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...government is undermining its reformist agenda by resorting to heavyhanded tactics of past regimes. "In its popular public campaign against corruption and abuse of political power, the government has routinely used torture to extract confessions or to gain information," the report says. "Torture has also been used to punish and intimidate peaceful critics of the government and army's role as the de facto rulers of the country." TIME could not reach the government spokesman for a comment, but officials have in the past downplayed allegations of abuse and said that anyone found guilty of doing so would be punished...
...notion that the United States has both the responsibility and the right to ensure world peace, spread democracy, and punish violators of its own enlightened norms—in short, the right to intervene—is ludicrous. This perverse strategy has increased our nation’s enemies, while a prudent one would have reduced and divided them. To be effective, our foreign policy must be markedly less interventionist—the less interventionist, the better, and the safer Americans will be from terrorist attacks...
...There was an effort in some of the previous Republican bills when they were in the majority that would punish schools that did not comply with tuition restrictions,” Tierney said in an interview yesterday. “We’ve resolved our differences and taken out language that was over the top, and we now wield an overwhelming bipartisan majority...
...lead and put the game out of reach. The run featured two three-pointers from freshman guard Christine Matera, with junior forward Liz Tindal adding one for good measure. “Teams can’t play [Tay] and [Hallion] and our inside people, so we have to punish them,” coach Kathy Delaney-Smith said. “For the first time, maybe all year, we slowed down on offense and executed and read the defense.” When playing Princeton in the past few seasons, the first defensive priority has always been the same...
...WHAT IT OFFERS ... AND WHY WE LIKE IT TELETUBBIES: bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/teletubbies Gentle, charming animated games featuring you-know-who They?re funny, educational and well designed for little hands. They reward success but don?t punish failure PBS KIDS: pbskids.org Simple games starring the Sesame Street gang, Barney and others A bright, friendly site with tons of options?maybe too many. But like it or not, kids love those characters POISSON ROUGE: poissonrouge.com Quirky, elegant, dreamlike amusements They?re funny, educational and well designed for little hands. They reward success but don?t punish failure...