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...some residents interpret the move as acynical public-relations tactic designed to stifleopposition to the boards...
...come up with a new scheme to keep Scotland under the English yoke. The ancient fertility rite of "prima notte," or first night, is reinstated. This means that when a woman marries, the lord of her district will have the right/duty to have sex with her. The English soldiers interpret this new plan as license to take any woman they see, and Murron catches the eye of one licentious soldier, She lashes out drwingte wrath of tother English soldiers, and William helps her to escape. Incensed by this attack on "peaceful" troops, the English captain uses Murron as bait...
...tempting to interpret the court's impulse to roll back the authority of the Federal Government as a leap aboard the new conservative bandwagon of devolution. The move, however, has been brewing in the court for years, led by conservative Justices. Because the ruling's impact will depend on the court's inclinations, it may be too soon to say whether the Lopez ruling represents, in the words of Yale law professor Bruce Ackerman, a "constitutional moment" -- an epochal period when the court realigns itself with a deep shift in prevailing political philosophy-or rather, as Ackerman's Yale colleague...
...defense and foreign policy council meeting, Kozyrev said that Russia will use its armed might to defend Russian nationals abroad. The statement immediately drew the ire of many in Ukraine, the Baltic states and other former Soviet republics with large populations of ethnic Russians. The states were quick to interpret the remarks as an indication ofRussian imperialist aspirations, but Kozyrev on Thursday professed bewilderment at the fuss, saying "What are the army and navy for if they can't protect our citizens and our interests...
...interpret that any way you want,"Russell said. "This is getting crazy. We shouldn'tremove...