Kings are free to abdicate, and indeed I would say a monarch without the power to abdicate is not an absolute monarch.
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Significantly, Akihito had to ask his government's permission to abdicate.
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This is not the time to abdicate one's civic responsibility.
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But he was forced at gunpoint to abdicate and flee.
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Now, Akihito will become first emperor in modern history to abdicate.
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The desire to abdicate, to give up: for me, that's primal.
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If Republicans abdicate their advice and consent responsibilities, that's on them.
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Too many people abdicate their responsibilities because finances can be confusing.
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Here's what you need to know: • Japan's monarch hints he'll abdicate.
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Does he abdicate his position when he turns 20 in August?
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They have done no less than abdicate their Article I responsibilities.
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The country's parliament passed a bill that lets Emperor Akihito to abdicate.
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Leopold was forced to abdicate in favor of his son, Philippe's uncle.
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" Cantor: said the notion that Ryan would "abdicate and leave is preposterous.
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Citing anonymous sources, it said the emperor wanted to abdicate and retire.
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I will not abdicate the field because people want neat little categories.
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It's another sign of how Facebook and the rest continue to abdicate responsibility.
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"If you abdicate your role as a wife, that's one thing," Ewing said.
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But there's a catch: In Japan, a monarch isn't legally allowed to abdicate.
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When he decided to abdicate, support for the monarchy was below 50 percent.
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Alexander III's son and successor, the hapless Nicholas II, would abdicate in 1917.
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He refused to leave the temple, where he lives, or abdicate his position.
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Emperor Kokaku, who stepped down in 1817, was the last emperor to abdicate.
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His father, Akihito, is the first emperor to abdicate in 200 years, above.
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Yesterday, his father, Akihito, became the first emperor to abdicate in 200 years.
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Emperor Naruhito took the throne after his father, Emperor Akihito, decided to abdicate.
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Should the president abdicate both, no one would be happier than Vladimir Putin.
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Akihito, 85, became the first Japanese monarch in modern history to abdicate his throne.
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The elder was the first Japanese monarch to abdicate his post in two centuries.
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"We watched some news outlets abdicate their responsibility during the election season," she noted.
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His father, Akihito, is the first emperor in 200 years to abdicate the throne.
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Rodzianko said his great-grandfather, Mikhail Rodzianko, quickly regretted pushing the czar to abdicate.
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Japan's emperor becomes the nation's first royal in 200 years to abdicate his throne.
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Social media were abuzz with rumours that King Salman, 81, was planning to abdicate.
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Japan's financial markets are closed this week as Japanese Emperor Akihito prepares to abdicate.
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Yet his speech has invited speculation that he might wish to abdicate the throne.
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Akihito will abdicate on April 30, with Naruhito taking the throne a day later.
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There is no way for a citizen of a republic to abdicate his responsibilities.
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But under Chevron, the courts abdicate their constitutional role as interpreters of Congress' laws.
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Michael returned to Romania and was forced to abdicate by the Communists on Dec.
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But the indirect effects are disastrous: it allows the two leads to abdicate responsibility.
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At the palace, guards surrounded him, confiscated his phone, and demanded that he abdicate.
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He will be the first emperor to abdicate in Japan in over two centuries.
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In September 1940, the general turned on King Carol and forced him to abdicate.
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If we abdicate it, we'll just end up creating more crazy poor Middle Easterners.
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He was wrong: Instead, Groza forced the king to abdicate, and he fled to Switzerland.
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The Senate has a constitutional responsibility here that it cannot abdicate for partisan political reasons.
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But it tries to frame the conversation in a way that attempts to abdicate responsibility.
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Workers shouldn't have to abdicate their rights just because they have jobs in public service.
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Pai would like to abdicate that role and give it to the Federal Trade Commission.
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On April 30, Akihito will abdicate, ending an era in the minds of many Japanese.
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In 2016, the company said Autopilot "does not allow the driver to abdicate responsibility," however.
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When you waive your right, you abdicate your authority to all those who do vote.
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Japan's Parliament changed the law shortly after the public address to allow Akihito to abdicate.
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It seems that Mr. Mangieri wasn't ready to abdicate his throne as a pizza master.
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We agree — the U.S. cannot abdicate its leadership on global health because of partisan politics.
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Or will he say: We cannot abdicate to Realpolitik when democracy is on the brink?
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He became emperor in 1989, and has said he will abdicate the throne in 2019.
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If we don't address this abuse of power, we abdicate our constitutional and moral responsibility.
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King George III had threatened to abdicate rather than allow George Fox back into the role.
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It's allegedly the place where he decided to marry Wallis Simpson and abdicate from the throne.
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If the Emperor were to abdicate, what could it mean for Japan and the royal family?
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No wonder he wants to abdicate responsibility, and put someone else in charge of his choices.
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Under no circumstance should we abdicate our Constitutional responsibility in a matter of war and peace.
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In 1815, Bonaparte was forced to abdicate power, and was exiled to the island of Elba.
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Even if congressional Republicans abdicate their duty, the Constitution may turn out to be unusually resilient.
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Yet now that they know the dangers of their innovations, they no longer can abdicate responsibility.
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Trump and his followers abdicate Republican women's support at their peril — and not just this November.
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He was later forced to abdicate and flee, and did not return from exile until 1990.
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In April 2019, after an unprecedented constitutional exception, Emperor Akihito is scheduled to abdicate over health concerns.
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And when leaders abdicate their role (maybe because they're too busy picking fights with celebrities), what happens?
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The 82-year-old monarch spoke publicly after recent media reports that he may want to abdicate.
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But I think the idea that it will abdicate US power going forward is a little silly.
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The best part of having five kids is that you get to abdicate a lot of responsibility.
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Indeed, the indirect approaches abdicate the federal government's duty to meet the social goals of the GND.
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Maryland's own political leadership cannot abdicate their responsibility to provide a level playing field for our elections.
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Some see the possibility that the arrests are meant to smooth a transition should King Salman abdicate.
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But flu easily crossed trench lines, and the kaiser fell sick before he was forced to abdicate.
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Akihito, who is hugely popular in Japan, will become the first emperor to abdicate in 200 years.
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More recently, he persuaded the obviously reluctant government to pass a law to allow him to abdicate.
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He also suggested that Chevron requires federal courts to abdicate their constitutional duty to interpret the law.
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HONG KONG — Malaysia's king resigned on Sunday, becoming the first monarch to abdicate in the country's history.
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Japan's Emperor Akihito is hinting that he wants to abdicate after nearly three decades on the throne.
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Despite the concerns raised, Fitzwilliams remains confident that the monarchy will continue and the Queen will not abdicate.
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Emperor Kokaku, who gave up the throne in 1817, was the last Japanese emperor to abdicate, NHK said.
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Bower claims that Charles wallowed "in gloom" when a friend asked, half-jokingly, if the Queen might abdicate.
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It's been reported Queen Elizabeth will abdicate the throne if she is still serving when she is 95.
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In August 2016, current Emperor Akihito announced his wish to abdicate, sending the country into a constitutional crisis.
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The draft law is particularly worded to allow Akihito to abdicate and would not apply to future monarchs.
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To do otherwise would be to abdicate their responsibility to the citizens they have been elected to serve.
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But conservatives cannot abdicate on Americans' number one priority if they really wish to secure a governing majority.
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When those entities abdicate their duties, (J&J) cannot be held liable for the resulting addiction and overdoses.
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As we abdicate global leadership, both our allies and our enemies step into the void we leave unfilled.
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However, he did not use the word "abdicate" — something Japanese laws do not allow the emperor to do.
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No. The last emperor to abdicate was Emperor Kokaku in 1817 in the later part of the Edo Period.
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Spoiler alert: William and Kate conspire to force him to abdicate and the ghost of Princess Diana shows up.
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This is not merely a federal mandate, but a moral obligation no individual, school, district or state can abdicate.
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But at 92 his mother remains in good health with no plans to abdicate, so his wait goes on.
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The 82-year-old is barred from making political statements, so did not state explicitly a plan to abdicate.
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There is even talk that King Bhumibol might abdicate before he dies, in order to help smooth the transition.
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Members of the panel and some of the public are wary of allowing any emperor the ability to abdicate.
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Akihito stopped short of saying outright that he wanted to abdicate, which could be interpreted as interfering in politics.
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Japan Japanese Emperor Akihito will step down in 2019, becoming the first Japanese monarch to abdicate in 200 years.
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We must not abdicate our responsibility to protect and defend the Constitution and the safety and security of Americans.
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If they want to abdicate their responsibility to advocates and pooh-pooh it," she said, "well that's on them.
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But, these two are certainly not the first Royals to step back, forfeit titles, or abdicate from their responsibilities.
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To ignore these things is to abdicate the church's role in society — and cede its place in daily life.
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In adolescence, we expect more initiative and investment regarding duties and obligations, but most parents don't abdicate oversight altogether.
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Naruhito took the throne after his father, Akihito, became the first emperor to abdicate the Chrysanthemum Throne in modern history.
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World News: Japan's emperor hinted that he might want to abdicate his throne, citing concerns about his health and age.
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She will not silently abdicate that right in response to a frivolous, two-bit email from you threatening legal action.
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Japan's much-loved Emperor Akihito will step down, becoming the first Japanese monarch in two centuries to abdicate his post.
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Hoon Lee, who is currently starring as the King of Siam, will abdicate the throne at the end of February.
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CBS might change their nightly anchor but they should never abdicate their duty to tell us what is really happening.
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Yet we abdicate our own responsibilities and abandon the most vulnerable in society if we succumb to fatalism and despair.
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There has been speculation for months, denied by court officials, that the king will soon abdicate the throne to MbS.
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The week began with such promise, or at least with the possibility the Senate might not abdicate its constitutional duty.
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Congress cannot abdicate its responsibility any longer and should vote on any use of force not made in self defense.
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Or will Salman voluntarily abdicate in favor of MbS, or be forced to give up the throne for health reasons?
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No one would be surprised if Salman, who is 81, were to abdicate in favour of his 31-year-old heir.
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The remarks were interpreted as a desire to abdicate, a step unprecedented in modern Japan and not possible under current law.
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Akihito took the unusual step of revealing his desire to abdicate in a video message aired on NHK, the public broadcaster.
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But in order for this burden-sharing to occur, the United States will have to lead, and not abdicate or depart.
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Another is that the world's wealthiest man should not abdicate his own nontrivial part in optimizing society's responses to new technologies.
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The 81-year-old King Salman Bin Abdulaziz is expected to abdicate soon, clearing the way for the crown prince's elevation.
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He stayed in office just long enough to declare the Pope's right to abdicate and to avail himself of that option.
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Thompson said Estácio would "never abdicate from its commitment to investigate rigorously any denounce or allegation involving the conduct" of staff.
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"We still abdicate our money decisions to other people," said certified financial planner Stacy Francis, president and CEO of Francis Financial.
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"It would weaken fair housing enforcement and basically abdicate jurisdictions and public housing authorities from their fair housing responsibilities," she said.
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When Poniatowski used this position to lead a series of reforms meant to strengthen Poland's independence, Catherine forced him to abdicate.
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"I think the Japanese people want to allow the emperor to abdicate," said Miiko Kodama, a professor emeritus at Musashi University.
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Grossman says WW will never abdicate its status as the leader in weight loss, but it wants to be more than that.
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After a 31-year reign, Emperor Akihito will abdicate on April 30 and be replaced by his son Naruhito the next day.
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Thor never said "Yas queen," but it's obvious subtext to his decision to abdicate Asgard's throne and crown Valkyrie the new ruler.
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The head of state began his reign in May, after his father, Akihito, became the first emperor to abdicate in 143 years.
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The last Japanese monarch to abdicate was Emperor Kokaku, who ruled from 1780 until 1817, when he handed over to his son.
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Following that speech, the Japanese parliament in June passed into law a historic bill to allow 83-year-old Akihito to abdicate.
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Akihito, 82, hinted in August that he wanted to abdicate - a step unprecedented in modern Japan and not possible under current law.
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If he doesn't die in the process, he will abdicate throne and move to North of the Wall to live in solitude.
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"The Senate has a constitutional responsibility here that it cannot abdicate for partisan political reasons," Clinton said in a statement on Saturday.
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But, in doing so, he perpetuates the concerning mentality that social-media users can abdicate personal responsibility for using their own judgment.
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Japan is in for a series of firsts, starting today when Akihito becomes the first emperor to abdicate in the modern era.
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As head of the world's oldest surviving monarchy, Emperor Akihito will be the first monarch to abdicate in more than 200 years.
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Qianlong chose to abdicate one day before the length of his reign would have matched that of his illustrious grandfather, Emperor Kangxi.
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It's official: Japanese Emperor Akihito will abdicate from the throne, making him the first Japanese monarch to do so in 200 years.
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Akihito plans to abdicate the throne next April, becoming the first Japanese emperor in 200 years to step down before his death.
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Emperor Naruhito, 210, acceded to the throne in May after his father, Akihito, became the first monarch to abdicate in two centuries.
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But to view it as somehow beyond our control is to once again abdicate agency—as well as responsibility for its existence.
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The cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan approved special legislation to allow 83-year-old Emperor Akihito, above, to abdicate.
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They worry that allowing future emperors to abdicate during their lifetimes might destabilize the monarchy or subject future emperors to political persuasion.
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"We cannot afford to abdicate America's long-standing role as defender of human rights and democratic principles throughout the world," McCain said.
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The Trump administration had been pushing an approach that would force China to abdicate its ability to retaliate against new American tariffs.
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If Rosenstein were to resign, "it would be disappointing because he would abdicate his responsibility," said Jeffrey Cramer, a former federal prosecutor.
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A silver-haired Akihito, 84, who will abdicate next year, spoke at the memorial for war dead after a moment of silence.
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I wonder if part of the desire for "the best" — meaning my desire for "the best" — comes from wanting to abdicate responsibility.
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Emperor Akihito announced in December that he would abdicate the Chrysanthemum Throne at the end of April 2019, after reigning for 30 years.
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The bottom line: Even in its current form, AI is well-suited for the Enlightenment-style thinking that Kissinger worries humans will abdicate.
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Emperor Akihito, 82, hinted in August that he wanted to abdicate - a step unprecedented in modern Japan and not possible under current law.
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Current Emperor Akihito, 85, will step down at the end of this month, becoming the first Japanese emperor to abdicate in modern history.
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Tokyo (CNN)Japan's cabinet approved a draft bill Friday that, if passed into law by parliament, will allow aging Emperor Akihito to abdicate.
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"The Senate Finance and HELP committees cannot abdicate our responsibility to hold public hearings on such sweeping health reform legislation," the Democrats wrote.
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They should not ask DHS to look the other way, they should not ask DHS to abdicate our oath to enforce the law.
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The Trump administration has taken a more lenient stance toward Assad, breaking with the Obama administration's past calls for him to abdicate power.
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Despite these challenges, we must not lose sight of who we are, nor must we abdicate our central role on the world stage.
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Top American reporters and editors set world standards, and won't abdicate from a self-defined, and democratic, duty to hold power to account.
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The obvious precedent: In 1964, the Saudi royal family forced King Saud to abdicate and replaced him with the far preferable King Faisal.
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The idea that Democrats should unilaterally abdicate their constitutional obligations in pursuit of some kind of totally unspecified immigration deal is totally ridiculous.
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Romania's prime minister, Petru Groza, was persuasive: He threatened to execute 1,000 of Michael's supporters, and Michael himself, if he did not abdicate.
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But Bai thinks that each case must be "measured in some context," and that the press should not abdicate its responsibility to judge.
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"This is not merely a federal mandate, but a moral obligation no individual, school, district or state can abdicate," she said in a statement.
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Now the emperor is asking the Japanese people for permission to abdicate, since old age is making it hard to carry out his duties.
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TOKYO, April 23 (Reuters) - Japanese Emperor Akihito, 85, will abdicate on April 30, the first Japanese monarch to do so in about two centuries.
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Yet in the middle of this crisis Donald Trump's administration has opted to close the nation's doors to refugees and to abdicate American leadership.
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His family is reported to be contemplating getting him to abdicate, to allow his son to become sultan and then king in short order.
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There is widespread speculation, denied by officials, that King Salman intends to abdicate to his son, who already dominates economic, diplomatic and domestic policy.
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In June, Japan's parliament passed a law allowing Emperor Akihito to abdicate and the government needs to hammer out the details including the timing.
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Japan's financial markets are closed throughout the week as Japanese Emperor Akihito prepare to abdicate in favour of his elder son, Crown Prince Naruhito.
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In August, he released a video expressing his desire to abdicate the throne in favor of his son, Naruhito, the Crown Prince of Japan.
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Even worse, it will eliminate a key tool for projecting U.S. "soft power" abroad and abdicate U.S. economic and business leadership around the globe.
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"Historically, it was extremely common for emperors to abdicate," said Takeshi Hara, an authority on the imperial family at the Open University of Japan.
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TOKYO — For the first time in nearly two centuries, an emperor of Japan has said that he will abdicate the throne before he dies.
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"The Senate Finance and [Health] Committees cannot abdicate our responsibility to hold public hearings on such sweeping health reform legislation," Wyden and Murray wrote.
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Our tech columnist argues that the U.S. could outline and fund an alternative vision for the global technology industry — rather than abdicate to China.
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Some members of the royal family urged him to abdicate and let young Akihito take the Chrysanthemum Throne under the supervision of a regent.
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Not for the first time, the Pope is reminding politicians that history will judge whether they rise to the challenge or abdicate their responsibilities.
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He went into exile in South Africa after being forced by the British and Soviets to abdicate in 1941 in favor of his son.
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Ever since Emperor Akihito, 83, announced his desire to abdicate on television last August, the Parliament has deliberated over whether to grant his request.
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Congress' decision increasingly to abdicate its role as chief lawmaker and delegate its powers to unelected agency bureaucrats has only contributed to this cynicism.
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"Federal courts must not abdicate their responsibility to protect American voters from this unconstitutional and pernicious practice that undermines our democracy," the judges wrote.
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The monumental announcement, reported by Algeria's state-run media on Tuesday, comes just one day after he vowed to abdicate by the end of April.
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Japan's constitution forbids an emperor to abdicate before death so legal changes will be necessary for Akihito's wish to materialize—something the public greatly supports.
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With passage of the bill, the stage is set for 83-year old Aikihito to become the first emperor to abdicate in over two centuries.
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Akihito, the first Japanese monarch to abdicate in two centuries, became an active symbol of peace, reconciliation and democracy during his three-decade Heisei era.
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In January, media reports said the government was considering steps that would allow Akihito to abdicate and for Naruhito to ascend the throne on Jan.
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After all, the Japanese Constitution forbids the emperor from engaging in politics, and expressly stating a desire to abdicate would constitute an unambiguously political act.
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Yet men like me abdicate our responsibility by letting other men — the ones who don't always encourage the broader, deeper humanity within males — raise boys.
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I'm not ... in no way am I trying to abdicate the responsibility of ... I get that, but wondering who you think ... I'm not blaming you.
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Snapshot: Above, Emperor Akihito, left, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo today, when he became Japan's first monarch in more than two centuries to abdicate.
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Instead, how about: Blackness, since its modern inception, was identified as a perverse form of American capital by white purveyors who refused to abdicate power.
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None of the other engineers, only one of whom is under 50, have a replacement in waiting in the event that they abdicate more suddenly.
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Peter was immediately unpopular with Russia's military class and, as a result, Catherine launched a coup, pushing Peter to abdicate just months after becoming czar.
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The country's much-loved Emperor Akihitio announced that he will abdicate on April 30, 2019, passing the Chrysanthemum Throne to his son Crown Prince Naruhito.
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Sales had dropped off since Emperor Akihito announced his desire to abdicate about two years ago, said Junichi Ishii, a manager at the Todan Co. factory.
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"Quantum capabilities will likely define hegemony in this century's increasingly digital, interconnected economy, and the U.S. cannot abdicate our leadership in this crucial field," said Hurd.
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In essence, the FCC would no longer be able to abdicate its responsibility on a whim to protect users from the discriminatory practices of internet providers.
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Trump's key idea was that to maintain peace and prosperity, Congress needs to abdicate its oversight responsibilities and let him be as corrupt as he wants.
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Tokyo (CNN)Japan's much-loved Emperor Akihito will stand down on April 21959, 21993, becoming the first Japanese monarch to abdicate his post in two centuries.
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Ayako is not a direct descendent of Emperor Akihito, who plans to abdicate in 2019, so doesn't attract the same level of attention as Princess Mako.
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Today, Akihito will become the first Japanese emperor to abdicate in more than 200 years, making way for his son, Naruhito, to take the imperial throne.
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Levitsky and Ziblatt say that when mainstream politicians abdicate responsibility in the face of a leader who threatens democracy, it's usually for one of two reasons.
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He was forced to abdicate in 1947 after Soviet-occupied Romania held elections, which solidified control by the Communists, who began purging aristocrats and other dissenters.
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Suddenly, ancient dynasties teetered on their thrones: The kaiser prepared to abdicate, the Ottomans folded, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire flaked apart like a Viennese pastry.
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He went so far as to invoke Wallis Simpson, the American divorcée whose love affair with King Edward VIII prompted him to abdicate the British throne.
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"We do not abdicate the judicial role, and we affirm our obligation 'to say what the law is' in this case," it added, quoting Marbury v.
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But we make a huge mistake -- and abdicate America's pivotal role in the global order -- if we think we can ignore the rest of the world.
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"If [Democrats] are going to keep plowing ahead with their impeachment obsession, they cannot abdicate their basic governing responsibilities at the same time," McConnell said recently.
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In 1936, Edward and the future George VI had it out over the former's decision to abdicate and betray his country and family in favor of Wallis.
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Japan's financial markets remain closed for a national holiday as Japanese Emperor Akihito prepares to abdicate on Tuesday in favour of his elder son, Crown Prince Naruhito.
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Japan's financial markets remain closed for a national holiday as Japanese Emperor Akihito prepares to abdicate on Tuesday in favor of his elder son, Crown Prince Naruhito.
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While it is tempting to name technology as one of the main culprits for the rise in inequality, blaming technology is merely an excuse to abdicate responsibility.
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She will not abdicate, instead she'll force the dragons to destroy the city at which point the Kingslayer will be the Valonqar most assume he will be.
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He was absentmindedly staring into the distance when someone jarred him from his daydreaming and forced him to abdicate his position for the next group of kids.
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Following that speech, the Japanese parliament in June passed into law a historic bill to allow 83-year-old Akihito to abdicate the throne if he chose.
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Following his speech, the Japanese parliament in June passed into law a historic bill to allow 83-year-old Akihito to abdicate the throne if he chose.
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But however emotionally resonant, both works are, in this context, intellectually dissatisfying for the way they abdicate a sense of agency through fantasies of escape or fate.
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The decision to abdicate their basic responsibilities as members of Congress was a political one: Republicans feared the optics of an all-male panel questioning Dr. Blasey.
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I am writing to express disappointment that Mr. Hagerman does not even acknowledge the sacrifices of others who, as much as they would like to abdicate, don't.
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Bill Clinton, too, stoutly rejected the pundits' calls during the Monica Lewinsky scandal that he abdicate, and he withstood impeachment by a Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
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Mike Powell of the United States has threatened legal action if forced to abdicate his 1991 world record in the long jump of 29 feet 19883¼ inches.
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Members of Congress made an oath to support and defend the Constitution, and to look the other way when it's being violated is to abdicate that responsibility.
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With MbS's sudden ascent, there is now speculation among diplomats and Saudi and Arab officials that King Salman is poised to abdicate in favour of his son.
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In aggregate, Dr. Westgarth said, these replies suggest that some pet owners see little upside to dog walking and are happy to skip or abdicate the task.
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"I honestly don't know, but I don't abdicate my responsibility as a citizen because I make movies and people like to go to my movies," he said.
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Or will he continue to castigate America's allies and reinforce the impression he intends to abdicate U.S. leadership in favor of closer ties with an authoritarian Russia?
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It's a plainspoken review of the last few years that emphasizes how false narratives can calcify and go unchallenged when people abdicate their civic duty and their vote.
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But America's Sweetheart is also a heavy sash to bear, and on her new sixth studio album, Swift seems determined to abdicate the throne, or at least retreat.
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Voiding the Alaska Refuges Rule would not only jeopardize some of the most iconic species in North America, it would also abdicate federal authority over public trust resources.
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"@realDonaldTrump's decision to abdicate American leadership during a critical moment in our effort to advance a denuclearization agreement with North Korea is particularly senseless, disturbing & dangerous," Pelosi tweeted. .
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Regarding special legislation that would be applied only to Akihito, who hinted in August that he wanted to abdicate, favorable opinions outnumbered unfavorable ones by four to three.
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Stranger things have happened in the course of our current political regime, but it's somewhat unprecedented for an authority to abdicate its position to regulate an entire industry.
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This unconventional method instead will require Corvex to produce worthy candidates and for shareholders to trust that the hedge fund employees will abdicate as they say they will.
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But a year later, in 1816, Napoleon fled back to Paris and returned to power — only to abdicate once more, after his defeat in the Battle of Waterloo.
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But the decision to abdicate was not the emperor's alone to make, and he ultimately had to wait three years after first expressing his desire to step down.
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Naruhito, 12017, is to take the Chrysanthemum Throne a day after his father, Emperor Akihito, 85, becomes the first Japanese emperor to abdicate in more than 200 years.
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The president's decision to abdicate American leadership during a critical moment in our effort to advance a denuclearization agreement with North Korea is particularly senseless, disturbing and dangerous.
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He again turned to television in 2016 to tell the people he feared he was getting too old to carry out his duties, implying he wished to abdicate.
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But Abe's right-wing supporters are not in favor of letting Akihito abdicate, out of step with the majority of the Japanese public, who would support his decision.
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Is it the right proper place for these Intel chiefs to be able to go out right after and then go start to say and abdicate for the Democrats?
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Whether lawmakers want to think of it as a new Manhattan Project or a race to the moon, the US cannot abdicate leadership in scientific discovery or international security.
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Ad and ab are workaday prepositions in Latin, the former usually meaning "towards", or "at" (think of ad hominem) and the latter meaning "from" (think abscond, abdicate and such).
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Public broadcaster NHK stunned the public in July 2016 when it reported that Akihito, then 82, intended to abdicate "in a few years", an unprecedented step in modern Japan.
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It requires MPs to do our duty and reach a solution in the House of Commons, not abdicate our responsibility because we can't see a way to resolve things.
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The Japanese emperor, in a rare address to the public, signaled Monday his apparent wish to abdicate by expressing concern about his ability to carry out his duties fully.
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"The GRAS Rule allows FDA to abdicate its core duty under the FDCA: to be responsible for the safety of the food supply," the groups said in their complaint.
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To go along with that would be to abdicate our responsibility to the police, security services and more importantly the public and I am not prepared to do that.
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Late last month, Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported that the Akihito was seeking a way to abdicate in favor of his eldest son, 56-year-old Crown Prince Naruhito.
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"They can't abdicate all of their responsibility and still claim that they're still on the beat," said Matt Wood, policy director at the civil liberties advocacy group Free Press.
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But Japan's major newspapers reported this month the government was considering steps that would allow Akihito to abdicate and for Crown Prince Naruhito to ascend the throne on Jan.
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For the Department of Justice to abdicate its responsibly and refuse to prosecute based upon concerns about whether a jury would agree with their assessment of "willfulness" is outrageous.
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When parliament passed a special law allowing Akihito to abdicate in 2017, it adopted a non-binding resolution asking the government to consider how to ensure a stable succession.
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The 59-year-old emperor inherited the Chrysanthemum Throne on May 1, a day after the abdication of his father, Akihito, the first monarch to abdicate in two centuries.
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"I didn't get elected to the Senate to abdicate my responsibility and simply rubberstamp whatever bills come out of the House," said Menendez in a Thursday floor speech. Sen.
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"The EPA has abdicated its responsibility in promulgating this deeply flawed rule and the Senate will abdicate its responsibility if it fails to repeal the ACE rule," said Sen.
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The FCC's new order, which seeks to abdicate its own authority to regulate an entire industry—not something you see every day—is unlikely to surface immediately after the vote.
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If Prime Minister Shinzo Abe caters to public demand and revises the law to allow for an emperor to abdicate, it may cause more harm to his leadership than good.
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Cairo long served as an important mediator between Israel and the Palestinians (and among Palestinian factions), though it began to abdicate that role by backing Israel against Hamas in 2014.
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Heng Emperor Akihito indicated in a rare public address that he wants to abdicate the throne, which would make him the first Japanese monarch in 200 years to step down.
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As long as the parties abdicate their role in working with, rather than against, each other at the legislative level, they will engender more dysfunction—and even more extreme attitudes.
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The cabinet appointed a panel that prepared and sent to the Diet — as Japan's legislature is known — a bill carving out a onetime exception that would allow Akihito to abdicate.
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Emperor Akihito, a hugely popular figure in Japan who keeps up a grueling travel schedule, had asked to abdicate so that he could give Prince Naruhito, 57, time to rule.
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Public broadcaster NHK reported last month that the emperor, who has had heart surgery and been treated for prostate cancer, had expressed his intention to abdicate in a few years.
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The last time an American married into the family, it caused a constitutional crisis: King Edward VIII was forced to abdicate the throne to marry his divorced American fiancée, Wallis Simpson.
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Jeff Kingston, director of Asian studies at Temple University, believes that Akihito implied in his speech that Japanese lawmakers make changes to imperial household law that would enable him to abdicate.
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King George VI was thrust into a role he never wanted following his brother King Edward VIII's decision to abdicate in order to marry the twice-divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson.
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He acceded to the throne when his father, Akihito, became the first Japanese monarch to abdicate in two centuries, worried that advancing age might make it hard to perform official duties.
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"Not only did defendant abdicate responsibility, he announced to the world and to his subordinates that he was going to continue business as usual no matter who said otherwise," Bolton wrote.
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The last time an American married into the family, it caused a constitutional crisis: King Edward VIII was forced to abdicate the throne to marry his divorced American fiancée, Wallis Simpson.
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"Not only did (Arpaio) abdicate responsibility, he announced to the world and to his subordinates that he was going to continue business as usual no matter who said otherwise," Bolton wrote.
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"The constitution has provisions permitting a King or a sultan to abdicate or to resign, so there is no constitutional crisis or cause for concern in my view," Faruqi told CNN.
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A cousin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, Michael was forced to abdicate in 1947 after the post-war Communist takeover of Romania and has lived in exile in the West for decades.
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Michael, a cousin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, was forced to abdicate in 1947 after the post-war Communist takeover of Romania and has lived in exile in the West for decades.
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The 82-year-old emperor made only his second-ever televised address to hint that he would like to step down (he's not allowed to directly say he wants to abdicate).
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Second, some very knowledgeable critics are concerned that an automatic continuing resolution would dull policymakers' willingness to address pressing issues and let them abdicate their age-old responsibility to appropriate funds.
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The notion that senators would abdicate their responsibility to check the presidency—indeed, even directly coordinate their efforts with an impeached president—would have shocked the Founding generation to its core.
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"Not only did Defendant abdicate responsibility, he announced to the world and to his subordinates that he was going to continue business as usual no matter who said otherwise," she wrote.
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Mary was forced to abdicate in 1567 after she was implicated in her husband's murder and was then imprisoned in England by her cousin Elizabeth I from 1568 and executed in 1587.
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Rasputin also affected the Tsar's ability to rule: By the time Nicholas decided to abdicate the throne in 1917, Rasputin had the Tsar on a steady diet of hashish psychoactive herb henbane.
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Last August, following months of consultation and rumors, Aikihito (the son of Emperor Hirohito, who reigned during World War II) suggested he wished to abdicate for health reasons in a televised broadcast.
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The last emperor to abdicate was Emperor Kokaku in 1817 in the later part of the Edo Period, and the royal male line is unbroken, records show, for at least 14 centuries.
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By voting "no" on Senator Paul's amendment, the Senate continues to abdicate their constitutional role in U.S. foreign policy, allowing the president to deploy American forces to places like Afghanistan without accountability.
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In November 2014, Keillor announced that Thile would guest-host a few coming performances, marking only the second time in decades that he would abdicate the microphone for even a single episode.
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The Interpreter The hint by Emperor Akihito of Japan that he would like to abdicate challenges something bigger than the laws requiring him to serve until his death and questions over succession.
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These moments allowed for a view into the psyches of two executives whose companies are reshaping the world: There is hubris, anger at being unappreciated and a desire to abdicate moral responsibility.
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JAPAN, April 30: Emperor Akihito of Japan, who was previously treated for prostate cancer and had heart surgery in 2012, becomes the first royal in two centuries to abdicate from the throne.
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TOKYO — Five months after Emperor Akihito of Japan expressed his wish to retire, a government-appointed panel tacitly recommended on Monday that Parliament enact special legislation that would allow him to abdicate.
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"The question for all those who see Bolton as the key to bringing Trump down is whether he will abdicate or put aside his long-held views on the presidency," Gans said.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Emperor Akihito will make a video address to the nation on Monday, the Imperial Household Agency said, amid media reports that the 82-year-old monarch wants to abdicate.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Sultan Muhammad V became the first monarch to abdicate in Malaysian history, cutting short his five-year term in an unexpected move after just two years on the throne.
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Last month the cabinet of Shinzo Abe, the prime minister, approved a one-off provision allowing Akihito to abdicate, but it dodged the most obvious solution to the drought of babies: an empress.
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"If Senate Republicans abdicate their responsibility to confirm a nominee before November, it makes the issue of electability much more important for Democrats," said Representative Steve Israel of New York, a Clinton supporter.
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But because of the ban on imperial political statements, he could only hint at his desire to abdicate and the government had to enact a special law to allow him to do so.
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The hotly contested Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) represents an immediate test of whether America will maintain its role as a reliable global leader of this system or whether it will abdicate to others.
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But holding politicians to a high standard is a good and necessary thing for both parties to do—and Republicans not doing it is not an excuse for Democrats to abdicate their responsibility.
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In early June, Japan's parliament enacted a one-time change in the law which will allow the 83-year old Akihito to abdicate in favor of his eldest son Crown Prince Naruhito, 57.
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Emperor Akihito of Japan indicated in a rare public address on Monday that he wants to abdicate the throne, which would make him the first Japanese monarch in 200 years to step down.
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"These are institutional concerns that are capable of repetition in the future, yet will evade your review should you abdicate your responsibility to conduct and complete an evidence-based investigation," the letter said.
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Within a decade, his ineffective rule and uprisings forced him to abdicate in favor of his five-year-old son, Dom Pedro II. A regent ruled until Pedro II was declared of age.
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Crown Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz, a shrewd strategist, worked with other princes, got a religious decree from the clergy, and forced King Saud to abdicate after besieging his palace with the National Guard.
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Correspondingly, the imperative that higher education leaders and faculty provide the opportunities for many voices on campus does not require that they abdicate their leadership roles or lose their voice along the way.
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The wedding, which had been set for November, was to be a momentous occasion for the country and the Japanese royal family, led by Emperor Akihito, who plans to abdicate in April 2019.
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Mary had hurriedly left Scotland 16 years earlier, in 1568, after an uprising forced her to abdicate the throne in favor of her year-old son, James, and to seek refuge in England.
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Akihito, 85, the first monarch to abdicate in two centuries, had sought to ease the painful memories of World War Two and bring the monarchy closer to the people, including those marginalized in society.
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Her marriage to King Edward III in 1937 meant that he became the first ever monarch to abdicate, changing the path of history - and eventually leading to Queen Elizabeth II ascending to the throne.
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The order, if passed on December 14th during the FCC's open hearing, would effectively abdicate the commission's authority to regulate ISPs under Title II of the Communications Act, significantly curtailing oversight of broadband access.
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Alexis Rodzianko, whose great-grandfather was speaker of the pre-revolutionary Russian parliament and pushed Czar Nicholas II to abdicate but later regretted it, sees the revolution as a calamity that threw Russia backward.
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THE CLOSER And finally … Japan's former Emperor Akihito, who reigned for 85033 ceremonial years, stepped away from the throne on Tuesday, entering the history books as the first monarch to abdicate in two centuries.
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Prince Ahmed and Prince Mohammed bin Nayef were once thought to have some claim to the throne if King Salman, 84, were to die or abdicate, and their arrests further consolidate power for MBS.
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Prior to Akihito, the last emperor to abdicate was Emperor Kokaku in 20193 in the later part of the Edo Period, and the royal male line is unbroken, records show, for at least 22019 centuries.
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Upset by the progressive direction Pope Francis has taken the church since his election in 2013, the person wondered whether it was a sin to pray for the pontiff to abdicate, or even, to die.
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"Autopilot is by far the most advanced such system on the road, but it does not turn a Tesla into an autonomous vehicle and does not allow the driver to abdicate responsibility," Tesla told CNBC.
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When octogenarian Emperor Akihito in 2016 said publicly he feared his age and health would make it hard to fulfill his duties and mentioned the year 2018, listeners "surmised" he wanted to abdicate this year.
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The Trump administration's decision to abdicate America's leadership role in the global trading system, and its flirtation with NAFTA withdrawal, has pushed Washington's third-largest trading partner toward China – a move that should concern Americans.
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The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act — would ensure that care is provided to infants born alive, establish reasonable protections for them and prosecute those who abdicate their responsibility to care for these helpless newborns.
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One thing is certain, however: Emperor Akihito's bold, if necessarily ambiguous, expression of his desire to abdicate has for the first time allowed him to become more important than his father in the popular imagination.
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Facebook, which played its own round of Whack-a-Troll last year, scrubbing its platform of Internet Research Agency-created pages and accounts, doubled down on efforts to abdicate responsibility for defining high-quality content.
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And Helena Bonham Carter is Elizabeth, his wife and staunch support system, who can't quite stomach Wallis Simpson (Eve Best), the American who leads Bertie's older brother, David (Guy Pearce), to abdicate as Edward VIII.
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Many did not have property insurance, as few people do in Mexico, and the developer has claimed the quake was unforeseeable, raising fears among the unit owners that the company may try to abdicate responsibility.
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In early June, Japan's parliament enacted a one-time change in the law which will allow the 83-year old Akihito to abdicate in favor of his eldest son Crown Prince Naruhito for Japan's Chrysanthem Throne.
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A Japanese government panel, set up in response to Akihito's video, is expected to announce that they have decided that he should be allowed to abdicate through the implementation of a special, one-time-only law.
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Akihito himself is a direct descendent of Japan's first emperor Jimmu, believed to have reigned around 660 BC. The last emperor to abdicate was Emperor Kokaku in 1817 in the later part of the Edo Period.
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When parliament in 2017 enacted a special law to allow Akihito to abdicate - itself a controversial move for conservatives - lawmakers also adopted a non-binding resolution asking the government to consider how to ensure stable succession.
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Though Zuckerberg insists Facebook is a technology company and not a media company, a narrative that allows the company to abdicate any obligation to consider this problem, Facebook will sometimes discreetly back down once the uproar dissipates.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Reports that Japanese Emperor Akihito intends to abdicate within a few years could re-open debate about female succession, but any such move is likely to provoke strong opposition within the current conservative ruling party.
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In addition to being the first in centuries to abdicate, Akihito was the first Japanese Emperor to marry a non-royal speak to his subjects live on television and to be hands-on in raising his children.
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Another theory suggests that King Salman, who is 81 and reportedly not in the best of health, may soon abdicate, and Crown Prince Mohammed is acting now while his father is king by removing rivals and critics.
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Senior official sources said they hope Pope Francis addresses the issue after the death of Benedict, who in 2013 became the first pope in 700 years to abdicate and who is now a frail 92-year-old.
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Senior official sources said they hope Pope Francis addresses the issue after the death of Benedict, who in 2013 became the first pope in 700 years to abdicate and who is now a frail 92-year-old.
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As the men around Mary continued to conspire for her power, she was eventually forced to abdicate the throne and a council ruled on her son James' behalf until he was old enough to take the reins himself.
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Those same people abdicate their duties to get that money, then leads to lawyers monetizing the failings of these regulators to get more money finally and the people who actually create value will end up losing their money.
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With Akihito apparently rejecting a regency, the only options would appear to be revising the Imperial Household Law or enacting a special law allowing him to abdicate, said Naotaka Kimizuka, an expert in monarchies at Kanto Gakuin University.
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"Continuing to advance budgets that plunge us deeper into debt is to abdicate responsibility for our country's security, at home and abroad," Adam Brandon, the president and CEO of FreedomWorks, wrote in an op-ed for The Resurgent.
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"The Senate has a constitutional responsibility here that it cannot abdicate for partisan political reasons," Democratic presidential candidate Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonLewandowski on potential NH Senate run: If I run, 'I'm going to win' Fighter pilot vs.
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Next, read the short article "5 Things to Know About Japan's Emperor and Imperial Family" or watch the three-minute video below from The Guardian, both created in 2016 after Akihito indicated he wanted to abdicate the throne.
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Akihito is said to have first expressed his desire to abdicate in 2010, at an informal meeting of the advisory council to the Imperial Household Agency, the government body that oversees ceremonies and protocol for the royal family.
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Opposition party lawmakers — and, according to surveys, a majority of the public — supported a more substantial overhaul of the household law that would not only permit future emperors to abdicate, but also make way for women to reign.
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TOKYO — Ten months after Japan's octogenarian emperor indicated he wanted to give up the throne while he was still alive, the cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approved special legislation on Friday that would allow him to abdicate.
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Despite this, the folks Washington will continue to abdicate responsibility, try to pass the buck to their political rivals, and refuse to cut a single cent from our bloated entitlement programs, or raise revenue to pay for them.
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Malaysia: Sultan Muhammad V, two years into a five-year term, became the country's first monarch to abdicate, after reportedly marrying a 25-year-old former Russian beauty queen while on medical leave from his largely ceremonial position.
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The 82-year-old monarch, who has had heart surgery and been treated for prostate cancer in recent years, expressed his intention to abdicate in a few years to the Imperial Household Agency, public broadcaster NHK said on Wednesday.
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Akihito, 85, the first Japanese monarch to abdicate in two centuries, has sought during his time on the throne to ease the painful memories of World War Two and reach out to ordinary people, including those marginalized in society.
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Leaving the agreement would abdicate U.S. leadership on a critical issue that will shape our future in ways that we haven't even fully grasped yet, from where our biggest cities are located to how much food we can grow.
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In the new book — which is excerpted in this week's PEOPLE — he looks at one of the 20th century's most scandalous figures, whose engagement to King Edward VIII led him to abdicate the throne in order to marry her.
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Some Liechtensteiners had a problem with the ruling dynasty when Hans-Adam, whose wealthy family owns LGT Bank, threatened in 2003 to abdicate if his subjects did not grant him more constitutional powers in a spat over judicial nominees.
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And he unnerved fellow Republicans on multiple fronts, including by lashing out during meetings with congressional representatives, praising Saddam Hussein for "killing terrorists," and declining to reject the idea that he might abdicate if he wins the presidential election.
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" She added: "While I understand the political reality of the Senate + election considerations, upon reading this DoJ report, which explicitly names Congress in determining obstruction, I cannot see a reason for us to abdicate from our constitutionally mandated responsibility to investigate.
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It would be one thing to vote against an individual, or even to stage a filibuster, but quite another to abdicate the Senate's constitutionally required "advice and consent" function by refusing to extend even the minimal courtesy of a committee hearing.
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Should we abdicate leadership in this arena, at best, we miss out on a piece of the economic pie, and at worst, we leave a vacuum for authoritarian countries to put their spins on global warfare, privacy and bias standards.
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Akihito, who has been the country's head of state since his father Hirohito's death in 19923, announced his decision to abdicate the Chrysanthemum Throne a little over a year ago -- the first Japanese monarch to do so in 200 years.
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The deal's biggest critics are unlikely to be won over by the commitments the companies are making to the FCC nor by the agency's apparent willingness to abdicate its ability to issue fines if the combined company breaks those promises.
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Twenty-two states and Washington, D.C., asked a federal court to block the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from repealing its 85033 net neutrality rules, arguing that the move would allow the agency to abdicate its responsibility to oversee internet service providers.
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He could not bear to see the United States abdicate its leadership in the fight against ISIS and Al Qaeda, or abandon the Kurdish fighters who have paid so heavy a price in clearing much of Syria from ISIS fighters.
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So it took nearly three years to get to this point: On Tuesday afternoon, the 125th emperor of Japan — whose father brought the nation to the brink of destruction yet refused to abdicate — will himself voluntarily surrender the Chrysanthemum Throne.
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"Lord of the Flies," which is already on many schools' lists, narrates how easily children become savages, but "Obedience to Authority" relates how easily adults abdicate responsibility, and illuminates the horror that ensues when we placidly do as we are told.
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Critics of the arrests have speculated that the government wanted to tamp down dissenting voices in the country's diplomatic spat with Qatar or that the Saudi monarch, King Salman, is preparing to abdicate in favor of his son, Crown Prince Mohammed.
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Too many parents — and schools — abdicate responsibility for talking with boys about sexual ethics and emotional intimacy, in effect turning them over to the default options of peers, older boys and siblings, misogynistic locker room banter and digital street corners.
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Despite this almost universal view, Trump has continued to abdicate his duty to protect our country from the "information warfare" conducted against us by Russia in the 22016 election and that is expected to continue in the 43 midterm elections.
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In August, Akihito said he worried that age may make it difficult for him to fully carry out his duties, remarks widely seen as suggesting he wants to abdicate, a step unprecedented in modern Japan and not possible under current law.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is moving to adopt a law allowing its octogenarian Emperor Akihito to abdicate but many touchy topics, such as his title and duties, remain to be settled before the monarch can retire in a step unprecedented for two centuries.
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"Not only did (Arpaio) abdicate responsibility, he announced to the world and to his subordinates that he was going to continue business as usual no matter who said otherwise," US District Judge Susan Bolton wrote in a July 31 order finding him guilty.
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She will not silently abdicate that right in response to a frivolous, two-bit email from you threatening legal action... If you continue this meritless bullying and follow through with filing a lawsuit, we will welcome a court to set you straight.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Emperor Akihito, 82, in a rare video address to the public on Monday, said he worried that age may make it difficult for him to fully carry out his duties, remarks widely seen as suggesting he wants to abdicate.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese government panel suggested on Monday that a one-off law allowing Emperor Akihito to abdicate was the preferable way to let the octogenarian monarch step down, rather than revising the Imperial House Law to also let future emperors retire.
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This is not the later Welles, the portly fellow who famously made Paul Masson wine commercials and who by then was something of a former king forced to abdicate the throne, not quite a sell-out but also no longer a wunderkind.
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TOKYO — A day after his father became the first monarch to abdicate the imperial throne of Japan in more than two centuries, the new emperor, Naruhito, on Wednesday received the sacred imperial regalia that represents his rightful succession to the world's oldest monarchy.
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"If you abdicate your responsibility, if you just cower in fear, then you're not being a good computer scientist," says Jaron Lanier, a research scientist at Microsoft and the author of books including You Are Not a Gadget and Who Owns The Future?
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's parliament on Friday passed a law allowing Emperor Akihito to abdicate, clearing the way for the first abdication by a Japanese monarch in nearly two centuries and the accession of his son, Crown Prince Naruhito, probably late next year.
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On April 30, Emperor Akihito will formally abdicate his position, and on the following day, the new emperor will be bestowed with the imperial regalia and privy seals in a private ceremony, followed by an address to the prime minister and parliamentary representatives.
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Kyodo news agency, quoting a government source, said Akihito had been expressing his intention to abdicate to people around him for about a year, although in a separate report Kyodo quoted a senior Imperial Household Agency official as denying that the reports were correct.
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" Zohar Levkovitz, CEO of AntiToxin, an internet safety startup, told BuzzFeed News that the ease of access to disturbing content on TikTok required a dual approach: "First, 'Duty of Car' regulation needs to be implemented to hold platforms accountable and ensure they can't abdicate responsibility.
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To the extent that companies have sought to provide technology for families, they've often focused on enabling parents to abdicate responsibility through time limits, parental controls and the like, rather than giving them tools they can actively use or connecting them to their children.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Emperor Akihito is likely to abdicate at the end of March 2019 and Crown Prince Naruhito is expected to ascend the throne in April, the first abdication by a Japanese monarch in nearly two centuries, the Asahi newspaper reported on Friday.
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It is supremely ironic that the FCC chair who led the charge to abdicate the agency's role protecting consumers, competition, and an open internet because of fears that the agency might one day engage in rate regulation is proposing that his FCC do just that.
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"We have watched the Republican Majority abdicate it's role of providing a check to abuses of power, and we must start holding people accountable for their actions," a Judiciary Committee spokesman told The Hill in a statement when asked about Trump's firing of Sessions.
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This wedding has drawn comparisons with some remarkable episodes of recent royal history: Edward VIII's relationship with American divorcee Wallis Simpson, which led him to abdicate in 1936, and the queen's late sister Margaret's decision to call off her marriage to an equerry Peter Townsend.
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Schools cannot simply showcase smiling black and brown faces in their glossy brochures and students wearing shirts blaring "First Gen and Proud" in curated videos and then abdicate responsibility for the problems from home that a more diverse class may bring with them to campus.
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This is the worst possible time for the US Congress -- for Republicans who control Congress -- to abdicate their mandate to act as a check on the President, often using their position to defend him from his accusers rather than the country from its enemies.
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"I can't imagine why any president would want to abdicate our leadership in the Asia-Pacific, to be responsible for handing the keys of the castle to China, for driving our historic allies and China's historic rivals into China's arms," Mr. Froman's prepared text reads.
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Critics, including famed environmental activist Erin Brockovich and activist hedge fund BlueMountain Capital Management (which owns about 11 million shares), have rebuked the company, alleging that the board is using Chapter 11 to "abdicate" its responsibility to shareholders when it isn't clear the company is insolvent.
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The Democrats continue to justify their nay votes by lambasting Republicans for inserting radical "poison pill riders" that hurt women and destroy the environment – two reliable soundbites the Democrats love to execute during election season in order to abdicate them of their role in Congressional gridlock.
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"Not only did (Arpaio) abdicate responsibility, he announced to the world and to his subordinates that he was going to continue business as usual no matter who said otherwise," wrote US District Judge Susan Bolton in the July 31 order finding Arpaio guilty of criminal contempt.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito turned 57 on Thursday saying he is ready to become emperor after his father Akihito, who could abdicate as soon as next year, and that like him, he will be an emperor who "shares the pain and joy of the people".
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If he succeeds in his attempt to allow Japan's emperors to abdicate — overturning the longstanding conception that the emperor is "sacred and inviolable" — he will have demonstrated that emperors today are like any other citizen, subject to the law and the democratic ideals of the postwar order.
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"Federal courts must not abdicate their responsibility to protect American voters from this unconstitutional and pernicious practice that undermines our democracy," he wrote, adding that "judges — and justices — must act in accordance with their obligation to vindicate the constitutional rights of those harmed by partisan gerrymandering."
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When Japan's Parliament passed a one-time law in 2017 to allow Naruhito's father, Emperor Akihito, to abdicate, it attached an addendum that encouraged the government to study the possibility of allowing women born into the royal family to remain within the imperial household after marrying.
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This is why Edward VIII had to abdicate the throne for his brother George VI: He couldn't be both the head of his country's Church -- a role established, ironically, by his divorced ancestor Henry VIII -- and the husband of a divorced woman with two living spouses.
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It prompts a conversation between Charles and Camilla about his dissatisfaction with his family and turns into a discussion of the fact that the duke didn't really abdicate because of love for his now-wife, Wallis Simpson (Geraldine Chaplin), but because of his frustration with the establishment.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Emperor Akihito, who will abdicate at the end of April in the first such event in two centuries, marked the 30th anniversary of his enthronement on Sunday with a call for the country to open up and forge sincere ties with the world.
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Japanese Emperor Akihito, who has spent much of his time on the throne trying to heal the wounds of World War Two, intends to abdicate in a few years, public broadcaster NHK and other domestic media said on Wednesday, a step that would be unprecedented in modern Japan.
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Some of those surveyed also argue that people may abdicate an essential element of our humanity and start to accept whatever AI tells us: "We won't be more autonomous; we will be more automated as we follow the metaphorical GPS line through daily interactions," said Baratunde Thurston, a futurist.
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If people with progressive political values, who reject claims of genetic determinism and pseudoscientific racialist speculation, abdicate their responsibility to engage with the science of human abilities and the genetics of human behavior, the field will come to be dominated by those who do not share those values.
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"Republicans have shown zero willingness to follow through on their duty to conduct oversight, and they must be held accountable if they are truly willing to abdicate this constitutional obligation and must be made to answer to the American people for that failure," Nadler said in a statement.
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"With the current circumstances,with the abdication of responsibility that we've seen from so many powerful people,even people who abdicate that responsibility by calling themselves liberal or a democrat,or whatever it is, I feel a need for all of us to breathe fire" @AOC #MLKnow pic.twitter.
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That may be a good enough reason for the island's political class to want to abdicate its responsibilities to bondholders, and even to violate the Commonwealth's constitutional protections, but surely the U.S. Congress can see through this and will avoid setting a terrible precedent for the U.S. municipal debt market.
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Without articulating a why to animate learners, without the courage and fortitude to take a stand on the moral and political issues that matter to our students and by teaching by not teaching, schools not only squander precious teachable moments, they abdicate their role as a moral compass for students.
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As Japan considers whether to reform the imperial law to accommodate the current emperor's request to abdicate before he dies, many Japanese have suggested it is time to revise the 70-year-old law to allow women to ascend to the throne and to allow royal daughters to bear heirs.
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Elizabeth has hosted two previous state visits from Japan: Naruhito's father Emperor Akihito - who became the first Japanese monarch in two centuries to abdicate when he stepped down in favor of his son last year - made a state visit in 1998 and Emperor Showa (Hirohito) made a state visit in 1971.
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Given the emperor's age and health — he has been treated for prostate cancer and underwent heart surgery five years ago — the government is concerned that a permanent overhaul of the succession law would take too long and might not be completed in time for Emperor Akihito to abdicate before his death.
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"Right now, with the current administration, with the current circumstances, with the abdication of responsibility that we've seen from so many powerful people, even people who abdicate that responsibility by calling themselves liberal or a Democrat, or whatever it is, I feel a need for all of us to breathe fire," she said.
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When Japan's Parliament passed a one-time law in 2017 allowing Akihito to abdicate, it attached an addendum that encouraged the government to study possible reforms that would allow women in the royal family to remain within the imperial household after marrying and grant them the right to head legitimate lines of succession.
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Historically, Native Hawaiians (Kānaka Maoli) have always been active in galvanizing their communities to wield collective political power, well before the overthrow of 1893, when American and European businessmen, aided by the US military, staged a coup and forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate her throne, dissolving the Kingdom of Hawaii two years later.
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It was then that unexpected riots over lack of food and fuel by thousands of people in the imperial capital of Petrograd and the ensuing mutiny by garrison troops compelled Czar Nicholas II to abdicate, ending 300 years of Romanov rule and handing political authority to a group of high-minded liberal figures.
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California family kicked off Delta flight, threatened with jail, foster care for refusing to give up tot's seatPrince Philip is retiring but Queen Elizabeth II won't abdicate: ExpertsChina's C919 passenger jet makes maiden flight in challenge to Boeing, Airbus "There have been no huge shifts since last year's study," said Jill Gonzalez, analyst at WalletHub.
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This is what Amis means by "clichés of the mind and clichés of the heart:" when we slump into "herd-words and herd-phrases," those "rhymes, chimes, repetitions, obscurities, dishonesties, vaguenesses" that come so easily to mind, we abdicate our responsibility to the hard work of original thinking, and abandon our claim to original thought.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — Seeming to abdicate one of his last chances to save his own life, the convicted killer Dylann S. Roof stood on Wednesday before the jurors who will decide his fate and offered no apology, no explanation and no remorse for massacring nine black churchgoers during a Bible study session in June 216.
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The list of everyone that would have to (tragically, of course) abdicate, retire, or die for an American to invade Buckingham Palace is pretty short: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's engagement announcement captivated the world Monday, but the royal's betrothment to the American actress belies a more significant development that's been simmering since the Revolutionary War.
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It is the month when we remember the double destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and Japan's defeat in World War II. This year, however, we find ourselves not only remembering history, but witnessing it: The nation has been shaken by a recent video message from Emperor Akihito in which he hinted that he wished to abdicate.
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One cannot help suspecting that the emperor's desire to abdicate is connected to the determination of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government to rewrite the Constitution — especially since one of its proposed changes would redefine the role of the emperor, changing it from a purely symbolic post back to head of state, as under the Meiji Constitution of 1890.
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Despite the warnings and widespread desertion of the party by lifelong conservatives, the current Republican Party has continued to abdicate its authority to President TrumpDonald John TrumpFacebook releases audit on conservative bias claims Harry Reid: 'Decriminalizing border crossings is not something that should be at the top of the list' Recessions happen when presidents overlook key problems MORE.
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As Republicans in Congress abdicate their responsibility to act as a check on the executive and Mr. Trump packs the Justice Department with loyalists like Mr. Barr, the nonpolitical administration of justice depends all the more on career civil servants who have dedicated themselves to upholding the law, and not to helping a president abuse his office.
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Donald Trump's latest budget proposal outlined a host of harsh cuts that targeted mainly the poor, his EPA has worked to abdicate its responsibility to ensure the nation has clean air and water, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is being dismantled from the inside, and Trump's congressional allies want to make it harder for poor people—especially children and the elderly—to eat.
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In other words, while the candidates will have to publicly audition for the first time, there is no indication that the veto-wielding P-5, as the permanent members are known, are about to abdicate any power over whom they choose for the job — and hence, how far the next secretary general will bend to the wishes of the world powers.
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Under the Constitution laid down by the victorious United States after World War II, the emperor's role is strictly restricted to being the "symbol of the state and of the unity of the people," and since the law says the monarch rules until he dies, to utter words like "abdicate" or even "retire" would be seen as a forbidden sortie into politics.
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California family kicked off Delta flight, threatened with jail, foster care for refusing to give up tot's seatPrince Philip is retiring but Queen Elizabeth II won't abdicate: Experts China's C919 passenger jet makes maiden flight in challenge to Boeing, Airbus Troin sells children's clothes at a store in Cogolin, a town of 11,000 a few miles from the jet-set resorts of the French Riviera.
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This isn't the first time the U.S. government has tried to abdicate any responsibility for the health of people in their custody—just this past June, the Justice Department argued in federal court that agencies like CBP weren't obligated to provide toothbrushes, toothpaste, or soap to migrant kids in their camps, nor provide anything like a cot or bed for children to sleep on.
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