Reuters quote of the day, May 18

LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) Following is a notable quote from history: ''No king on earth is as safe in his job as a Trade Union official. There is only one thing that can get him sacked; and that is drink. Not even that, as long as he doesn't actually fall down.'' -- From ''The Apple Cart'', by the Anglo-Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. On May 18, 2006, Nepal's parliament approved a plan to curtail the powers of the king and take away his control over the army, an historic move for a country that had traditionally considered him its king to be a god.

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