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...large numbers of people. The 1828 law simply froze the process, dictating that new generations would keep the patronymic of the head of the family at that time. The unfortunate result was that two thirds of Danes still carry a limited selection of names such as Nielsen, Jensen and Hansen. (Both the former and current prime ministers are called Rasmussen, and foreigners often wonder whether they are related. They aren't; they're just Danes...
...spend so much of our tax money on defense yet put our servicemen on planes that are unfit to fly [NATION, Dec. 23]. Our 248 young men and women should not have died in Newfoundland. We must do something to avert further tragic waste of life. Cheri Hansen Yorba Linda, Calif...
...news broadcast in the same way. Eight close-up pictures, framed in lurid yellow appear on the screen, one after the other. As they go by, the anchorman says in an understated voice, "Tonight the French hostages, including the members of the Antenne 2 news team--Philippe Rochot, Georges Hansen, Aurel Cornea, Jean-Louis Normandin--have still not been released." Only then does the news begin...
...Hansen, Pring-Wilson’s ex-girlfriend, received a voicemail message from him the night of the incident asking her not to repeat information about the fight to the police. She says she still believes he acted in self defense...
...Hansen alleges that it was District Attorney Martha Coakley’s aspiration to run for U.S. Senate—a post she was eyeing if Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) won his bid for the presidency—which led her to overcharge Pring-Wilson with first degree murder...