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Miss Sweetie Poo, an “exceptionally cute” nine-year-old girl, cut short speakers who exceeded their time limit by strolling up to the lecturn and saying, “Please stop, I’m bored. Please stop, I’m bored. Please stop, I’m bored...
...mayor knows that he cannot pursue a third term because of the long process of undoing term-limit laws. Though some complain that term limits restrict voters’ choices, they have only become law where the people have voted to impose them. When given the chance to vote on term limits, Americans have voted in favor of them 42 times in 50 statewide referendums...
...offered to pay him a fixed rate to play in high stakes games. “Under his money, I played amongst the biggest players in the world,” he recalls. “The structure of the game was ‘10/20 no-limit.’” The minimum buy-in was $10,000, and the players could raise the bets without stop...
...events of 1959 are a glaring example of the American propensity to limit free travel for political purposes. When Fidel Castro took over Cuba promising social reform, the U.S. denounced him as a Communist (long before Castro declared it himself). After an ugly exchange of words, much resembling the “Yes, you are,” “No, I’m not” format of toddlers bickering over toys, the U.S. promptly banned travel to the island...
...After a marathon session of debate and compromise, both House and Senate leaders appear prepared to grant Ashcroft a number of his requests, including extended wiretapping capabilities and a longer detention time (seven days up from the existing two day limit). It?s not exactly what he was looking for, and the AG is reportedly disappointed by the results of the negotiations. And he won?t be able to do much to address his grievances; short of advising the President to veto the legislation (a move that strikes most as deeply unadvisable). In the end, Ashcroft will have to live...