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...Court is in Session," you state that the court "will hear testimony in coming weeks" in a wide variety of cases [The World, Oct. 20]. You should know better. The Supreme Court hears oral argument on legal issues only. Any testimony--which is defined as fact- based information offered under oath or through documents--takes place in the trial court. By the time a case reaches the Supreme Court, only legal matters are at issue. You should 'fess up to your mistake or, as we judges like to say, issue an erratum (yes, we do make mistakes) in your next...
...down the ICC investigations, experts say. For a couple of years, Sudan seemed to have regarded the Hague-based International Criminal Court dismissively, but its focus was sharpened in July when Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo sought an arrest warrant for President Bashir himself. During the annual General Assembly session last month, Sudan pressed its case with other countries. The Bashir government warned that Sudan could cancel all its agreements with the U.N. if the ICC case goes ahead. "It is not true that the government is trying to show the world they are trying to do something - in fact...
...Zimbabwe Power Struggle Continues On Oct. 14, Zimbabwe's Parliament held its first working session since the highly disputed election between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai early this year. But power-sharing negotiations have hit setbacks, as Tsvangirai threatened to back out of talks after Mugabe unilaterally appointed his loyalists to vice-presidential posts...
...social problems,” Cohen said. “If we dither and delay in dealing with housing repossession, unemployment, and inflation, then the backlash against capitalism will be serious.” ENTERPRISING NONPROFITSSummit attendees split up in the afternoon to attend interactive classroom sessions on a variety of topics. Business School professors Herman B. “Dutch” Leonard ’74 and Allen S. Grossman moderated a session on the future of social enterprise.Panelist Andrea Silbert ’86, president of the Eos Foundation, a private philanthropic organization, traced the development...
...make matters even worse for McCain, this final session is focused on domestic policy, an area in which he is considered vulnerable. And yet for all the public interest and media focus on the debates, it is unlikely the last go-round will have a truly game-changing effect...