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Because the offense can more easily build weapons to counter the defense, the ABM treaty placed strict limits on missile defense, specifically preventing defense of a whole nation. It, therefore, set bounds on the nuclear arms race during the Cold War and continues to foster nuclear arms reductions...
After the meekness of Travis came Liam Gallagher, Oasis' lead singer, strutting about the stage as though about to inherit the earth. This was Oasis just as the crowd wanted it, a band impudent enough to counter criticisms of its Beatles-like sound by displaying a video of New York that culminated in a shot of John Lennon. Liam was appropriately swaggering, blithely lapping up the audience's cheers, while brother Noel let his guitar...
When prior reports have shown racial discrepancies in incarceration rates, critics have rushed to counter that minorities commit a disproportionate amount of crime. However, this response cannot explain the disparities at each stage in the process documented by the national and state data compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other federal agencies. Blacks under the age of 18 make up 15 percent of their age group and 26 percent of those arrested. But they also represent 46 percent of all juveniles referred to adult criminal courts, 40 percent of those sent to juvenile prisons and 58 percent...
...luxury airline has helped shake up an industry whose standard service--or lack thereof--is regarded by most flyers as scarcely more pleasant than root-canal work. To counter that image, American Airlines plans to yank enough seats from all of its domestic fleet by the end of the year to allow coach passengers up to an extra 4 in. of legroom. United offers a similar program in its first 10 rows but only for those holding full-price economy tickets or for premier frequent flyers...
...heading for his car, a sight which led to an enduring “going postal” joke. More fearful of the other clients than the weapons themselves, I entered Wolf’s to be engulfed by the din of shots being fired. Working behind the counter was a pudgy 16-year-old who was in the middle of the process of instructing some other clients on how to handle an Uzi. As I looked around, I saw every gun imaginable. From the Dirty Harry revolver to the Galtin gun to the James Bond Ladykiller gun, Wolf?...