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...scare people off marriage or lead to more divorces. But some lawyers predict that unhappy spouses around the world may scheme their way to England or Wales (Scotland is governed under different laws), turning those countries into divorce havens for anyone - such as expatriates or dual nationals - who can claim ties there. "It will cause an influx of people trying to get divorced in England and Wales," says Andrew Greensmith, a district judge and chairman of an association of family lawyers in England and Wales. To qualify, all a jaded spouse would need is to regularly live in the country...
...Republican, my faith informs my politics, but I do not use my faith as a political weapon. It's about time that Republicans study their history and remember the words of Abraham Lincoln, the first Republican President. In the midst of the Civil War, he humbly refused to claim God as a partisan for his political cause, saying, "Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right...
...Some of Cereality's patent claims may be valid," says Kenneth Rader, 24, CEO of the Cereal Bowl, "but others are ridiculous." Rader acknowledges that it would be unfair for others to copy Cereality's method of serving cereal in Chinese-food containers, but he draws the line at Cereality's attempt to lay sole claim to the idea of mixing brand-name-candy toppings with cereal...
...adds legitimacy to the idea," he says. But when others imitate Cereality's slogans or serving buckets, Roth says his responsibility to investors requires him to fight back. And any company that files a patent application, Roth notes, is obligated by law to inform potential rivals of its prior claim...
...that respect, Abbas may simply be looking to outflank Olmert by denying Israel the space to claim there is no Palestinian negotiating partner. But Olmert can comfortably agree to talk to Abbas, insisting that the Palestinian leader first implement his obligations under President Bush's "roadmap," which requires that the Palestinians dismantle the armed factions before any talk of borders can begin. It's a relatively safe bet that four to six months from now, Olmert will tell Bush that he gave it his best shot, but just couldn't make any progress with Abbas. At that point, when Olmert...