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What Is a Preremptory Challenge?

A peremptory challenge is the act of rejecting potential jurors who may have the tendency to be bias during the trial. This is normally done during the selection of jury members and can be initiated by both parties involved in a case. They are, however, not required to provide any reason for removing...

12 Best Damien Rice Songs

12 Best Damien Rice Songs

Damien Rice is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician who plays the guitar, piano, clarinet, and percussion. Rice was born on December 7, 1973 to George and Maureen Rice and spent his childhood in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland. Damien spent much of his childhood on the banks of the River...

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Champlain College Online

Champlain College is a private, coeducational college located in Burlington, Vermont with campuses in Montreal, Canada and Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 1878, over 125 years ago, Champlain College today remains true to its mission to provide students with career-accelerating education that leads to...

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Northern Ireland Car Bomb Explodes at Palace Barracks

A Northern Ireland car bomb explodes at Palace Barracks, Holywood at 12:24 a.m. Monday, April 12, 2010. A man reportedly hijacked a taxi, held the driver's family hostage, and exploded a device in a vehicle at the rear of Palace Barracks per reports of a police spokeswoman. The barracks are a...

The 50 Most Influential Christians of All Time

The 50 Most Influential Christians of All Time

Paul of TarsusSaul of Tarsus, a.k.a. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus [?-65 c.e.] was a Hellenistic Jew and student of Gamaliel the Elder who served as enforcer for the Pharisaic Sanhedrin against the apostate Christian sect following the crucifixion of Jesus. Around 33 c.e. he experienced a dramatic...

20 Best Bruce Springsteen Songs

20 Best Bruce Springsteen Songs

Bruce "The Boss" Frederick Joseph Springsteen is an American singer and songwriter born on September 23, 1949 in Long Branch, New Jersey. Springsteen was born to Douglas Frederick Springsteen, a bus driver of Irish and Dutch ancestry, and Adele Ann Serilli, a legal secretary of Italian descent....

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What Is the Home Rule?

In many countries, the government is apportioned according to the level and locality it serves. For example, the state government level serves all those within its state boundaries vis-à-vis the federal government level, which serves all those within the boundaries of the federal government....

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Tanya Tate, British Porn Star, Likes Irish Men

Tanya Tate, a British porn star, likes Irish men.  The adult film star formerly linked to Wexford hurtler Greg Jacob recently toured Ireland in a camping van for her latest flick.  Tate participated in "Sex Tour Of Ireland" and declared that Irish men make great lovers.  Tate spilled...

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What Is a Small Claims Court?

A small claims court handles minor cases that involve small claims only. Although it can perform other judicial functions, it has limited functions when it comes to handling civil cases involving private law practitioners. Around the world, small claims courts exist in the U.S., Australia, Canada,...

Wikileaks Cables Suggest Vatican Refused Cooperation in Irish Sex Abuse Cases

Wikileaks Cables Suggest Vatican Refused Cooperation in Irish Sex Abuse Cases

Wikileaks just released a fresh cache of cables entitled "Sex abuse scandal strains Irish-Vatican relatons, shakes up Irish church, and poses challenges for the Holy See." The cables suggest the Vatican refused cooperation in the 320 victims who filed sex abuse lawsuits against the Church from...