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...extortion. The inevitable clash between the new and old Mafia resulted in a sensational series of shootings and stabbings on the streets of Palermo in the mid-1950s. The killings marked a sinister turning point in the history of the honored association: henceforth no code of honor or oath of loyalty would prove stronger than the lure of incalculable profits in the drug trade...
Members of the GSA allege that Polenz, by recording the meeting after an "oath of confidentially" had been read, was in violation of the "Principle of Community," a college rule stating "a student is expected to be sensitive and respect the rights and interests of others and to be personally honest...
...want it to be an issue in this race. To me, my religion is a very personal and private matter. But when some people try to use religion for their partisan political advantage, then the freedom of us all is at risk." She said that her oath of office requires that she serve "all the people of every faith, not just some people of my own faith ... I cannot, and I will not, seek to impose my own religious views on others...
...applause of 6,000 spectators. U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz, his placid expression breaking into a grin, received the second longest ovation. But the loudest and wildest cheers went to the onetime civil engineer whose appearance on the stage elicited thunders of "Duarte! Duarte! Duarte!" After taking the oath of office from Julia Castillo Rodas, head of the Legislative Assembly, he waved his arms above his head, then kissed his country's flag. Declared the new President: "Today brings light into the long night of horror that El Salvador has been living through...
...have known I wouldn't get fair journalism off him." As executive producer of the show, Stringer is expected to be a key witness in CBS'S defense, but his taped words seem to contradict what he said about Crile in a deposition for the case. Under oath Stringer testified, "I think he's a careful journalist...