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...lawsuits on behalf of plaintiffs sickened by asbestos exposure. Two state supreme courts, New Jersey's in 1982 and Louisiana's in 1986, set crucial precedents by determining that defendant Manville was liable for asbestos-related illnesses even if the company had not been aware of the substance's danger. Two years later, the trust was established from the company's assets, and officials predicted that 80,000 to 100,000 people would file claims against...
...Army Rangers and special forces died at the battle of Mogadishu in 1993?the subject of the film Black Hawk Down?some relatives of the dead thought their sons had been betrayed by their political leaders, while many citizens felt guilty about allowing men to be placed in danger for an ill-defined purpose...
...West African asylum seekers - are "untouchable." For a start, drug use is not illegal in Switzerland, and possession of .2 grams or less of cocaine doesn't warrant arrest. Also, Swiss law treats seriously its obligations not to repatriate asylum seekers who claim their lives would be in danger in their home countries. "When these guys get here, they already know how the system works and how to pull the strings," agent Martin says. Even when police do swoop - they intercepted 1,175 African dealers last year, compared with 581 in 2000 - "they're only out of circulation...
When she became secretary-general of Amnesty International last August, says Irene Khan, international human-rights groups like the million-strong, 40-year-old organization she had been tapped to head were in danger of becoming complacent. "Sept. 11 and everything that happened after, all the antiterrorist legislation, the rapid rolling back of civil liberties in so many countries," put a swift stop to that, says Khan...
...danger is that kids will think about these cultures in a certain way,” Wong said...