The late Judge Henry Friendly, another prominent Second Circuit judge, wrote in one oft-cited 1976 opinion a scathing appraisal of the laws.

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was very unhappy France picked Henry for a friendly against Bosnia in August.

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Henry Kissinger, a rather more eminent former secretary of state, also mixes influential China-friendly views with profitable ties to firms doing business in the country.

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