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...Pope's plea didn't change Carnahan's mind on any philosophical level, just on a particular one: On this day, regarding this criminal, he'd make an exception because the Pope was so persuasive. How does that work out? It's Carnahan's prerogative to change his mind, I suppose, but shouldn't he base that change of mind on new legal evidence brought up on appeal or a basic reversal of philosophy regarding capital punishment, not on the admittedly convincing words of the leader of the Catholic Church? Of course, there is always the question of whether...
...offenders is stirring considerable debate. Since 1980 the number of women in state and federal prisons has tripled, to 78,000, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. A major reason is that women, generally small players in drug trafficking, don't possess enough information about the operation to plea-bargain sentence reductions. In many cases they simply refuse to snitch on loved ones and family members or to cooperate by wearing wiretaps or going undercover...
...Gore weighed in on the world financial crisis today with a plea to Japan to restructure its financial system and open up to free trade. "America cannot be the importer of only resort," the vice president said. "Please, we need your help to deal with this global economic crisis...
...with disabilities in the workplace," says Coelho, vice chair of the task force. The report's recommendations included tax changes to help people with disabilities pay for work-related expenses, a new program with the Small Business Administration to assist those who want to start their own businesses, a plea for passage of a Patients' Bill of Rights to assist in health care and a call to make the Federal Government a model employer of the disabled. In December, Vice President Al Gore announced an Executive Order approving two of the recommendations, those concerning the SBA and the Federal Government...
...feel I must respond to Simon J. DeDeo's "plea for privacy" (Opinion, Jan. 11). He feels that certain UNIX commands on the Harvard system can be used for stalking and therefore should be removed...