In the 1950s under Chief Justice Earl Warren it embarked on the active protection and expansion of civil rights.

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To make matters worse for New York-based Pfizer, the globe's largest drug maker, Zocor maker Merck will lose patent protection on the active ingredient in that pill next year, causing Zocor's price to plunge as it becomes a cheap generic.

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More than 100, 000 Iraqis are already active in the five security forces - the Police, Border Police, Site Protection Service, Civil Defense Corps of the new Iraqi Army.

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