Word: control
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...apparent urging of authorities. He was hardly friendless upon arrival in the U.S.: in 1996 Houston's mayor proclaimed a Li Hongzhi Day--and there are Falun Gong chapters in eight countries and 21 American states. Li's finances seem robust, although it's unclear how much control he has over his organization...
...library? What can journalists tell others about the mind we all share, the innocent mind and the murderous? That is the real news of your death. That is the news I want to remember next week, when Kosovo is over or not over, and CONGRESS DEBATES GUN CONTROL, and Al Hirt's trumpet is no longer heard...
DIED. ROMAN HRUSKA, 94, former conservative Senator from Nebraska; in Omaha. A longtime ranking minority member of the Judiciary Committee before retiring in 1976, Hruska relentlessly opposed gun control and led the fight to restore the death penalty for various federal crimes. Among his most memorable battles: defending Harrold Carswell, a Nixon Supreme Court nominee accused by Democrats of being mediocre. "Even if he were mediocre, there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers," said Hruska. "They are entitled to a little representation, aren't they...
Sources: Office of National Drug Control Policy; Centers for Disease Control; Los Angeles Times; New York Times; HHS; Washington Post
...only Belgrade's peace offensive that challenges NATO's control over events in Kosovo. The peace framework agreed to last Thursday by NATO and Russia makes the U.N. Security Council the central vehicle for peace in Kosovo, requiring its endorsement of an international peace force. But both Russia and China have veto power in the council, which makes it unlikely that NATO will have everything its own way in a peace deal. "Washington's ability to control the situation is waning as pressure mounts for a deal," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. "Even among countries that have supported NATO...