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Even as final returns confirmed the narrow victory margin of a state ballot initiative to abolish rent control, Cambridge city officials vowed to fight to preserve some semblance of rent limits...
Meanwhile, supporters of Question 9 celebrated their narrow victory yesterday...
Weld, a longtime U.S. attorney, won the governorship in 1990 by a narrow margin. His victory, which was backed by many liberal Democrats, was seen as a rejection of his opponent, acerbic Boston University president John T. Silber...
...these moral mud baths with warm soaks in sentimentality. Sometimes The War is so noble you want to spank it. But as it spins fascinatingly out of control, the film is nevertheless secured by the four splendid actors who play the Simmons family. Costner, a daring actor in his narrow range, lets his voice and heart break subtly on every line. And the two kids are fine -- full of sense, discretion and what we used to call gumption...
...pressure" when ordinary questioning fails. More extreme means are permitted only when there is a "ticking bomb," that is, when the authorities urgently need information on an act of violence either planned or under way. Moderate pressure includes depriving detainees of sleep and food, and placing them in a narrow cell called "the cage." Beating is prohibited, though occasional slaps to the face are not. Detainees belonging to Hamas who are suspected of involvement in violence are now being subjected to such pressure, and the more aggressive "ticking-bomb" proviso will also be applied more liberally...