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. The death penalty provision, commenting, "If current practice in the states is any guide, that power will be exercised in a racially discriminatory manner." The language also includes a minimum 20-year sentence.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: House Passes Strict Anti-Drug Bill | 9/23/1988 | See Source »

The offensive in northern Iraq resulted in one of the biggest setbacks for the Kurds since they started agitating for autonomy decades ago. The European powers that signed the 1920 Treaty of Sevres never honored a provision granting independence to the Kurds. Instead, the region they inhabited in what was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Human Rights: The Cries of the Kurds | 9/19/1988 | See Source »

The enigmatic Sjoberg seems to have the best chance. A born rebel who took to smoking at six and shoplifting as a teenager, the reigning world champion is known for his flashy sports cars, below-shoulder-length blond hair and stormy relationship with his coach. "I have no education, no...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Track Shorts: Zeroing In On Eight Feet | 9/19/1988 | See Source »

Similarly, the Soviets are not withdrawing from Afghanistan because they have suddenly come to believe in "not imposing convictions on anyone" and "letting everyone choose for himself." Does anyone doubt that if the Afghan resistance had been overcome, Gorbachev would still be in Afghanistan, communizing? Gorbachev is withdrawing because he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: No, The Cold War Isn't Really Over | 9/5/1988 | See Source »

Two weeks ago, leaning on the letter of that law and the essential provision of presumed innocence, the diver Bruce Kimball posted bail on a double vehicular-manslaughter charge and instantly sprang back into the pike position. But he lost his Olympic trial and soon must turn to the other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Spilling Over into the Streets | 9/5/1988 | See Source »

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