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May 12, 2009
(
2009-05-12
)
(Tuesday)
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The
Liberal Party
wins a
majority
of
seats
in
British Columbia
's
general election
.
(Bloomberg)
The
Army
raids
a
Taliban
military base
in
Swat
,
Pakistan
.
(BBC)
Suspected
Nazi
death-camp
officer
John Demjanjuk
arrives in
Munich
,
Germany
, to begin his
trial
.
(
New York Times
)
Combat
between the
government
and the
Islamic Courts Union
kills at least 123 people in
Mogadishu
,
Somalia
.
(BBC)
The
United States
obtains its first seat on the
United Nations
Human Rights Council
.
(BBC)
The
Space Shuttle
Atlantis
begins
the final servicing mission to the
Hubble Space Telescope
.
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