Word: lublin
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Condon, 44, took statewide office in 1994, but already he is being touted for Governor and beyond. Condon is "the most ambitious and opportunistic attorney general this state has seen in modern times," says David Lublin, a professor of political science at the University of South Carolina. "He has taken clever political advantage of the backlash against the 'moral looseness,' and is effective at getting his message...
...South Carolina, but Condon expects the numbers to rise next year. (Sixty-nine prisoners in the state are on death row.) Condon has long been passionate on the subject. In the 1994 campaign for attorney general, a race in which both candidates were so pro-death penalty that Professor Lublin refers to it as the "Fry-Off," Condon suggested replacing the electric chair with an "electric couch...
...teacher in Philadelphia, where I stayed in 1991. I was paralyzed upon seeing his photograph in Time among the victims of the 747 crash. I will never forget his wonderful teaching and paternal support. The greatest loss to humanity is the loss of people like him. RAFAL ZYGMUNT Lublin, Poland Via E-mail...
...military reservists. Of the 500 or so officers and men who served in 1942 with one typical unit that Goldhagen details, Police Battalion 101, only 21 belonged to the Nazi elite force known as the SS. That year the battalion participated in a roundup of Jews from the Lublin region of Poland. Thousands were hunted down and slaughtered in execution orgies that left the police splattered with the blood and brains of their helpless victims...
...businessman in Rome. Swapping stories and memories, Kluger calls the Pope by his youthful nickname, Lolek. John Paul likes to spend his vacations hiking with the Rev. Father Tadeusz Styczen (pronounced Stee-chen), the Polish philosopher who succeeded to Wojtyla's chair at the University of Lublin and plays a key role in the shaping of his encyclicals. Styczen, 62, continues to be fascinated with John Paul. "He still remains a mystery to me. He begins to pray and five minutes later forgets anyone is around." Styczen hinted he actually feels sorry for the Pope and the responsibilities...