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William Hybl, chairman of the association's disciplinary board, vowed that the plea bargain would not get in the way of Harding's hearing, scheduled to begin June 27. Though the group can no longer impose its harshest penalty -- Harding has already resigned under duress -- it can still strip Harding of the national title she earned two days after the assault on Kerrigan. It could also demand a refund of the tens of thousands of dollars the association provided for training. The U.S. Olympic Committee might also demand reimbursement for training expenses and strip Harding of the commemorative items given...
Backpedaling on a pledge, Boris Yeltsin told a group of Russian newspaper editors that he opposed holding early presidential elections in June 1994. A senior Yeltsin aide, Sergei Filatov, argued that the promise was void because it had been made under duress during a showdown with hard-liners. Earlier in the week Yeltsin rewarded the Russian army for its support by, among other things, removing a limit on the number of its troops...
...claim their biological offspring. Many do not know that they have children; others would refuse to admit paternity. The ability of biological parents to win custody also varies from state to state. Some states allow a parent up to two years to return and claim either fraud or duress in order to win back a child. In Iowa, where the Schmidts live, court rulings allow the father to "come back at any point in the child's life," says Seader. In New York State, however, the court of appeals ruled unanimously in 1992 against a man who tried to claim...
After all that duress, Californians might have expected a polished gem of a budget. What they got instead was a very rough stone that cuts local governments by $1.3 billion, welfare payments by an average of 6% and, most brutally of all, education funding by nearly $2 billion, or 2.2%. Even though Wilson agreed to an intricate 11th-hour compromise that spread some school cuts over two years -- despite the objection of major education groups -- the Governor was judged to have won most everything else in his battle for an all- cuts, no-new-taxes budget in line with what...
Both before and during the trial, Watkins'attorney had objected, saying Watkins had revealedthat information under duress--he was afraid thatif he did not talk to the investigator, he wouldbe "kicked out of" Harvard. Prior to Watkins'conviction, no hearing was held to considerwhether the statement was given under intensepressure...