publication date: Wednesday, November 1, 2006 (part of Round XXVIII)

category: Government

clue: Sovereignty ascends with a rose in hand.

explanation: Royal was an ascending French politician widely speculated to become the next president when this goo was published. The insignia of her Socialist Party was a hand holding a rose. The word "sovereignty" was a play on her last name. more…

solved by: Steve West and Megan Baxter


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