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...good thing, though there is hardly any agreement on how to go about limiting patents. Doing so by introducing a new classification, the machines-or-transformations test, is a bad thing, says John F. Duffy, a professor at the George Washington Law School and co-author of a brief on behalf of several technology companies. (See the best social-networking applications...
...chosen by the officer convening the court-martial, and many military convictions cannot be appealed to the Supreme Court, as is the case for civilian defendants. However, capital convictions can be appealed to the high court, and military executions require the specific authorization of the President. (Read "A Brief History of Military Commissions...
...brief history of U.S. Presidents in China...
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...news conference on Oct. 28. Not surprisingly, the Catholic Church, the country's largest religious denomination, welcomes the government's move. "Those of us who respect human life can't approve or encourage assisted suicide," Monsignor Kurt Koch, president of Swiss Bishops Conference, said in a statement. (Read a brief history of assisted suicide...