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...agency dropped its investigation of security guard Richard Jewell, the only individual whose name has surfaced in connection with the blast. The FBI has come under considerable criticism for allowing Jewell's life to be turned upside down on the basis of scant evidence, and some observers contend that the focus on Jewell may have dried up avenues leading to other suspects. The stalled investigation is especially frustrating to an FBI that recently determined just how lethal the bomb could have been: last week Kennedy revealed that the bomb's force was diminished because a group of teenagers kicked...
Proponents of voluntary euthanasia also contend that physician assisted suicide is already practiced by countless doctors across the world, it's just that it's never reported. Therefore, the argument goes, by legalizing euthanasia we would actually be reducing the potential for misuse because such a process would then be subject to close scrutiny with strict guidelines. But if there are doctors who play God already, although it is illegal, given a freer hand, there might be doctors who could even more severely misuse their powers. A physician has a job to perform, and that is to save lives; just...
African-American filmmakers and critics contend that white audiences would cross color lines if Hollywood had enough faith to spend more money on quality black films. Quality is a subjective term, of course, but in the case of The Preacher's Wife, many industry insiders believe Disney has demonstrated that faith. Yet even those who have seen it and liked it are concerned about the film's commercial prospects. "It's a beautiful picture," says John Krier of Exhibitor Relations, a firm that tracks box-office results. Nonetheless, he says, several theater operators are worried. "How can they convince white...
Simpson will also be quizzed about the six weeks leading up to the murders. Both the plaintiffs and the prosecutors contend that those weeks were important, that it was the time when Nicole Brown Simpson made a final break from her ex-husband. Although Simpson on the stand last week described Nicole as the pursuer--he had called her attentions "incessant" in his deposition--he acknowledges that he gave Nicole a $6,000 diamond-and-sapphire bracelet for her birthday on May 19, but that she returned the gift within two weeks...
...course, the defense would argue just the opposite. Many court observers contend that Simpson attorney Robert Baker's surprisingly persuasive argument that O.J. had cut his hand while napping was a turning point in the trial. Jurors were also seen nodding in seeming agreement when Baker contended that 6 billion-to-1 DNA odds still represented reasonable doubt. And certainly the plaintiffs' case suffered a blow when Kato Kaelin admitted he had initially testified for the prosecution in the vain hope that with O.J. behind bars, he'd be allowed to move into the main house...