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...rules could easily be applied to conduct surveillance on ordinary Americans. The act gives the government broad new power to conduct "sneak and peek" searches--to go into Americans' homes when they're out and look around without telling anyone. Such searches are far more intrusive than traditional "knock and announce" ones...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Law: Rough Justice | 12/10/2001 | See Source »

...artist and eventually a father with Veronika, and his role as an authority figure with Helga, who treats him with a child-like dependency. Thomas’ life becomes highly complex, and he keeps up the charade for no explicit reason, except that he is simply too weak to knock off a couple corners of his triangle. This is most certainly the crux of the story’s charm. Schlink takes incredible joy in keeping Thomas’ motivations unclear. Though this makes “Sugar Peas” far less believable than the other pieces, it also...

Author: By Clint J. Froehlich, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Layers of Love | 12/7/2001 | See Source »

...adds fuel to the fire that these teams are doing well, but no one is really talking about the rankings,” said junior captain Jamie Hagerman. “We know we have the ability to knock off top teams...

Author: By Kathryn J. Hodel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Hockey Hosts ECAC East Leaders | 12/7/2001 | See Source »

...confident it has a long technological lead, as well as patents on most of its key innovations. "Reverse engineering this thing won't be easy," says Schmertzler. "This is not a pet rock." Yet if the Segway is a runaway hit, you can bet that a flood of knock-offs--much less sophisticated but also much cheaper--will soon wash over the market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reinventing the Wheel | 12/2/2001 | See Source »

...This particular case had people who seemed to be going out of their way to be uncooperative,” Drye said. “There were people who were verbally advocating that the crowds not only ignore the officers, but, for example, knock them down...

Author: By Nalina Sombuntham, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Peace Rally Charges Spark Concern | 11/30/2001 | See Source »

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