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...LOOK AT HIM, you would never suspect what he has gone through. Few visible scars betray his ordeal. His socks and shoes conceal the most obvious reminders--an extensive collection of burns on his legs and feet, which were slit open and then cauterized with smoldering cigarettes. Of course, maybe if you looked closely, you might notice his crooked jaw, which protrudes unevenly, expecially when he indulges in a rare smile. His hunched shoulders and shuffling gait--the drooping posture of one who faced prison torture for over a year--call more attention to themselves, especially as he walks around...
...great deal more is necessary. Because of the mobility of guns, only federal laws can have any effect upon them. Rifles and shotguns - long guns - are not the problem; they make the best weapons for defending the house anyway, and they are hard for criminals to conceal. Most handguns are made to fire at people, not at targets or game. Such guns should be banned...
...fury that one of them, Bill Butler of the Audubon Society, warned his staff that Watt was too hostile to deal with right now. There were a couple of wildlife representatives at the meeting, and at one point, during a discussion about predators, Watt made no effort to conceal his strong feelings that coyotes should be largely killed off. "Maybe we can get Mrs. Reagan to wear a coyote coat," he said in a clumsy effort at a joke, noting that trappers and bounty hunters would get more business. The wildlife men winced...
...chandeliers in the palatial $250 million conference center glittered brilliantly, and fleets of limousines shuttled among 70 newly built VIP villas. But no amount of extravagance could conceal the divisions that plagued the 37 Muslim nations represented at last week's third Islamic summit in Saudi Arabia's mountain resort of Taif...
...paranoid sense that something major could happen at any moment." More than any story in years, the hostages tugged hard at journalists' hearts and patriotism. As Suro notes: "The old rule of 'No cheering in the press box' was difficult to observe." Indeed, few staffers could conceal a rooting interest. Says Washington Correspondent Johanna McGeary: "What Carter and his people have wanted most of all is the moment of declaring the hostages free. For one, I am glad they may have...