legislation Tuesday forcing Internet providers to alert police if they encounter any host sites linked to child pornography, The Vancouver Sun has learned. 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(Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:33:32 -0500 http://www.megite.com/law/1259034049/21#item_7 e19550b93b02188c55de9e8df47e5347 As I behold the extraordinarily complicated electoral landscape of our fair state, I tip my cap to the Age of Kings. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-22T19:15:00-05:00 http://www.megite.com/law/1259034049/21#item_8 049ddc2ab709600b49c5212a2eefc935 Read on Source) ]]>