Word: protectionism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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"It is a historic day for Massachusetts," said Gov. Dukakis. "Our state is once again in the forefront of efforts to extend civil rights protection to all," he said.
Best of all, this kind of mental torture involves no legal liability. It's a little known fact that Harvard-educated patriots exempted Yale affiliates from protection of the Bill of Rights. That means no due process. No trial by jury. And no protection from cruel and unusual punishment.
The burning was designed to produce a quick challenge to the Flag Protection Act of 1989, passed by Congress last month amid an orgy of jingoistic rhetoric. If the Supreme Court strikes down the law on constitutional grounds, as seems likely, Congress might be stampeded into approving an anti-flag...
No more, though. A study published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association says that even a minimal amount of exercise -- a brisk half-hour walk once a day is enough -- confers significant protection not only from cardiovascular disease and cancers but also against death from a...
The liberal daily El Espectador saw its editor-owner assassinated in 1986. Five employees have been slain since. The paper was bombed twice, most recently in September; the $2.5 million damage tally included destruction of the computer system and presses. Yet El Espectador has not missed a day of publication...