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Current events of
December 11, 2007
(
2007-12-11
)
(Tuesday)
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Canadian
serial killer
Robert Pickton
is sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 25 years before a chance for parole.
(CTV)
A series of
ice storms
across the
central United States
kills at least 24 and leaves nearly 1 million homes and businesses without electricity.
(AP via CNN)
The former
President
of
Peru
,
Alberto Fujimori
, is sentenced to six years in prison for ordering a
warrantless search
while in office.
(AFP via Google News)
The
United States
Federal Reserve
cuts
federal funds rates
and
discount rates
by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.25% and 4.75% respectively, signaling its concerns about the impact of the
subprime mortgage financial crisis
on the
United States economy
.
(
The New York Times
)
Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb
claims responsibility for
two simultaneous bombings
in
Algiers
,
Algeria
, causing at least 62 deaths and more injuries.
(CNN)
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