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By 907 the people could see, through all the turmoil and confusion, that the dynasty had lost the “mandate of heaven,” and so it was that the last of the Tang monarchs abdicated.
The Times has the most reporting on the domestic political reaction to the deal, stating that some Republicans charge that Clinton has abdicated the making of foreign policy to the U.N., and that the general mood in Congress was caution and skepticism.
In 1556, Charles abdicated in favor of his son, Felipe II, good news for Spain and even better for Madrid.
Members of Congress, who were elected to deliberate and make these nasty decisions, have abdicated the duty the framers intended them to have.
The NYT effort credits Ehrlichman with a bit more of a stand-up attitude than that, quoting him saying in 1977 that he ran into trouble because "I abdicated my moral judgments."