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Dates: during 2000-2009
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"Specifically, defense attorneys have strategically been known to cry on cue and beg for their clients' lives," the motion states, meaning the attorneys are "appealing to the emotion [of the jury] instead of reason." The filing cites a 1999 capital case ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court that it is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cracking Down on Courtroom Tears | 6/24/2008 | See Source »

Politicians deploy righteous indignation like college students use credit cards - to excess and with abandon. For such seasoned performers, the emotion is easy to muster, and there are few upfront costs. Rail against powerful interests or the mendacity of your opponent on the stump, and the crowd goes nuts.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Outrage Game Bites Obama | 6/11/2008 | See Source »

Liberia’s “Iron Lady” returns to her alma mater today, this time participating in the commencement ceremonies from the podium, as this year’s Class Day speaker at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS). Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, president of Liberia, graduated from...

Author: By Alexandra perloff-giles, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Liberian Leader Will Address KSG Grads | 6/4/2008 | See Source »

Obama has “an amazing ability to combine vision with analysis, emotion with reason, and hope with good sense,” said Minow, whose well-connected father, Newton, was an early and prominent backer of Obama in Chicago.

Author: By Aditi Balakrishna and Kevin Zhou, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Obama Claims Democratic Nomination | 6/4/2008 | See Source »

Leslie Cheung is a killer-for-hire who runs an inn in a remote part of China. The other stars come by to engage his services or to hide from those ready to kill them. The film - shot by that picture-taker and mood-maker of genius, Christopher Doyle - is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Film Country for Old Men | 5/19/2008 | See Source »

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