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...anger, fear. There were rapes, beatings and murders. I heard stories from people I was close to. You're in a hot fire zone. A villager comes up from behind, let's say, a sand dune. He's surrendering, but sometimes a guy would just pull a trigger and blow him away...
...people, while it is only 4.4 in states without a legalized death penalty. Between 1952 and 1967, California had an execution once every two months, while there were no executions from 1968 to 1991; the homicide rate was twice as high in the first period. These facts blow a large hole through any theory of deterrence...
...supposed” to read to be well-rounded and literate and cool like that. But there are always new and wonderful and crazy books to be read, so we are pleased to bring you some random and not-so-random new titles, just in time for you to blow off your reading period work...
...policy, especially when it comes to dealing with international security crises such as Iraq and the Balkans. And it will certainly continue to play its leadership role in pressing the commission to adopt tough resolutions on human rights abuses in China and elsewhere. But the vote is clearly a blow to the prestige of a nation that sees itself as a global champion of human rights...
...while Crockett’s no-hitter may have softened the blow, Harvard’s elimination was no easier to accept...