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...constitution and which is based on three principles: no unification, no independence, and no use of force. By no unification I mean no unification talks with the mainland during my term. The second is no independence. Of course Taiwan has autonomy because we elect our own president, parliament and run our own business, but the independence I talk about is de jure independence. I won't do that, and we oppose the use of force...
...laws still need to be approved by the CDU and SPD parliamentary groups, but the government is hoping to rush the bill through parliament before the summer recess in July. With the federal election coming up in September, the government knows that gun control is an easy way to get votes. But more difficult is deciding how much control is too much - and how much is not enough...
...charged with the same crime for publishing a poll that showed 74% of Iranians favored dialogue with the United States, he proved in court that this charge was legally unsound because Iran was not at war with the U.S., a point emphasized by citing a ruling by the Iranian parliament's National Security Commission, which was, most importantly, approved by the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. This same argument, Nikbakht said, persuaded the judges that, "from a purely legal point of view, Saberi's actions were free of that crime. There is no basis at all for espionage...
...that turns out to be the case, Sadr could still return to Iraq and reassert himself at some point with two powerful political cards he currently retains: a sizeable bloc of loyalists in the parliament and, most importantly, the still powerful Mahdi Army militia. Sadr issued a cease-fire edict to the Mahdi Army late last year as the militia struggled to fend off a crackdown by strengthened Iraqi security forces. But dormant fighters with the group say they are ready to take to the streets again if Sadr sends out the call, a prospect that has many in Baghdad...
...British Liberal MEP Diana Wallis tried to make this point in the Parliament debate on Tuesday, but her pleas were ignored. "Seals are very beautiful marine animals - in fact, I have realized during this process that they have great PR," she said. "But to some they are the rats of the sea." That may be true, but it's hardly a vote-winning slogan...