Word: assaults
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...court's action, which reinterprets the law rather than strikes it down, provoked outrage from victim advocates and some politicians. "Those who repeatedly assault our citizens, terrorize our elderly and prey upon our children must pay a severe price," declared Governor Pete Wilson, who pledged to try to overturn the decision either in the legislature or through another ballot initiative. One possibility: make the law even more rigid and remove the discretion of both prosecutors and judges...
Lamm's dalliance with the Reform Party began with his appearance two weeks ago at its California conclave, where the audience devoured his assault on "generational malpractice." Said he: "Without unpopular reforms...the future of the American experiment stands in grave jeopardy." His credentials make him a credible spokesman for Perot's issues. During his 12 years in Colorado's statehouse, Lamm was called Governor Gloom because of his warnings about the need to tame entitlement programs such as Medicare...
Although violent crime levels have remained constant over the last 20 years, this year witnessed a number of particularly troubling incidents on and around the Harvard campus. First, in October, a student was assaulted on Flagg Street--just a few paces from his residence in Mather House. He was threatened at knife point, beaten and left with a cut over his right eye and multiple bruises on his face and head. Just two weeks later, the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) revealed that a female student jogging on Memorial Drive was raped in broad daylight. This spring, there...
Faculty members have been targets as well. Kennedy School of Government Professor James R. Russell announced last fall that he and a friend were victims of an attempted assault near the Charles River in September. Russell openly criticized the Harvard Police for making light of security issues...
...than toys and clothes--and not all the commerce flows through legitimate channels. In California last week federal agents swept up seven suspects, including a representative of a state-owned Chinese arms company, in a sting operation that involved smuggling 2,000 fully automatic AK-47 assault rifles into the U.S. A plot that would have earned $4 million and contributed to the illegal firepower already menacing American streets is, as Justice Department officials said, a very serious matter. But the diplomatic questions hovering over it may be still more important: What did the Chinese government know about this criminal...