The tug-of-war over Article 18 has become a virility test for the Berlusconi government, which has so far not lived up to most of its bold electoral promises.

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Last week Lebanese commentator Tony Badran published an article on the Now Lebanon Web site discussing the Iranian way of war.

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However, 40 years after Russia launched the first Sputnik satellite, men and women are still being sent into space on top of a modified post-war ballistic missile (see article).

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The aforementioned Journal article specifically cited the struggles of Forrest Yeager, a 91-year old World War II veteran who, thanks to short-term CD rates paying less than 1% interest, has been forced to dig deeper into his principal in order to get by on a monthly basis.

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Mr Nagashima admits there is little chance the party would go as far as its more hawkish antagonist, the Liberal Democratic Party, which is mulling a manifesto pledge to change article nine of Japan's constitution, drafted by the American victors in 1947, which forever renounces war as a way of settling disputes.

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He took the opportunity of his address to the Turkish parliament to reaffirm that America was not at war with Islam (see article).

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Next, legal challenges must be brought to force Congress to comply with their duties, responsibilities and limits under Article 1: Section 8 of the Constitution which appertain to raising and funding an army, maintain a navy, declaring war, calling forth the militia to suppress insurrections and repel invasions.

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