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...intentionally causing great suffering or serious injury, rape, sexual assault or abuse and taking hostages. The bill states that these prohibitions "shall fully satisfy United States obligations" under Geneva. It would apply retroactively to all detentions after 9/11 to provide some legal protection to U.S. jailers and interrogators who dealt with detainees between then and the putative passage of the bill...
...so glad that your astronomy cover story about the first stars [Sept. 4] dealt with what we astronomers really do rather than the mere semantic debate over whether Pluto is a planet or a dwarf planet. Michael Lemonick wonderfully conveyed the feeling of using a big telescope and showed how astronomers work together observing in different parts of the spectrum to gain a picture of that early stage of our universe...
...press conference that dealt with such weighty measures - a rare case where, as Carl Hulse wrote in today's New York Times, " the policy is as monumental as the politics," the meeting had more than the usual share of light-hearted moments. Bush always tries a little too hard to remind those watching at home that he's one of the boys; his penchant for broad one-liners and his reflexive "heh-heh-hehing" has earned him the nickname "Shecky-in-Chief" from some. Today, there was prop comedy from NBC's David Gregory, who had to extricate himself from...
...confident it will continue to play at the same level.“Whatever our capabilities were before the adversity, I think they are still the same,” said senior running back Clifton Dawson. “I think all this adversity we’ve dealt with will only make us stronger.”Although many questions remain about starting quarterback Chris Pizzotti and the strength of the offensive line, the Crusaders should not pose a big threat.The Crimson has won the last four meetings and eight of nine, pulling out a 31-21 second-half...
...Miami-based attorney. Soto maintains the government lost its chance to go after his client as a terrorist when they initially detained him. "You have to choose whether you are going to charge someone as an immigration law violator or a terrorist," Soto says. "The individuals in Guantanamo are dealt with as terrorists. That is not what the American government decided to do with Luis Posada Carriles. They placed him in normal removal proceedings. They cannot go back and call him a terrorist...