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...Kennedy's opinions concern matters of criminal procedure, and in those cases he has generally taken a law-and-order line. For example, he upheld the death penalty for a Nevada convict, already jailed for murder, who committed another murder in prison. But Kennedy has shown sensitivity to the plight of individuals, something that critics found lacking in Bork. One case arose after police discovered drugs on an immigrant crossing the Mexican border by subjecting the man to a body-cavity search. "I remember him agonizing over that," says Kozinski. The suspect was clearly guilty, but Kennedy "felt...
...strange to harp back to those sunny spring days when protesters acted on their sympathy with the plight of Black South Africans by sitting in their mock shanties. It is astoudning how quickly such allegedly selfless moralists can forget about the bloodshed and oppression that continues there...
Smith minority student representatives said they feel that racism is the most pressing of these issues. "We feel that top administrators at Smith whose responsibility it is to make and enforce policies have failed to acknowledge our plight and to take it seriously," the representatives said in a press conference Wednesday. UMASS BOSTON...
AIDS, drunk driving, the plight of the homeless -- the subjects of this season' s sitcoms have been no laughing matter...
When Nancy Reagan entered Bethesda Naval Hospital two weeks ago, her plight, like that of Betty Ford 13 years ago, focused national attention on breast cancer. The affliction is the No. 3 killer of American women, after heart disease and lung cancer. The First Lady's case underscored the importance of early detection: her tumor was discovered during an annual mammogram, which is recommended for older women. But her choice of treatment caused some consternation and puzzlement in the medical community...