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...Quite frankly, this case was probably one of the weaker clemency cases...There were no real claims of mental illness, no question of guilt. It was a triple murder. He had one argument dealing with post-traumatic stress from Vietnam, but really he had a snowball's chance in hell...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Upton, | Title: Terms of the Death Debate | 2/3/1999 | See Source »

Monsanto disagrees--and not without reason. Say what they will about Terminator, even some detractors admit that the company designs a hell of a seed. The maker of one of the world's most popular herbicides, Monsanto has created crops that are resistant to the toxin. With it, farmers can spray away weeds without spraying away their harvest. The company has also developed plants with a built-in toxin that is harmless to humans but lethal to insects. If farmers in the developing world use these muscled-up crops--even with Terminator genes--their harvests might increase enough to cover...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Suicide Seeds | 2/1/1999 | See Source »

...only because it passes the no-maiming criterion but also because it--as Nash explains it--"tells a story." A tape of a fight between fraternity boys and locals at a football game fails because it's "nothing more than random violence. It has no redeeming value." In hell, apparently, there are 200 different words...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: When Good Networks Go Bad | 2/1/1999 | See Source »

...common rooms, whining, complaining and lamenting proceed at a full gallop. Not only do we suffer under the burden of exams and term papers, but these winter months seem prime time for the onset of existential malaise. One friend suggested to me that The Crimson run a headline announcing, "Hell Freezes Over," in the aftermath of last week's ice storm, which left dismal Cambridge ensconced in slippery crystal...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: Our Misery Doesn't Even Compare | 1/20/1999 | See Source »

...hypocritical Republicans are going to be forced out of the infidelity closet to follow in the wake of Henry Hyde, Dan Burton and Bob Livingston? When a Republican is next elected President, I hope the Democrats in Washington work as hard as possible to make his presidency a living hell. The actions of the Republicans have created a blueprint to follow. DEAN DUANE Highlands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 18, 1999 | 1/18/1999 | See Source »

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