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December 08, 2008
The French to corner nuclear?
See The Economist: "Power struggle: Will France continue to lead the global revival of nuclear power?" Excerpt:
France is poised to develop its expertise into a significant export. Its president, Nicolas Sarkozy, considers the sale of nuclear power to be central to his diplomacy: it is a badge of France’s technical prowess and a reaffirmation of its status as a global industrial power.
Posted by JD Hull at 11:26 AM | Comments (0)
The President-elect is likely "eligible" and can still take the oath.
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition to hear a claim that Barack Obama might, in effect, be 'part Brit', had dual nationality at birth, and is therefore not exclusively a "natural born" U.S. citizen "eligible to the office of President" under Article II, Section I of the Constitution. See AP, and SCOTUS and WSJ blogs. A stay application was filed in Donofrio v. Wells, Secretary of State of New Jersey (08A407). The Court sought no response to the petition, and gave no reasons for denial.
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at 12:53 AM | Comments (1)
Just Praise: For Colin Samuels and Blawg Review #189.
See, read and feel this inspired and amazing creation, and form of art unto itself. Blawg Review this week is hosted by literate wordsmith-lawyer Colin Samuels at his Infamy or Praise. In #189, he spins and weaves last week's best posts together with Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at 12:00 AM | Comments (0)