According to legend, in ancient China, there was a monster called "Nian", which had long tentacles on its head and was extremely ferocious. "Nian" lived in the bottom of the sea for many years. Therefore, every New Year's Eve, people in villages and villages help the old and the young to flee to the deep mountains to avoid the damage of the "Nian" beast. This New Year's Eve, the people of Taohua Village were helping the old and young to take refuge in the mountains. An old man came from outside the village to beg. He was on crutches, his arms were sacks, his silver beards were flowing, and his eyes were bright. Some villagers closed windows and doors, some packed their bags, some led cattle and sheep, and people shouted neighs everywhere, a scene of panic in a hurry. In order to celebrate the arrival of auspiciousness, the ecstatic villagers changed into new clothes and hats, and went to the homes of relatives and friends to say hello.

citizens united v. federal election commission, case in which the u.s. supreme court on january 21, 2010, ruled (5–4) that laws that prevented corporations and unions from using their general treasury funds for independent “electioneering communications” (political advertising) violated the first amendment’s guarantee of freedom of speech. in so doing the court invalidated section 203 of the federal bipartisan campaign reform act of 2002 (bcra)—also known as the mccain-feingold act for its sponsors, sen. john mccain and sen. russ feingold—as well as section 441(b) of the federal election campaign act of 1971 (feca), which the bcra had amended. the court also overturned in whole or in part two previous supreme court rulings: austin v. michigan chamber of commerce (1990) and mcconnell v. federal election commission (2003).

immediately perceived as historically important, the decision generated intense controversy outside the court. some hailed it as a resounding victory for freedom of speech, while others criticized it as an overreaching attempt to rewrite campaign finance law. among the critics was pres. barack obama, who remarked in his state of the union address in the house of representatives one week later that the decision would “open the floodgates for special interests…to spend without limit in our elections.” his criticism provoked one of the supreme court justices in attendance, samuel a. alito, to break decorum by mouthing the words “not true.”

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c, to compete

1) the andrew carniage's purchase and renovation of skibo castle have been very good and auspicious for the local people of dornoch firth, scotland because this is a turistic attraction for many people who would want to know the castle, the local people would take advantage about this.

2) yes, it could.

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