Word: murdered
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Yesterday's bombing was reportedly in retaliation for the murder of Ayyash, "the Engineer," that occurred in early January; it was also supposedly in commemoration of the second-year anniversary of the Baruch Goldstein massacre in Hebron. But is this what awaits Israel--annual bombings in commemoration of events such as the Goldstein massacre (which was so widely deplored among the Israeli people and government) or the murder of Ayyash...
...Lifers are quite different types. Talents are individualistic; they tend to look upon untrammeled opportunity as the highest good. They're the opposite of mild mannered, and they are drawn to big, bold-relief political views such as the idea that taxation is theft or that abortion is murder. Lifers are conservative in the more literal sense of the word--they're not temperamentally disposed toward radical change. They have chosen to orient their life toward steadiness, loyalty and teamwork, so they put a high value on those qualities. Talents brag about wanting to destroy the system; Lifers like systems...
...figure silhouetted against a reddish-orange dawn marks the beginning of Tug Yourgrau's musical, "The Song of Jacob Zulu." The play, which opened on Broadway in 1993, is an honest attempt to recount the tragedies of a South Africa under the baleful spell of apartheid. Inspired by the murder trial of Jacob Zulu in 1985, the play recounts the violence and pressures of a society fractured by racism...
...victim wasn't flashy: the Health Insurance Reform Act of 1995. Still, persons unknown had attempted to murder it with the "hold"--a secretive but deadly senatorial weapon. Technically, the hold is a Senator's request to be notified before a bill comes up for a vote--but the requester has the right to remain anonymous. Increasingly, holds are used to stall legislation or nominations that otherwise would easily pass. And in the Senate, delay can be fatal. The insurance bill, which seeks to reform allegedly unfair industry practices, boasted an almost evenly bipartisan list of 44 co-sponsors...
...Efraim Correa beating her with a baseball bat. Pastuck rushed to get his rifle. When he returned, he said, he ordered Correa to stop, and shot him when Correa refused. Menzies, badly bruised, has thanked Pastuck, and authorities have dropped gun charges against him. The injured Correa faces attempted-murder charges...