Word: lande
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ridden amendments that comprise the federal system of laws and determine the way the nation runs. A prime example is the United States Criminal Code, a confusing profusion of laws that determine what is illegal in the eyes of the federal government and how many years a crime can land you in the slammer. Americans on all sides of the political spectrum agree that the Criminal Code is sorely in need of revision. In fact, the Code has never been fully systematized; it was last indexed in 1909. There are still laws on the books that make it a crime...
...madeth the arduous journey from the holy land they calleth Notre Dame with much fanfare. He traveled to the Houses, and spoketh great words about the future, attracting believers who followed Him up the steep pilgrimmage to the ancient roundball mecca in Cambridge...
They followed Him, hacking their way to the Banks of the mighty river that divideth the land. He pointed to the other side, there they might buy lodging near the exquisite pools. "There, my friends, there stands the promised land," He said...
When the Yankees convened an early, optional training camp for pitchers and catchers, Lyle was, as usual, absent; for Free Spirit Sparky spring always comes late. He needs less time to get in shape than most pitchers and has used the delay to concoct elaborate arrivals, threatening to land on the pitcher's mound in a helicopter or hobbling to camp swathed in plaster of paris casts. But this year, Steinbrenner decided to exercise his Prussian sense of humor. He castigated the pitcher to reporters on the grounds that Lyle had a contractual obligation to report to camp early...
...West. He also denounced Africa's own murderous dictators, self-seeking businessmen and corrupt politicians. This caused trouble in Kenya, where the All Africa Conference is based. Attorney General Charles Njonjo turned against Carr, branding him a meddler. Even though a palatial $2 million headquarters on government-donated land is due to open in Nairobi next October, Carr tried to pull the organization out of the country...