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...Bill Zeliff (R-N.H.) demanded that former Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen explain why he apparently did nothing to deter federal agents under his jurisdiction from using tear gas at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, even after his deputy, Roger Altman, had warned of "the risks of a tragedy" in a memo. "Isn't this an alarm crying out for some responsible action?" Zeliff asked. "Didn'tRoger Altmansound the alarm?" Bentsen responded: "The responsibility at that point was the Justice Department and the FBI. That was their jurisdiction. I had other responsibilities to attend to. I thought...
...lead to clashes with the Serbs, the French government seemed to be ready to accept a firefight as a legitimate exercise in self-defense. Without going on the offensive, the French seemed willing to push a bit to carry out the mission. But if the reinforcements do not soon deter the Serbs from attacking, and no sign of a political solution appears, the French are prepared to end the effort. "There is no formal deadline," says a government official in Paris, "but if everything is blocked and there is no prospect of a resolution in, say, two months, we would...
There was a time when capital punishment was a legitimate issue in national politics. The debate could be found in the mainstream media, in political journals, and in academic discourse: Did the death penalty deter? Was it applied fairly or in a racially-biased manner? Was execution just punishment, or was it barbaric...
...major advantage to this proposal is that it eliminates the intimidation factor that is tied to the HIV test. According to members of AIDS Education and Outreach (AEO), Peer Contraceptive Counselors (PCC) and Contact, the current system may deter students who want and need HIV tests seeking them. Such students would like to receive an HIV test but fear having their names taken down--even for a supposedly confidential file. This possible intimidation is a serious problem. In this day and age, the need for more HIV testing is simply too important to be put at risk for no clear...
Such stories would be merely amusing if the country did not have some zealots ready to vent their wrath on the U.S. with bombs and machine guns. No matter how smoothly the Hillary Clinton and Bhutto visits proceed, they cannot deter those who are most determined to do damage...