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Maybach was the brand that is now the Mercedes-Benz S class, a token of luxury and affluence.

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Lawyer and father of Edward.

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Maybe he has forgotten. The case stems from 1935, after all. It is a true classic for law students, though. In it, the prosectur overstepped the bounds of ‘propriety and fairness’ by:

  • Misstating the facts in his cross-examination of witnesses
  • Putting words into the mouths of such witnesses
  • Suggesting that statements had been made to him personally out of court, of which no proof was offered
  • Pretending to understand that a witness had said something which he had not said, and persistently cross-examining the witness on that basis
  • Assuming prejudicial facts not in evidence
  • Bullying and arguing with witnesses

And in general, conducting himself in a thoroughly indecorous and improper manner.

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That he did. Said John Boehner:

The president outlined last week that these were important national security programs to help keep Americans safe and give us tools to fight the terrorist threat that we face.

The disclosure of this information puts Americans at risk. It shows our adversaries what our capabilities are. And it’s a giant violation of the law

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According to CNN, the Bolivian presidential plane was forced to land in Austria after Portuguese, French, Spanish and Italian authorities denied access to their airspace for suspicions that Snowden might be on board.

In response to the audacity of the US, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Bolivia all offered asylum to Snowden, and others said they would help to protect him from US prosecution.

Evo Morales is a pretty vocal socialist, by the way, and vocal about all his convictions actually.

Coca leaves are not cocaine!

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The White House has been the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States since 1800.

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Quite possibly a reference to Serge Gainsbourg, a personal hero of Momus. Gainsbourg was married to an assistant of Dalí at one point. According to the biopic Gainsbourg, A Heroic Life, they used the appartment, which was filled with curiosa from all over the world, as a love nest.

BTW, Astrakhan is a city in Russia.

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