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...court's reconsideration of the death penalty, the third time in the past four years that the subject has been before the high bench for full review. "I don't see why the rest of us have to sit through this again," joked one Justice. "Potter, Byron and John Stevens could decide this one by themselves...
...name Diaspora is frequently associated with Jewish history and culture. However, Byron Heath '77, assistant editor of Diaspora said yesterday the magazine's title refers to "the dispersion of blacks from the homeland. And in our magazine, we want to reflect variety. There's no one stereotype of blacks here...
...tense rule", and they are the best pictures of the exhibit. The 1875 group photo by Andrew Dahl (State Historical Society of Wisconsin) portrays an assembly of fantastic scowls; clearly these people weren't trying to say cheese for posterity. Another old picture from 1889 by Percy Byron (Museum of the City of New York) shows a group of bridesmaids and men whose faces are books of intrigue--great reading. When those photographed were not interested in the camera, unconsciously narrative moments are caught. Or conversely, Samuel Cooper's three old women at a 1950's affair are interested...
...other NATO nations have been trying behind-the-scenes to ease the crisis, without much success The Icelanders are not willing to compromise. As Prime Minister Hallgrimsson told TIME Correspondent Christopher Byron last week, "We are not in the mood for negotiations while British naval vessels are still in our waters...
Associate Justice Byron White, who wrote a partial dissent opposing this part of the court's ruling, raised an intriguing question. "Let us suppose that each of two brothers spends one million dollars on TV spot announcements ... urging the election of the same candidate in identical words," said White. "One brother has sought and obtained approval of the candidate; the other has not. The former may validly be prosecuted ... under the court's view, the latter may not, even though the candidate could scarcely help knowing about and appreciating the expensive favor...