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...spark was lit when several Cambodian newspapers misquoted Thai TV soap star Suvanant Kongying as saying Cambodians were "like worms" and that she would only visit the country if Angkor Wat were returned to Thailand. Built between the 9th and 13th centuries, Angkor Wat is the heart of Khmer culture and identity?and a persistent snarling point between the two countries. That the temple complex has come under Thai control three times since the 15th century, most recently during World War II, riles Cambodians. To this day, they claim, Thais still covet the temple. Thais, for their part, take umbrage...
...Well, honestly, we pled it from every angle we could, including using the 9th and the14th amendments. The springboard for Roe was Griswold vs. Connecticut, which involved a woman, Griswold, who as head of Planned Parenthood of Connecticut, had given a married couple a contraceptive device. She was tried and convicted as an accomplice in distributing a contraceptive device. The Supreme Court ruled eventually that the couple's right to privacy precluded the state from dictating whether they would or would not have a baby...
Bischoff began slowly, opening with 9th and 11th place finishes. Two race wins and a runner-up showing pulled him to within striking distance of the lead...
...debate centered on a decision handed down in June by California’s 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The court ruled in a 2-1 decision that Congress violated the Establishment Clause when it added “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance...
...left notes describing the sculpture as measuring up to 650 ft. in length and reclining in a state of Nirvana. (The taller of the two upright Buddhas was just 180 ft.) The statue is believed to be entombed, either buried intentionally before the first Islamic invaders arrived in the 9th century or covered by debris from an earthquake or the natural erosion of nearby cliffs. Archaeologists are debating whether to dig for the Buddha in an area covered by land mines. Some argue it is an important cultural relic that should be unearthed, but others fear that more Taliban-like...