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...this one is no different. More guns simply do not mean more murder, at least if you look beyond a few states in Western Europe. Israel has more guns per capita than the U.S., but its murder rate is almost half that of oft-exalted Canada. Sweden and Finland are two comparably armed societies, but you're much more likely to get knocked off in one than in the other. And Switzerland, with widespread gun ownership, is far safer than many other countries with more restrictive policies. Clearly, what works for some does not work for all. A flabby cosmopolitanism...
...simply some of the pirates for which the region is notorious, American tourists James and Mary Murphy, of Rochester, N.Y., may be even luckier than they first thought to have escaped their captors. Those currently held captive at an undisclosed location in Philippines waters include citizens of Finland, France, Germany, Lebanon, Malaysia and South Africa. But if they had managed to hold onto the two Americans who escaped during the raid on the Sipadan resort, that might have tempted the kidnappers to aim high in their demands. Although the kidnappers have issued no demands as yet, in previous kidnappings...
...reply 11. Congressman Rothman called him a "brutish thug" 12. __ de deux 16. Seemingly forever 19. Senator Joseph, who endorsed Gore 21. Hsia, who was found guilty of making illegal contributions to the Democrats 23. Hell, to Sherman 24. D.C. fund raiser 26. Natural-selection theoretician 27. __ Halonen, Finland's first woman President 28. Hall of Famer Lefty 29. Pollster's projection 30. Stutz Bearcat contemporary 31. Wen Ho Lee has been denied bail in the Los __ security breach 32. 1936 Peace Nobelist Carlos Saavedra __ 34. C.I.C. 36. Delta of Venus author 38. Diner orders, for short 39. "March Madness...
Greece 91% Austria 82% Finland...
...president Jack Devine. "They know how to negotiate." Evidently. According to Devine, the "negotiators" came up with an agreement "which was comfortable for all parties." The ordeal cost Copperfield more than $500,000, but on Jan. 15 his magic convoy finally disappeared from Russia, crossing the border into friendlier Finland...