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Until the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling on December 12 and Vice President Al Gore's concession, no one knew whether Gore or his Republican opponent, Texas Governor George W. Bush, would become president in 2001.
The liberal Guardian led its front page Monday with a story about growing unrest within the ruling Labor Party about Blair's policy.
However, after ruling out addiction or mental illness, by what logic does Gawande assume that Button--and all others who commit suicide--are not thinking rationally?
Among Kaahumanu’s many reforms was the banning of prostitution, a ruling which led to pitched battles in whaling ports such as Lahaina.
Live Flesh , about a man who accidentally shoots his lover's husband, is deemed the director's "most mature film yet" (Jack Mathews, Newsday ). While the critics like Almodóvar's foray into political commentary--he indicts the Franco regime and Spain's ruling conservative party--they wax most enthusiastic over his signature touch: kinky sex scenes.