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...reform, and the ultimate passing of a bill, seems to have brought out far more serious threats - and a more serious response from law enforcement. Telephone and e-mail threats have escalated to vandalized gas lines, envelopes containing mysterious white powder, bricks thrown through windows and threats of sniper fire against children and grandchildren. Earlier this week, a man was arrested for making death threats against Senator Patty Murray, a Washington Democrat. Soon afterward, a California man was arrested for doing the same thing to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "The uptick in threats - I noticed it in the December time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health Care's Ugly Aftermath: The Death Threats Mount | 4/9/2010 | See Source »

...gives the sticker man four shots, rapid fire...

Author: By Clifford M. Marks, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Baby Balancing Act | 4/8/2010 | See Source »

Members of the besieged government of Kyrgyzstan suspect that Moscow precipitated the violent upheaval that has swept the former Soviet republic in Central Asia. Already scores of people have been killed and hundreds more wounded after troops opened fire on protesters, who in turn overpowered the police, stormed and looted government buildings and forced President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to flee the country. On Wednesday, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin denied any involvement by his country in the turmoil after his Kyrgyz counterpart said that Putin gave the go-ahead to the revolt. But whether or not the Kremlin urged the Kyrgyz...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kyrgyzstan: Did Moscow Subvert a U.S. Ally? | 4/8/2010 | See Source »

...Ellen had] been struggling a little bit before today, and she came out with fire in her eyes,” co-captain Margaux Black said. “She came out ready to smash the ball, and that’s exactly what...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Wins Two Against State Rival | 4/7/2010 | See Source »

...Generose's home and demanded money. She gave them everything she had - $120 - but they wanted more. They started beating her husband and Generose cried out to alert her neighbors. As punishment they killed her husband and then cut off Generose's leg, cooked it over the fire, and told the children to eat the leg. Her nine-year old son refused so they killed him. The other children did as they were told. [The militia members] tried to burn them alive, but her children managed to drag her out of the house and save her. Next door, they killed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Oprah to Congo: One Woman's Attempt to Save Thousands | 4/7/2010 | See Source »

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