Week in Review: February 25 - March 2
Issue date: 3/5/08 Section: News
The Iraqi Administration announced on Friday that Ali Hassan al-Majeed, widely known as "Chemical Ali," would be executed for his role in a 1980 chemical attack on Kurds in Northern Iraq.
Time Warner Incorporated released plans for Warner Bros. Entertainment to absorb New Line Cinema, the independent studio responsible for the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Amid rumors that he was considering a bid for the White House, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomburg officially stated that he will not run for president as an independent.
South Africa's government sanctioned the killing of elephants in order to control the population, making it legal to kill the animals for the first time since the country gained independence in 1994.
Ralph Nader entered the presidential race, making it his fourth official run for the White House and his fifth if one counts his 1992 write-in campaign. Nader said that he plans to focus on issues that other candidates "are not addressing."
Cuba's National Assembly chose Fidel Castro's younger brother, Raul Castro, to be the country's next President. Fidel Castro, 81, first transferred some of his power to 76-year-old Raul Castro in 2006, when the elder brother underwent intestinal surgery.
A preliminary investigation by Florida Power and Light determined that a field engineer's error was most likely the cause of last Tuesday's power outage, which affected around 3 million Florida residents.
U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman said that consumers can continue with a class action suit filed against Microsoft Corporation for its "Windows Vista Capable" advertising campaign.
Time Warner Incorporated released plans for Warner Bros. Entertainment to absorb New Line Cinema, the independent studio responsible for the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Amid rumors that he was considering a bid for the White House, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomburg officially stated that he will not run for president as an independent.
South Africa's government sanctioned the killing of elephants in order to control the population, making it legal to kill the animals for the first time since the country gained independence in 1994.
Ralph Nader entered the presidential race, making it his fourth official run for the White House and his fifth if one counts his 1992 write-in campaign. Nader said that he plans to focus on issues that other candidates "are not addressing."
Cuba's National Assembly chose Fidel Castro's younger brother, Raul Castro, to be the country's next President. Fidel Castro, 81, first transferred some of his power to 76-year-old Raul Castro in 2006, when the elder brother underwent intestinal surgery.
A preliminary investigation by Florida Power and Light determined that a field engineer's error was most likely the cause of last Tuesday's power outage, which affected around 3 million Florida residents.
U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman said that consumers can continue with a class action suit filed against Microsoft Corporation for its "Windows Vista Capable" advertising campaign.
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