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British Parliament

April 3, 2001The House of Lords decisively rejected a bill passed by the House of Commons that would ban hunting with hounds.
January 23, 2001 Great Britain's House of Commons voted to outlaw fox hunting; one prominent fox hunter was heard to say: “I will break Blair's law.
December 5, 2000 Tony Blair's parliament invoked emergency powers and enacted a law making it legal for sixteen-year-old boys to engage in homosexual acts with middle-aged members of parliament; the House of Lords had thrice rejected the legislation.
July 25, 2000 Clinton Administration officials proposed new rules that would streamline the process by which the government receives permission to spy on citizens' private communications. Similar legislation is before the House of Commons.

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    MERMAID FEVER
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    UNDERSTANDING OBAMACARE
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