Word: countryman
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However, Vern Countryman, professor of Law, yesterday objected to the bill, claiming it has many questionable features...
...Something should be done to make federal criminal sentence laws more uniform," Countryman said, adding that strong limitations on judicial discretion are inappropriate...
...Countryman also objected to the bill's many lesser-known political and social provisions. He thought that an amendment tacked onto the bill by Sen. Robert Dole (R-Kans.), allowing judges to deny pre-trial release to persons accused of murder, treason, rape, sabotage, or trafficking in narcotics, is probably unconstitutional. Dershowitz agreed the provision was a "crass political compromise." Vorenberg refused comment on the Dole amendment...
...hour-long broadcast by Israel's Armed Forces Radio, listeners had the chance to phone in questions for the network's correspondents in Cairo. One Israeli woman wanted a description of Egyptian fashions. A listener from Haifa asked about poverty in Egypt and was told by his countryman on the scene: "There are some depressing sights here, but there have been a lot of improvements as well...
...Like his countryman Graham Parker, Costello combines the punch of early rock forms with very contemporary lyrics. In Radio, Radio he jabs at Top 40 conservatism that he feels has helped throttle pop creativity for a decade...