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...recession does end this summer, it would be similar in length to other postwar downturns, which lasted an average of 11 months. Despite the roller coaster of consumer emotion, however, strong U.S. exports have helped make the latest business contraction relatively mild. As measured from the third quarter last year, total U.S. GNP has so far dropped about 1.1% after adjusting for inflation, compared with an average decline of 2.7% for other slumps since World...
...defendants have a right to counsel; they did." But she ignored the fact that lawyers had not met their clients, saw none of the prosecution's evidence and could not cross-examine witnesses. Under questioning, she acknowledged "glitches" in the trials. Only later did the State Department issue a mild communique saying the U.S. "was concerned by allegations that due process may not have been fully observed...
...could take many months to be decided. Even if she loses, there is some speculation that State President F.W. de Klerk will pardon her rather than jail the wife of his main partner in negotiations to shape a multiracial regime. That partner, A.N.C. deputy president Nelson Mandela, took a mild line. He expressed confidence that his wife's name would eventually be entirely cleared and said he would continue talking to De Klerk...
Last summer Bush's doctors told him to ease up on the jogging, not because of his heart but because of a mild degenerative arthritis condition in his hips. Advised to switch to low-impact aerobics, Bush had StairMaster and Lifecycle machines installed in his private upstairs office at the White House. He cut his jogging to a couple of miles once a week...
...course, there are limits to fair punishment for relatively mild violations of University rules. The students should not be expelled for a sit-in. But lesser penalties including probation and suspension may be justified. In the end, we suspect that such penalties and the press coverage that would follow can only advance the worthy cause of diversity at the Law School...