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...year-old heart is as strong as ever. During the Republican Convention some years ago, the soon-to-be Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger commented that his wife refused him sex for two weeks following his public endorsement of Bush. Well, Italian charm proves itself once more: Messiah Berlusconi promised to abstain from carnal relationships till the April elections. For the record, that is over two months of Catholic abstinence. That pledge might surprise his wife Veronica, but at least she has love songs to make up for it. Former American President Clinton clearly could not multitask, as he produced a jazz...
...never considered myself to be a good Catholic. I’m pro-choice, I often forget to abstain from meat during Lent, and I can’t remember the last time I went to confession...
...grant nations the right to produce nuclear energy; however, it requires that they be under the careful observation of the IAEA. Iran recently removed the IAEA inspectors, and thus Iran is in gross violation of the treaty. Some might argue that other nations are hypocritical in requiring Iran to abstain from nuclear activities while they maintain arsenals. While the US and others should be disarming, the NPT is mainly in place to stop the further spread of nuclear weapons. The key issue is not the injustice of nations that already have nuclear weapons; this is a moot point. Allowing nations...
...Days that Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi sustained his vow to abstain from sex until Italy's April 9 general election before declaring the campaign pledge a joke...
...Jintao and the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. As the crisis plays itself out, there are three critical facts to remember. First, China is one of five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. Even if the U.S. and its European allies can persuade Russia to abstain when the question of applying sanctions against Iran eventually comes to a head, Washington still needs China aboard. Second, Beijing imports a huge and growing amount of oil and gas, and an increasing portion of that is bound to come from the Persian Gulf. Third, Beijing wouldn't be directly threatened...