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...Since 2005, 81 percent of the world’s execution of juveniles took place in Iran. Ahmadinejad’s penchant for allowing the murder of Iranian juveniles, which is in direct violation of various UN treaties, does not merely extend to youngsters. Iran takes silver to China’s gold in the contest for overall leading global executioner, and Ahmadinejad has led his country to a 300 percent increase in executions since taking office in 2005. In his spare time, Ahmadinejad also imprisons academics, detains students, and jails journalists and human rights defenders...
...remains a shy man, but one who is somehow dazzled by his own destiny." (A European nonproliferation official, who scoffed at ElBaradei's penchant for name-dropping...
...theory is that the media, bolstered by conservative wishful thinking, got bored with the early Michelle Obama narrative - that she was a successful professional with a blue-collar background, degrees from Princeton and Harvard, and a penchant for making wifely jabs about her husband's morning breath - and switched to the Michelle-as-liability narrative to keep things entertaining. Certainly it seems that Michelle has paid as steep a political price for her national-pride remark, which some of us were not actually offended by, as Cindy McCain has for any of her own shortcomings...
...League kingdom’s court jester, going winless in the Ancient Eight while finishing 1-9 overall. But the Lions showed some pride last week, scoring 22 second quarter points before Fordham rallied late in the game to take the win.Newly minted starting quarterback Shane Kelly showed a penchant for the deep ball against the Rams, and star wideout Austin Knowlin provides an enticing target.Also, who the hell is Towson?Prediction: Columbia 24, Towson 17PENN (0-1) AT LAFAYETTE (2-0)In Harvard’s matchup with Penn last season, an early game injury to Quakers running back...
...spent $47 billion on his first major acquisition, FleetBoston Financial Corp., which gave North Carolina-based Bank of America a foothold in the northeast market. A series of other purchases - Chicago's LaSalle Bank, Charles Schwab's private banking program - earned him a reputation as a man with a penchant for savvy multi-billion dollar deals. This January, he bought Countrywide Financial Corp. for $4 billion in stock, adding "largest mortgage provider" to Bank of America's list of bragging rights and saving Countrywide from possible bankruptcy. With that purchase, Lewis became a kind of quasi-savior on Wall Street...