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...claimed that she wanted him to do it; she complained to the authorities about what he had done to her. Sound like the classic formula of acquaintance rape? The difference, however, is that this case involved an innocent act of affection between two first-graders in Lexington, North Carolina. When six-year-old Jonathan Prevette planted a kiss on the cheek of the girl he liked, he could not have known how great an effect it would have. Prevette was promptly suspended from school in a case that quickly became the object of public scrutiny. A week later...
...encourage investment by indexing the capital-gains tax to inflation and by improving the tax treatment of IRAs. On crime, he wants to abolish parole for violent offenders and try as adults juveniles who commit violent crimes. He also supports an amendment to ban abortion except in cases of rape, incest and when the woman's life is in danger...
Pappageorge, in his third consecutive run against Sander Levin, claims to have over 12,000 campaign volunteers--"the largest [army of volunteers] of any congressional candidate." He supports the main G.O.P. fiscal measures, opposes abortion except in cases of rape, incest or endangerment of the mother's life, and is against gays in the military...
...Astoria, Queens, was home to the xenophobic Archie Bunker on All in the Family, Manton's is one of the most racially inclusive districts in the U.S. Consequently, the six-term incumbent's interests are diverse, including legislation to encourage U.S. companies to invest in India, to test convicted rape offenders for HIV, and to include taggants in gunpowder to help trace explosives. This middle-class, urban area leans Democratic, and Manton held onto his seat in 1994 by an overwhelming...
Utah has long been a conservative stronghold. Since Mormon leader Brigham Young led his followers to their new desert home in 1847, the church has dominated both politics and daily life. In 1991 Utah passed the strictest abortion law in the country, permitting the procedure only in cases of rape and incest, or if the mother's life is endangered. The Beehive State also leads the country in number of hours its citizens work--an average of 48 per week, more even than the notorious workaholic Japanese. Democrats do have a toehold with Representative Bill Orton, but in 1992 even...