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The constitution barred Putin from running for a third consecutive term. And he has sought international plaudits for stepping aside and not trying to rig a constitutional change to keep himself in the presidency. If it turns out that he misses the old office, he can always run again in...
Civil rights luminary Robert P. Moses gave his audience a lesson in constitutional history yesterday, tracing the expansion of American civil rights from the founding fathers to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. Speaking at the Institute of Politics, Moses described early interpretations of the U.S. constitution designed to...
Senator Joseph Biden, who observed the elections in Lahore as part of a U.S. delegation, said the results make it clear that U.S. policy in the region should "move from personality to the people." But behind the scenes, U.S. officials are encouraging the victorious parties to work with Musharraf, still...
Journalists love to cite the fact that the press is the only industry protected by the Constitution. A free press, as Jefferson noted, is part of our system of checks and balances; it is one of the few guarantors of democracy. But for the press to remain free, we need...
But that will not be easy. Sharif, who returned to Pakistan on Nov. 24 after eight years in exile following his overthrow by Musharraf, has pledged to reinstate the Supreme Court judges dismissed by Musharraf when he suspended the country's constitution and established emergency rule on Nov. 3. Many...