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Western leaders are criticised at the
World Summit On The Information Society
in
Geneva
.
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Chen Shui-bian
is officially nominated by his
Democratic Progressive Party
and picks Vice President
Annette Lu
as his running mate.
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Campaign Finance Reform
, passed as the
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act Of 2002
, is upheld by a slim majority of the
U.S. Supreme Court
.
[http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/03pdf/02-1674.pdf
Canada
's
BC Ferry
system experiences a total shutdown due to
Job Action
by its union, after an 80-day cooling-off period, imposed by the provincial government, was not rescinded.
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The
Barron Report
into the
Dublin And Monaghan Bombings
in
1974
concludes that the
Ulster Volunteer Force
was responsible for the largest
Terrorist
attack in the history of the
Irish Troubles
, which killed 33 people. It also concludes that some members of the
Royal Ulster Constabulary
and British military intelligence may have been involved in the attacks. The report strongly criticises the Irish
National Coalition
government (1973-77) for its handling of the crisis and criticises the
United Kingdom
for failures to offer assistance and information to track down the murderers.
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Shirin Ebadi
of
Iran
receives the
Nobel Peace Prize
in
Oslo
,
Norway
. In her acceptance speech she delivers heavy criticism against the
War On Terrorism
as an excuse for
Human Rights Violation
s. She also repeats her argument that discrimination against women in
Muslim
countries has no foundation in religion, but rather in culture.
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3306803.stm
Occupation Of Iraq
:
---The
Iraq Interim Governing Council
announces the creation of a
War Crime
s tribunal, to prosecute
Crimes Against Humanity
committed under the
Ba'ath Party
régime (
14 July
1968
to
1 May
2003
).
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3306605.stm
---The
Secretary-General
Kofi Annan
condemns the "divisive" exclusion.
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---The
People's Republic Of China
urges
Japan
not to send
Japan Self-Defense Forces
to
Iraq
.
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Following electoral success in the
Northwest Territories General Election, 2003
Joe Handley
is unopposed for election as
Premier
of the
Northwest Territories
by the legislature. Two prospective opponents had chosen not to run against him.
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Scott Brison
becomes the fourth caucus member of the former
Progressive Conservative Party Of Canada
to leave the new
Conservative Party Of Canada
, crossing the floor to the
Liberals
.
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Elizabeth II
,
Queen Of Canada
, issues a proclamation officially acknowledging the deportation of the
Acadians
, 248 years after it took place. The proclamation is delivered by Heritage Minister
Sheila Copps
, who is of Acadian descent.
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