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Although Republican Governor George Deukmejian is not running for re- election, he has adroitly played the death issue to maximize the discomfort of the Democrats. After Harris petitioned for clemency, Deukmejian decided to conduct the hearing himself, denying Van de Kamp a high-profile role that ordinarily would have been his. That led Harris to withdraw his request for a hearing, complaining he would never get a fair one from Deukmejian, who as a state legislator helped draft California's death-penalty law. The Governor has now agreed to hear a telephoned plea for clemency from Mother Teresa...
...George Bush can enjoy the Democratic discomfort. Eventually, though, the public may also wonder what the President is doing. Asked to explain why the White House will not do more to mount an attack on the deficit, an Administration official replied, "We have done a lot. We have given this plan a lot of credibility." In Washington that's what passes for leadership...
Passing a destitute person on the street is disturbing and sometimes frightening. But our fear and discomfort is nothing compared to that of the destitute person. Treating homeless people with the basic dignity that all humans deserve is costless to us, and priceless to them...
BUSINESS: Drug prices cause a rash of discomfort...
...called it a Christmas pilgrimage to the Holy Land. But Archbishop Desmond Tutu has never allowed his religious calling to prevent him from actively engaging in politics in South Africa, his home, and he behaved no differently abroad. To the studied discomfort of the Israeli government, which maintains close ties to Pretoria, Tutu used his visit to the Jewish state to air some outspokenly pro-Palestinian views...