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Senate majority leader Bob Dole, disabled from war wounds to his right shoulder and arm, has protested. Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin (No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Homefront in World War II) says putting F.D.R. in a wheelchair "would be one of the most powerful parts of the memorial...
Another suspect, Brendon F. Smith, 24, also of Charlestown, remained in critical condition in the intensive-care unit of Beth Israel Hospital. He was shot in the head and arm by a Brinks armored-car guard in the lunchtime exchange of gunfire...
Smith remained in critical condition in BethIsrael following a 10-hour operation Wednesday.Hospital spokesperson Anthony Lloyd told reportersWednesday that Smith underwent neurosurgery. Smithwas shot in the head and arm...
...suspects threatened the guard with a gun, took one of the cloth sacks of cash and then fled, according to witnesses. The guard ran after the two men and opened fire, hitting one suspect in the back and another in the head and arm, police said...
Constitutional rights aside, the government often feels pressure to put a lid on activities that are seen as antisocial -- even when the laws don't directly address such conduct. In the LaMacchia case, civil libertarians were disturbed at what they saw as strong-arm tactics: an attempt to mold criminal law according to what the Justice Department wanted. Judge Stearns, in his decision to dismiss the case, suggested that it was up to Congress to amend the copyright laws if it wanted to encourage this sort of prosecution...