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...Indian Ocean basin after last month’s tsunami, they might also have to account for new changes in Iraq. No, Iraq is not yet an autonomous democracy, nor has it been carved up along ethnic and sectarian lines. Neither has Iraq joined the Union as the 51st state...

Author: By Erol N. Gulay, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Falluja: The Real Face of U.S. Power | 1/10/2005 | See Source »

...other two scorers for Harvard were sophomore Sean Barrett (26:27.7) in 50th and senior Russell Leino (26:29.4) in 51st...

Author: By Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Runners Recieve Mixed Results at Heptagonals | 11/2/2004 | See Source »

...taste of democracy and again look to the U.S. as a beacon. There could be no accusations of unilateralism, and less need to invade. People everywhere will have made their choice in the one election that really matters. Honestly, we don't want too much. Treat us like the 51st state (hey, you already do!) and give us 50 electoral votes in the complicated U.S. system. (That's fewer than California but more than New York or Texas.) Those votes could be allocated according to population and political and economic influence. By my reckoning, Europe should get around 18 votes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Modest Proposal: Global Suffrage | 9/19/2004 | See Source »

Although Britain is considered our faithful sidekick, the public’s resentment towards American foreign policy seems little different from across the Channel. Tony Blair’s approval ratings have plummeted since he started “acting like the 51st state.” And a politically charged play called Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom draws on the testimony of numerous “enemy combatants” held without due process by the United States in Cuba’s Guantanamo Bay base...

Author: By Lia C. Larson, | Title: Football Bench-Warmers | 7/9/2004 | See Source »

...grand view from the 51st floor of Nauru House in central Melbourne, but it?s unlikely the President of Nauru is enjoying it. Since he flew out of the 21-sq.-km island on April 23, Rene Harris has been closeted in his suite here trying to solve a financial mess. Phosphate exports once made Nauruans among the world?s richest people, but those days are long gone. It?s unknown how much remains in the phosphate royalties trust that once sustained many of Nauru?s 12,000 people, and last month, seeking to recover about $A240 million owed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Nauru Stay Afloat? | 5/18/2004 | See Source »

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