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...life advocates seized upon the crime as the logical end to the slippery slope of abortion rights. It offered an occasion to revisit the effort to close a "health of mother" loophole that allows partial-birth abortions, not just for women in dire straits but teenagers who have changed their minds. You don't have to be persuaded that the difference between what Amy and Brian did and a third-trimester abortion is only time (a couple of weeks) and place (a $56-a-night motel rather than a clinic) to retreat to a dark corner of your conscience...
...Mugunga camp, held captive by Hutu militias, cut off from food deliveries. As they do so often, the images began to galvanize political leaders. Aid officials called for immediate help, France demanded action, U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali got busy. Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, watching the dire forebodings on TV, decided Canada should lead a humanitarian mission--provided the U.S. would take part...
...provoke perilous consequences for a country hovering on the threshold of economic collapse after 30 years of high-handed rule. But since September, when Zaire's eastern provinces fell under attack from local Tutsi rebels, Mobutu's uncertain condition--and continued hold on power--has been a matter of dire import. Three weeks ago, Le Monde reported that his prostate cancer had metastasized to his bones. But a guest whom Mobutu received last week found that he looked relaxed and appeared in command of himself. Mobutu planned to return to Lausanne for more tests and said he is keen...
First, it provides an excuse to incarcerate a large proportion of poor black and brown youths, for whom there are few jobs and who might rebel against their dire condition. Also, the deleterious effects of these drugs on rational thought keeps these youths from organizing themselves into a potent political force...
...conservatives by calling for lower taxes and a balanced budget while reminding her party's liberal base of her steadfast support for Medicare and her work in the state legislature on behalf of women and children. And at every opportunity she labeled Jenkins an extremist, painting a dire picture of life in "Woody's World," where abortion rights would be curtailed, assault weapons plentiful and--a cornerstone of his campaign--the income tax would be replaced by a regressive national sales tax. Jenkins, who made a name for himself in the legislature by sponsoring a "shoot-the-burglar...