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Jul 21 2008, AP

Lawmakers meeting in special session have voted in favor of a sweeping revision of France’s constitution _ but by a one-vote margin that highlights the controversy behind the vote.The changes give parliament greater power but also add privilege to the...

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Pennsylvania State Sen. Robert Regola III, R-Westmoreland, answers questions during an interview at his campaign headquarters in Greensburg, Pa. Thursday, July 17, 2008. Regola said that a jury’s quick acquittal of perjury and weapons charges shows...