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...reminiscent of one of Li’l Bit’s early encounters with Peck at the age of thirteen, when she tells him, “You’ve got to let me–draw the line. And once it’s drawn, you mustn’t cross...
...burglar down the street and gave him brain damage. The issue is delicate, mediating self-defense and personal revenge; consequentially, there’s an uncertain policy in Britain, and a dubious one in the United States. Self-defense is a priority, but a firm line must be drawn to prevent the burgled from simply taking the law into their own hands...
...violence overall. Although some burglars may be deterred by homeowners with guns, others will simply come armed; there is almost twice the percentage of violent burglaries in the U.S. than in the U.K.. Thus it’s clear that a limit on defense against burglars must be drawn...
...former Defense Minister and Commander in Chief of the armed forces, Tin Oo has at once drawn the extreme ire of the regime for opposing military rule and supporting democracy and gaining the admiration of others. "When he was first arrested he had a wide network of friends in the military and beyond," said Josef Silverstein, a retired academic and Burma expert from Rutgers University. "He was well respected and listened...
...coming home to give leadership to Texas," Hutchison has said in numerous interviews across the state, noting that she stepped aside from making a bid to be the state's 48th governor to allow Perry to run for another term in 2006. (See Kay Bailey Hutchison's drawn-out decision to run for governor...