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...enormously gratifying," Gates wrote in a statement on the website of the African American culture magazine The Root, of which he is editor-in-chief. "Because, in the end, this is not about me at all; it is about the creation of a society in which 'equal justice before law' is a lived reality...
...coalition that dominates the Kurdish parliament (as well as the Kurdish contingent to the national legislature in Baghdad). They have also split the most prestigious titles between them: Massoud Barzani is president of the KRG; Jalal Talabani, the President of Iraq. Together, they have ensured that Iraq's transitional law and subsequent 2005 Constitution enshrined a level of autonomy for Iraqi Kurdistan. But their near total control of Kurdish politics is wearing thin with their fellow Kurds. (Read about the Kurdish-Arab fault lines in Iraq...
France - or at least parts of it - will soon find out. And how will a society famous for being rabidly protective of its leisure time, long vacations and nominal 35-hour workweek respond? Probably with a Gallic shrug. Polls show 55% of French people oppose the law and 42% support it. Still, 40% of respondents say they'd heed a boss's call to work Sunday if it meant making more money, while another 30% say they'd welcome the chance to shop on Sundays. (See pictures of Bastille Day celebrations...
...freedom could be at risk in Russia and he might not get a fair trial there. The ruling, effectively implying that the Russian court system could not be trusted, has done little to help thaw glacial diplomatic relations between Moscow and London. Still, it signaled another reason why British law firms are finding no shortage of high-profile Russian clients...
...recession hits Russia's wealthy, the shiny boutiques along Sloane Street may be a little quieter. But the bonanza at London's courts and law firms looks set to continue...