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In 1392 , Yi Songgye , a general who favored the Ming dynasty ( which had replaced the Mongols in China ) , seized the throne and established the Choson dynasty . " Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. spoke to his fellow members of the Federalist Society , a coalition of conservative lawyers and legal scholars who have gone from rebel outsiders to Washington insiders - - the group drew 1,500 people to its annual banquet and warranted appearances by administration leaders from Vice President Cheney on down.Roberts 's turn on the stage was the most complete , and it showed that his sure-footed performance in his confirmation hearings , where he left even senators opposed to his conservative philosophy aglow , was no fluke.He has a politician 's gift for appearing open while answering only the questions he wants to answer , along with an almost over-the-top humility about being , at 51 , the youngest chief justice since John Marshall , and he offers a reassuring middle ground between those worried about threats to judicial independence and those alarmed by activist judges.He provided a little something for everyone . In October , while still boycotting the talks , North Korea conducted its first-ever nuclear weapon test . He also warned North Korea not to stage more nuclear tests , saying this would bring a harsh international response.Wu Dawei , China 's representative to the talks , expressed hopes the six nations can reach an agreement after three or four days , but added that " this requires diligent efforts by all sides . In 1274 and again in 1281 the Mongols under Kublai Khan tried unsuccessfully to invade the country ( see kamikaze ) . " On a table lining a wall were more flower displays with sympathy cards instead of the usual get-well cards.With the first five races of his career , Barbaro had become a phenomenon in the sport of horse racing , but after he won the Kentucky Derby last year by 6 1/2 lengths , the widest margin of victory since 1946 , he became a national star . It did not permit any other exception , however , based on its finding that none could be medically justified.If the court wants to uphold the federal law without overruling a precedent that is only six years old , it could say that it is bound by Congress 's factual findings , which distinguish the federal law from the Nebraska one.That is the course urged by the Bush administration in its brief , which speaks of " the long-standing principle that Congress is better equipped than courts to make factual findings that inform the constitutionality of federal statutes . " " We have a long way to go before we adopt a written agreement , " he told reporters.Russia 's envoy to the talks said he did n't expect immediate results from next week 's talks , although those negotiations could lay the groundwork for a future agreement , the Interfax news agency reported .