Word: excepts
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These hate shows are generally protected by the First Amendment. In addition, the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 requires that public- access channels be uncensored (except for obscenity) and available to all. Even Ta-Har's antiwhite tirades were not, in the view of lawyers for TCI Cable of Westchester, inflammatory enough to outweigh his right to free speech. Some municipalities have fought back by banning non-locally produced shows on public-access channels or requiring that such shows have a local sponsor...
...suicide attempt, whispering, "If you don't make it, I'll kill you." But none is more harrowing than the moment of Ike's killer kiss. It shows how tender a man's domination can seem and how a woman, prodded by terror and responsibility, can see no option except acceding to his abuse. The happy ending -- escape from his thrall, sanity restored, a career of her own -- comes later...
...dictatorial duties from his 81-year-old father, "Great Leader" Kim Il Sung, appears determined to build a secret arsenal of nuclear weapons. His government had threatened to quit the 150-nation Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons last Saturday; it had ordered all foreigners except diplomats to leave and barred international inspectors from the country. If the outside world resorted to military force, a senior ! official in Pyongyang had warned, it would mean "plunging the whole Korean peninsula into the flame...
...Except in the rare instance where the RU 486 is enough to induce a quick abortion, the woman must take two 200-mg Cytotec pills within the next 48 hours. Because the timing is critical and doctors want to monitor the effects of this contraction-inducing drug, women are required to return to the clinic. They are encouraged to remain for four hours, even if the expulsion happens earlier. Eight to 10 days later, they must pay a final visit for an exam to make sure no part of the egg remains...
...game. A new book written by a self-described compulsive gambler claims that Jordan made wagers on golf games that resulted in debts as high as $1.25 million, an amount the star says is "preposterous." As a result of such publicity, Jordan is a man who is guarded everywhere except on court. He has to shop in stores when they are closed, to stay away from streets, to talk only with the trusted likes of people such as Barkley. His checks written to a convicted criminal, and his no-show at a White House reception, are regarded with more wonder...