Word: punished
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Contrary to his claims, Perot's proposal might not provide an incentive for legislators to cut the deficit. Because it would punish all members of Congress-even those who have done all in their power to reduce spending-there would be little political reward in trying...
Although the United Nations deployed human rights observers to Haiti shortly after Clinton's inauguration (and partially at his insistence), the Haitian military has continued to punish political dissent, and applications for political asylum have increased dramatically...
Back home in Canada, on the other hand, we smile widely when we hear about increased taxes, particularly those that punish the wicked. Indeed, our moralistic cravings are deleriously satisfied when the 'sin taxes' on gas, cigarettes and alcohol are jacked up. Somewhere, Canadians are doubling over in laughter, thinking "Ooooh, poor America, time to pay off the bills. Poor, poor, baby. How will they ever deal with this...
...even if Yusam had probable cause to arrest Rashad for illegal possession of alcohol, the board ruled that the arrest was likely made for other "reasons, i.e., to punish Mr. Rashad for commenting that the police could not come into the house without a search warrant...
Turk, who emphasized that he was speaking as a private citizen and not representative of any government, also condemned Serbia's human rights violations and criticized the Security Council for failing to punish Serbs for their war crimes...