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...murder case, practically every defendant is indigent," says Larry Hammond, a criminal lawyer in Phoenix, Arizona. "They may not have started that way, but for anyone other than the super-rich, they will be indigent before the case is over...
Your onslaught of letters was quite invasive. If I wanted to read a personal ad, I would have picked up the Phoenix or BayWindows. If I wanted see descriptions of gay men like yours, I would have picked up the Peninsula. I did not want to check my mail and find your letter. If I was straight, I don't think it would have bothered me as much. But I'm gay, and I felt especially targeted. And because I don't really agree with your views and have no plans to seek a relationship with you, I felt like...
...N.R.A. is being propelled rightward by a tiny alite. Critics charge that this cadre has seized power by capitalizing on the N.R.A.'s poor internal voter turnout. Though some 33% of members are eligible to vote, just 7% cast ballots. N.R.A. leaders went to great lengths last week in Phoenix to deny any serious rupture within the board. And despite speculation that hard-liners Knox and Metaksa might try to wrest control of the board from the somewhat more moderate helmsmanship of Washington and LaPierre, no putsch transpired. "The N.R.A. plays political games hard, inside and outside...
...circling was also tight among the N.R.A. members who felt enough devotion to lay down good money to attend the five-day conference in Phoenix. While many members allowed that the N.R.A. leadership's rhetoric was over the top, many also strongly perceive a government campaign to strip them of the ability to defend themselves. "That final loss of all weapons is a real fear for a lot of us," says Phillips of the Colorado N.R.A. "We've heard federal people talk about the disarming of America, and we'll take them at their word." They firmly adhere...
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