Word: monarchism
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...20th century was not good to Europe's once mighty kings and queens. Old World royals lost most of their monarchical mojo, with their powers now limited to the purely ceremonial, as in Sweden, or to such roles as the Spanish King's command of his country's armed forces. The last absolute monarch left on European soil is Pope Benedict...
...Duke Henri refused to sign a bill to legalize euthanasia for the terminally ill. The proposal, which would make Luxembourg one of the few countries to give terminal patients the right to die, was approved earlier this year by Parliament. But the monarch, a devout Catholic, says "reasons of conscience" prevented him from making it law. (Read about the fight to legalize euthanasia...
...Original Watergate Interviews Video footnotes to a new movie? Yep. A fascinating corollary to the film with Frank Langella as Richard Nixon and Michael Sheen as David Frost, here's the 1977 show with the real stars. There's no gotcha moment, just the raw drama of a fallen monarch in closeup...
...Odetta's stage presence was regal enough: planted onstage like an oak tree no one would dare cut down, wearing a guitar high on her chest, she could envelop Carnegie Hall with her powerful contralto as other vocalists might fill a phone booth. This was not some pruny European monarch but a stout, imperious queen of African-American music. She used that amazing instrument to bear witness to the pain and perseverance of her ancestors. Some folks sing songs. Odetta testified...
...final two bouts. Junior Andrew Knapp (285) dropped a 3-1 decision, while senior Patrick Ziemnick (174) endured a technical fall defeat by No. 15 Chris Henrich in his only action of the day.NO. 20 OLD DOMINION 38, HARVARD 9With three competitors ranked No. 11 or better, the Monarchs (1-4) put the Crimson in a 17-0 hole early on in the competition.First-year grappler Spencer DeSena (285) showed a spark in his third collegiate bout, dropping a hard-fought 2-0 decision to Monarch Roy Dragon, but three fellow rookies suffered difficult losses. Peppelman endured his only defeat...