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...malicious war-crimes cases against American troops abroad, or even decision makers at home. Now, if courts around the world begin to step in as Garzon has done, the U.S. could decide that a well-designed tribunal with established procedures would be better than worrying about that midnight knock on the door...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pinochet Problem | 12/14/1998 | See Source »

Will all these initiatives eventually take the pressure off the world's remaining virgin forests? Knock wood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forests: GOOD WOOD: Timber With A Green Pedigree | 12/14/1998 | See Source »

...with an aggressive checking system of its own, generating a few quality scoring chances. Only five minutes into the period, Harvard went on the power play and put Clarkson goalie Shawn Grant to the test. A flurry of shots left the puck in the crease, but no one could knock...

Author: By Richard S. Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Clarkson, St. Lawrence Two-Time M. Hockey | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

...Crimson dam held and Jonas somehow kept the puck out of the net. Among his many saves was an amazing diving poke check to knock the puck off Clarkson top-scorer Erik Cole's stick as the center attempted to skate around the netminder on a breakaway with under 10 seconds remaining in the period...

Author: By Michael R. Volonnino, | Title: Tale of Two Teams | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

...they will let on when talking to strangers. Lea's uncle, Steve Leonard, for example, has nothing against hunting. But he gave up the sport at age 16 after he made a poor shot at a doe and only wounded it. "I had to shoot two more times to knock it down," he recalls, the regret still raw in his voice. "And when I got close, I saw it still wasn't dead, and I had to shoot it again in the head to stop its suffering...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Kids Hunt? | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

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