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...rights were concerned, he claimed, China's steady economic growth has reduced the number of people living below the poverty line from 250 million to 50 million. With more than 1 billion people in all, China has to be more concerned than other nations about stability. Dissidents were in jail for criminal activity, not their political views, he insisted. "We just see these things from different points of view," Jiang maintained. The standoff continued for an hour and 45 minutes, when the two Presidents parted with a respectful handshake...
Caitlin and Samuel Dowe-Sandes live in New York City's once infamous Hell's Kitchen, just north and west of Times Square, but their tiny one-bedroom apartment is more like a jewel box than a jail. Antique furniture and Persian rugs are complemented by original art on the walls. A vintage yellow icebox opens to reveal liqueurs, whiskeys and port glasses. On top sits the couple's decanter collection. This one is Danish, 1890s; these two are French, 1920s. Duke Ellington's jazz floats from the bedroom, and Sam's latest purchase, a gold jacquard smoking jacket, hangs...
...villainies--tying nice girls to railroad tracks, playing poker with an extra ace--are elaborate setups, abominations staged by the author to make the good guys look good in the last chapter. This, of course, is what good guys do; they look good. And the bad guys go to jail or perdition...
...Pending appeal, Woodward faces life in jail, with a chance of parole in 15 years. She may also apply for transfer to a British prison. And the child-care debate will no doubt continue to rage among people like the Eappens, a couple who hired an inexperienced teenager to look after their two babies for little over $100 a week...
Since each Faculty member is required to teach a certain number of classes and periods of leave are restricted, the requirement to serve jail time for any extended period of time would result in the loss of tenure...