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...turns out to be unexpectedly cohesive and intelligent in their performances. The artistic decisions of the directors help bring out the most important moments without detracting from the subtleties of character that each member of the cast establishes. By the close of act one, the audience is completely drawn into the details of the case and the passionate opinions of each member of the jury, as Juror #8 slowly convinces his fellows to question the inner workings of the case, each other, and, finally, themselves. —Staff writer Rachel A Burns can be reached at rburns@fas.harvard.edu...
...what would be an almost two-hour discussion on how they would conduct their delegate vote. Party rules prohibit secret ballots, and the group had decided to vote by writing their choice for a state convention delegate on a sheet next to the voter's name. But the sheet - drawn up by the precinct chairwoman, an Obama supporter - had listed the 9 Clinton precinct delegates first, followed by the 16 Obama delegates. This would allow the Obama supporters to see how their rivals had voted before they cast any of their choices, the Clinton supporters argued, enabling them to adjust...
...police were coming toward us with their guns drawn. We were saying "It came from that way! You should be running with the guns toward where the bullet came from...
...Yomiuri Shimbun, the huge newspaper that also owns its own baseball team, was a major sponsor of the Boston-Oakland series and was responsible for the timing of the games to coincide with the local leagues' opening week - which the NPB found so obnoxious. Could Japan be further drawn into the American baseball empire? Well, maybe not. Says Masaki Nagino, planning director of the NPB's Central League: "Not just yet, if you consider the logistics. It still takes 11 hours to fly across the Pacific and as long as that holds, that's our protection...
...children who have been neglected or abused, leaving them too damaged to benefit from education or training. "The level they're at is just about survival," she says. "The public can't imagine having a daily life that's so empty and exhausting." In such circumstances, girls are often drawn into prostitution. Many have babies while still teenagers, partly to jump queues for social housing but mainly to find some affection. "What do you need to care about if no one loves you?" says Mullins. "If no one has love for you, you aren't going to feel love...