In some Osaka suburb, I was leading my platoon through clouds of smoke as we roamed about in house-to-house fighting.

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The previous government's denial of state benefits to asylum seekers who failed to declare their intention on entry has also run into legal trouble: local authorities, forced by legal action to house asylum seekers, are fighting to recoup costs from central government.

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All of these are the kinds of issues that motivated the three lawmakers to form the House Sovereignty Caucus, which is dedicated to fighting any legislation (or any appointee) that would seek to weaken U.S. sovereignty.

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