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Insanity is its own manifesto. To a criminal trial lawyer, the term has several meanings and definitions. "Competent" to stand trial is actually a low-threshold legal matter. One merely has to be able to understand the nature and consequences of the charges and be able to assist in one's defense. It is obvious that Kaczynski should qualify on both counts. But his lawyers argue that the nature of his illness prevents him from accepting--and thus cooperating with--a mental-illness defense, and that, they argue, should make him incompetent to stand trial. As for defending himself, only...
...winter meeting this week in Palm Springs, Calif., they'll have a stink bomb on their hands--a resolution that would prohibit the R.N.C. from funding any candidate not opposed to partial-birth abortion. Bauer didn't write the resolution, but his politics inspired it. "This isn't a matter of ideology, it's a matter of human decency," says Colleen Parro, director of the Republican National Coalition for Life. "The Republican Party should only support candidates with a fundamental respect for human life...
...walk, you notice a remarkable spring in your step. You are so light, your body feels so airy that you almost feel as though your legs are reaching to touch the ground instead of pushing to hold you up. You don't even feel tired. As a matter of fact, you feel more energetic than you felt the day before! Not only that, but you feel more alert than ever; when you look around at the buildings outside, everything appears incredibly sharp and focused, and the voices of the people around you sound remarkably loud and distinct. Later...
...during these times when I am truly overwhelmed by the concept of Team Love. At those moments sports becomes not just a game but a part of your soul. It is about knowing that no matter what happens your teammates will always be there, willing to give everything they have for you. No coach inspires it, no competition demands it, no championship ever rewards it. It is brought about by a unique blend of individuals who care for one another, not only on the field where they are bound together, but off the field where they become inextricably linked...
...Getty is, in many ways, not about the art, and, not surprisingly, most Angelenos don't seem to care. No matter how long the lines and how mediocre the art viewing in these first overcrowded months, the people of the Southland, and really from all over the world, will continue to stream to the museum. The new Getty Center is a quintessential piece of Los Angeles, replete with grandeur and extravagance. It is the Disneyland of art museums, the Universal Studios of views and thrills and promises to be the trendy destination in America's favorite trendy metropolis...