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...been mishandled along the way. This week, the lower house of Parliament will begin debate on a Berlusconi-backed "change of venue" bill that would give the accused wide latitude to request moving a trial to a new jurisdiction if he suspects judges are biased. Is Berlusconi a closet bleeding heart for the plight of the indicted masses? Not likely. Suffice it to say that the conservative media baron-turned-politician empathizes with the accused. The two-and-a-half-year-long trial against Berlusconi and his associates for allegedly bribing Rome judges in the mid-'80s returned...
...Carolina at Chapel Hill for incoming freshmen to read a book about the Koran [NATION, Aug. 19], I would note that every religion, past, present and future, is a fit subject for academic study anywhere. Those who are suspicious of the idea probably have a dripping ax in their closet. ALLEN N. WOLLSCHEIDT Chandler, Ariz...
...road forked somewhere, dividing those most directly affected from everyone else. It is one thing to choke up when we read the "Portraits of Grief" obituaries in the New York Times, another to wake up every morning knowing there's a pair of ski boots in your hall closet that will never be used again and decide whether this is the day you'll finally take off your wedding ring. Many may have had a burst of spiritual fuel, but that's not the same as having your minister suggest that God must have quite a plan for your life...
...heat and bitter cold, they have logged fewer sick days than before the national crisis. "They're tired and they've made a lot of personal sacrifices, but they continue to demonstrate the same dedication today as they did on the 11th of September," says Anderson. Anderson's own closet-size cubicle inside the small brick customs office is a spartan place purged of distractions except for photos of Linda and their daughter, 23, and son, 19. Taped to the wall is a tattered cartoon of a happy dragon picking his teeth. The caption reads: "No matter how hard...
...Chin’s father looked on with a video camera, Chin and Thornton agreed to split their two-room suite into two single rooms. They also delighted in the suite’s walk-in closet and marble-decorated bathroom...