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Illinois Governor George Ryan, a Republican, triggered the first major shift in death-penalty politics last January, when he declared a moratorium on executions in his state after no fewer than 13 death-row inmates were freed when new evidence cast doubt on their guilt. Then came Pat Robertson, the religious broadcaster, who called for a national moratorium. Next Wednesday, Democrat Patrick Leahy of Vermont and Republican Gordon Smith of Oregon will introduce a major bill in the Senate that would compel states to use DNA testing in all relevant cases. Also next week a highly touted study...
...economics reporter Bernard Baumohl. "But the markets can always find a reason for uncertainty." Indeed, as more and more readings indicate that Cap'n Greenspan's economy is touching down softly and inflation-free, the narrower the range of possibilities in those feverish little investor brains. He could stand pat. He could hike by a quarter-point this month so as to beat election-season, when coaxing up unemployment for the good of the country gets politically tricky. But that'd be about it, and if all's quiet on the Consumer Price Index front next Wednesday, the marketeers might...
...Harvard basketball on the map, winning a record 58 games during its four-year career. Hill, the flashy and deft point guard who played a year of pro ball in the Netherlands, and Beam, the reticent shooter with deadly aim, regularly eclipsed him. Even rookies Drew Gellert and Pat Harvey, whose quick hands and nose for the basket were scintillating to watch, got more press. But I'll remember Ewing's role in the Princeton upset most...
According to results of an April Zogby's Poll posted on Nader's website, his preliminary efforts seem to be paying off. According to the poll, Nader has the support of 5.7 percent of likely voters. This was above the level of support Reform Party candidate Pat Buchanan commanded in the same poll...
Before 1993, networks had little luck with late, late talk shows hosted by men not named Letterman. Such diverse personalities as Pat Sajak, Chevy Chase and Arsenio Hall all tried and failed to get people to stay up. Chase's ill-fated show lasted only days...