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...cost to U.S. taxpayers of prosecuting all those extraditados - which often involves transportation and housing for witnesses, hiring bilingual lawyers and translating paperwork - tens of thousands of dollars are also spent annually to incarcerate each foreign detainee. What's more, for every Don Diego, there are dozens who rarely merit the trouble of extradition. "There is no system to filter the important from the unimportant," says Joaquin Perez, a Miami-based lawyer who defends accused Colombian traffickers. Many of those caught in the net are small-fry - like the smuggler's driver, the document forger or the guy who prepared...
...merit a full pardon, it's fine to break out the bubbly. But if you drink too much champagne and start a barroom brawl? Indulgence revoked, and you're back to square one. How's that for an incentive to keep doing good works...
...chords slow down and fade out, and one would expect the song to end here. Then the tease of the bass and the same upbeat, in-your-face crescendo that jump-started the song returns to bring the track back full-circle.These epic, guitar-driven tracks avoid becoming overbearing by merit of the piano ballads and simpler tracks sprinkled throughout the album. “Inland Sea” stands out for its ability to balance a laid-back rhythm with still complex instrumentation. Equipped with a bright introduction and a catchy chorus, the track “Fields of Coal?...
Might there be a different, less intrusive course for the Church? Yes: clarify the Pelosi statement by continuing to observe the difference between a jurist and a legislator. That may be awkward from the standpoint of the unyielding lines of moral rather than political principle, but it has the merit of following the instruction of St. Thomas Aquinas, who argued that "all should have some part in the government; for in this way peace is preserved among the people, and all are pleased with such a disposition of things and maintain...
...Though Adams, class of 1755, was one of the most studious future presidents during his time at the College, he graduated 14th out of a class of 24. At the time, class rankings were based on one’s dignity of birth and hierarchy of parentage rather than merit. In his autobiography, Adams wrote about his intellectual growth at Harvard, which came at the expense of more leisurely and amorous pursuits: “I perceived a growing Curiosity, a Love of Books and a fondness for Study, which dissipated all my inclination for Sports, and even the Society...