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Editorialists of all persuasions congratulated the court for reaffirming that no one is above the law--"the message is right," said the Washington Post . Legal analysts were amused that the court's conservative justices had suspended their usual worship of executive privilege.
Black's Israeli newspaper, the Jerusalem Post, congratulated Jordan's ailing King Hussein Monday on the fact that the longevity of his rule--46 years next month--"has been achieved mainly through consensual rule rather than despotism."
"This should be a great week for Northern Ireland--and for making that possible David Trimble and his party should be congratulated," it concluded.
I congratulated myself.
Republicans congratulated Clinton for moving in their direction but chided him for not going far enough.