Word: heinousness
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...After heinous New England weather had forced the cancellation of a pair of doubleheaders, the first against Maine and the second against Dartmouth, Harvard (5-17) entered yesterday’s games not having played since being shut out 7-0 by Boston College a week ago. UMass (21-10) was able to capitalize on the Crimson’s rustiness by scoring early and often, winning the first game 13-0 and the second...
...proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, but the fear is reaching paranoid levels. Though actions of the Chinese government may not always be perceived as friendly, it is quite a leap to suggest that a regime which bullies its denizens is poised to threaten the U.S. Regardless of its heinous record in human rights, China is self-interested like all nations and probably favors economic development over ruinous war. Unlike North Korea, there has been no indication that the leaders in Beijing are outright mad in their approach to diplomacy. Though espionage remains a serious issue, fear of Chinese nuclear...
...Illinois [NATION, Jan. 20]. America's barbaric death penalty is no deterrent to violent murderers. The execution of just one innocent person is not acceptable. The U.S. Supreme Court should abolish the death penalty. Life in prison without parole should be the maximum penalty, even for those who commit heinous murders. PAUL L. WHITELEY SR. Louisville...
...Qaeda's most heinous acts were its sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Their scale and audacity finally forced the world to take the terrorist group seriously. But large, complex operations like the New York and Washington atrocities are not really al-Qaeda's trademark, not least because they require detailed planning and extensive resources to execute. What al-Qaeda has always been more notorious for is striking at smaller and softer targets, directly as well as through a network of subsidiaries it has developed globally. An al-Qaeda affiliate?Jemaah Islamiah (JI)?was probably...
...Shake became a national phenomenon. The Astros separated themselves from the rest of the Central in the late ’90s, and the Killer B’s became regular playoff contenders (who inevitably choked in the first round, but that’s not the point). The heinous Bud Adams left town with the Oilers in tow, and we have a brand spankin’ new team with the coolest logo...