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Re:Countries that have preoccupied Americans the most since ... by AnthonyMouse on Saturday December 22, 2018 @11:36AM (#18741223)
> That’s also true of the sub-divisions of many European states.

And cities have mayors and school boards have chairmen etc. But a US State has its own Supreme Court with the final decision on matters of state law. The governor of California doesn't work for President Trump.

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Re:Countries that have preoccupied Americans the most since ... by xanipher on Saturday December 22, 2018 @01:06PM (#18741693)
And the Landeshauptmann of Lower Austria doesn't work for chancellor Kurz. I get what you're saying, but the US is not that special.
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