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...response that a true superpower and leader in the world community would initiate,” said William A. Graham, Albertson professor of Middle Eastern studies. “We are elevating these outlaws to the status of a sovereign nation by all the talk of warfare...
...Thomas' opinion skirted the states'-rights issue at the heart of the case--does California have the right to legalize medipot?--and a concurring opinion from three liberal Justices, led by John Paul Stevens, chided the conservative majority for "overbroad language...given the importance of showing respect for sovereign states." Stevens also suggested that while medical necessity can't be invoked by a mass distributor, it might still be a defense against prosecution of an individual--"a seriously ill patient for whom there is no other means of avoiding starvation or extraordinary suffering...
...people as unnecessarily provocative. Chen: According to recent polls, more than 62% of the people believe that my transit through the U.S. will be beneficial for promoting Taiwan's overall diplomacy. It's strange how the PRC is interfering in the affairs of other countries. The U.S. is a sovereign and independent country and it should be able to provide the appropriate reception and service to visiting heads of state from other countries. Why should they have to consult with anyone else...
...over Scandinavian models Italy: The royal family, exiled since 1946, are allowed to return to their thrones?provided they can spawn and install heirs as frequently as Rome produces Prime Ministers Thailand: No male may surgically transform himself into a female if it makes him taller than the sovereign, with or without platform heels Michael Jackson: With one, final, mandated nip-and-tuck, the King of Pop will finally be elevated to Queen...
...rest of us, they are wrestling with the issues, resolving inner conflicts and entertaining a deep desire to change. Princess Mathilde of Belgium, for example, has a royal bun in the oven and if she delivers a girl, new laws would allow the child to become the first sovereign Queen of the Belgians. (And she wouldn't have to be named Albert.) Bulgaria's King Simeon Borisov Saxe-Coburg, forced from the throne in 1946 at the age of nine, is running for parliament and could conceivably become Prime Minister?and maybe King once more. In Japan last week, Prime...