Word: informant
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After the notification process Leonard said, "the burden shifts to each person" to tell the bank if he or she qualifies. He added that since banks are not aware of the ages of their customers, customers will still be charged for services until they inform the bank of their...
...stop passengers in airports, inspect open fields for drugs, seize evidence in "plain view" and search automobiles. But experts predict that the court will not touch the most basic safeguard, the right to counsel, and doubt that it will greatly trim back the Miranda decision, which requires police to inform suspects of their rights to counsel and against self-incrimination...
...Sadat signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979, Jordan now becomes the first country to rescind that gesture of disapproval. Although Egypt and Jordan have had a growing number of contacts over the past year, even Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was slightly amazed when King Hussein telephoned to inform him of his decision. Said a delighted Mubarak: "This is a daring step by King Hussein on the right path regarding Arab cohesion...
...minister's quandary results from growing public alarm over child abuse, which has led to numerous state laws requiring anyone who knows about such a crime to inform authorities. In at least 20 states, toughened child-abuse laws have eliminated the longstanding legal and societal recognition of the "clergy-penitent privilege." Mellish would face no legal trouble if the crime were murder or rape; clergy in Florida are forced to testify only concerning abuse of children, the aged and the handicapped. His jailing, however brief, has prompted united interreligious support, with Roman Catholic priests and Jewish rabbis joining Protestants...
...greater than in any previous election. At stake on one level are a set of tough, specific public policy matters with a clear religious dimension: abortion, public school prayer, tax credits for parents of private school students. The debate has also raised more abstract questions: Just how should faith inform public policymaking? Should clergy involve themselves and their congregations directly in politics? To what extent should religious beliefs be thrust into the campaign...