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...describing the proposal as "pretty absurd." The Secretary emphasized the "historic separation of military and civilian activities that we've always had in our country, quite properly." He compared the House order to thwart drug trafficking in 1 1/2 months to the folly of King Canute, the 11th century monarch of England who, Weinberger said, "tried to order the tide not to come...
...Alexandria summit was the twelfth meeting between the leaders of Israel and Egypt since 1977, but only the first since 1981. The talks took place in the beige, horseshoe-shaped Ras el Tin Palace, once the summer residence of King Farouk, Egypt's last monarch, and now used by the government for official purposes...
Kings and queens may be relatively rare in the modern world, but the crime of offending the dignity of a monarch remains a serious one in Thailand. Deputy Interior Minister Veera Musikapong resigned last week and faced charges for offhand remarks he had made during his country's July parliamentary elections. Campaigning for a fellow candidate, Veera, 38, quipped that he wished he had been born a prince: "I would be drinking whisky instead of standing here getting pains in my knees." To stress his point, Veera used Sanskrit words that are normally employed only when referring to royalty...
...divisions within the 49-member Commonwealth over Thatcher's refusal to consider sanctions against South Africa. But the Sunday Times's story went further. It charged that "the Queen considers the Prime Minister's approach often to be uncaring, confrontational and socially divisive." Specifically, the report continued, the monarch feels that the Thatcher government "lacks compassion" and that its policies threaten to "undermine the consensus in British politics that has served the country well" since World...
With his new book a sure best seller, and a new record, "America' s Favorite Father" celebrates the foibles and frustrations of parenthood. Plus the oldest Playmate of the Year and the youngest reigning monarch, the kings of late- night television and the King of K, an Olympic gymnast who flexes her show- biz talent and a Soviet dissident who meets her onscreen mate...