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...Masters student at University of St. Andrews in Scotland, where Prince William, heir to the British throne, was also studying. The Prince made every effort to be a normal student, adopting the rather hopefully democratic moniker "William Wales" and even frequenting a popular student pub called Ma Bells (pronounced "marbles" in his Highness' posh accent). My friends and I enjoyed his company. And why not? William was followed by a bevy of would-be princesses...
...there was one element of his entourage that was far less conspicuous: his security detail. It was well known that two plainclothes police officers followed William everywhere, but their ability to blend in led to a joke among students that the only way to distinguish which of the punters in the pub worked for Scotland Yard was to make a violent, kamikaze run at the Prince. Whoever emerged to halt your advance would be the security...
...Bhutto Zardari's college, students report that the new head of Pakistan's main opposition party behaves as a normal student, although, like Prince William, he often goes by an alias to disguise his lineage: Bilawal Lawalib, the last name a backward spelling of the first. Such ruses will fool no one now that his face has been splashed across the front pages of world newspapers. But as a celebrity, he has an extra protective tool. Although no student at St. Andrews ever summoned the courage to make the "royal run" at William for fear his guards were armed...
...given year. California's death row houses more than 660 prisoners, but no one has been executed in the state in nearly two years. Pennsylvania, with 226 inmates on death row, hasn't carried out a sentence since the '90s. In Florida a spree killer named William Elledge, who confessed to his crimes and has openly discussed his guilt in interviews, will soon complete his 33rd year on death row with his appeals still unresolved. Thirty-three years! He's one of about 55 men in Florida alone with more than 25 years on death...
...known for their centrist politics, their seriousness of purpose and their commitment to good government, will meet at the University of Oklahoma, where former Senator David Boren is president. He and another former Democratic Senator, Sam Nunn of Georgia, will be joined by 17 like-minded souls, including William Cohen, the former Republican Senator who served as Bill Clinton's Secretary of Defense, and Chuck Hagel, the maverick GOP Senator from Nebraska who plans to leave office after this year. The meeting's purpose: to urge the major party candidates to embrace bipartisan governance...