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...What They're Invalidating in Puerto Rico: In an effort to counter fraud, the government of Puerto Rico--a U.S. commonwealth--is rendering all its birth certificates worthless. A law passed last December, which is only now receiving widespread publicity, requires millions of native Puerto Ricans to replace their birth certificates starting July 1. Many of the documents, which were routinely used on the island for everything from school enrollment to sports-league registration, have been stolen and sold on the black market over the years...
Another critical reason Washington is frozen: too many lawyers. We need doctors, engineers, teachers, small-business owners, farmers involved. Many lawyers simply do not know much about anything but the law. They have "soft hands" with no calluses. How can they help Americans when they do not know what we need...
...Leonard story, "Fire in the Hole," and Givens' old entanglements at home are a continuing story in later episodes.) As he chases Boyd and his crew, the ghosts of the life he left - his ex-wife Winona (Natalie Zea), his old flame and Boyd's sister-in-law Ava (Joelle Carter), his as-yet-unseen jailed daddy - begin to attach to him. (Watch an interview with Elmore Leonard...
...which, as it happens, is beige. That's appropriate, because we begin to see that Givens' life and character could easily have gone either way. Olyphant was also in Deadwood, as sheriff Seth Bullock, who shares more than just a badge with Givens. Bullock's devotion to the law was fierce and brutal, driven by a seething anger over injustices in his childhood...
There is indeed much for Iraqis to be proud of in their fledgling democracy. Since a new law opened elections to anyone who wants to hold office - rather than letting only the political parties stuff the lists of candidates - anyone and everyone seems to be running for parliament. There are about 6,000 candidates for 325 seats, and some 86 parties taking part in the election. The sectarian and ethnic political parties whose leaders tore the nation apart are still the country's most powerful, but they have joined in loose multiethnic and multisectarian coalitions. "Obviously there are still going...