Word: commitments
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...characters on the fringes of American life, they tend to reserve their real suspicion for the forces of law and order. That lesson was delivered again last Saturday in San Antonio, Texas, as 11 followers of cult leader David Koresh were acquitted of charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the deaths of four federal agents a year ago this week. Jubilant defense attorneys slapped each other on the back. Did it not matter that five defendants faced prison terms as long as 10 years for manslaughter? Said Dan Cogdell, a key defense lawyer: "The conspiracy count...
...abroad. Eventually these transactions totaled $1.5 million -- all of it allegedly paid to the Ameses first by the Soviet Union, then by Russia, in exchange for national-security secrets. Last week Ames, 52, and his wife, 41, were arrested in Arlington, Virginia, and charged with conspiracy to commit espionage. If convicted, they could face life in prison...
...look at the reason why people leave,[one of them is that] they want to commit moretime to other activities," Garza says...
Some students also complain that the approach of the School of Public Health instructors, who focus heavily on statistics, distracts the class from answering the question of why people commit violent acts...
...going to stick to our policy, and a good number of other institutions will stick to their policies," Rudenstine said. "That's a little different than signing an agreement under the Justice Department's supervision to commit to that...