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Republicans are looking towards strong gains in the 1994 and 1996 elections. Perhaps they're only hyping themselves, but the public should nonetheless be on guard for a rash of centrist leanings meant only to garner votes...
...have transformed a city that during the days of the Soviet police state was one of the safest in the world into a virtual criminopolis. Last year in Moscow police reported more than 3,000 murders -- an increase of 1,740% since 1987. Those seven years also introduced a rash | of previously unheard-of crimes, such as contract assassinations (about 100 last year) and murders by bombing (which the police now call "good-morning murders" because the explosions usually go off around dawn). A presidential study has concluded that virtually every retail trade booth, store, cafe and restaurant...
...want to make any money on it, but I do want to take a hell of a lot of money from Singapore's pockets," George Fay told the press. Meanwhile Thursday, Shiu Chi Ho, a 17-year-old from Hong Kong, was lashed six times for the same alleged rash of petty spray-paint vandalism in which Michael Fay claims he took no part. The Ohioan's sentence was knocked down from six to four strokes after President Clinton intervened...
...does strike that it cannot be taken lightly. It is passed by human-to-human contact, and its favorite route of infection is through an open wound. Within 24 hours the patient develops flulike symptoms, including fever and chills. Over the next day or two, these conditions worsen; a rash may develop as well...
...have previously had their licenses suspended or revoked must carry a special designation: either a colored license plate or sticker. This type of marking allows police to pull a driver over at any time to check the status of the license. New York has turned to harsher punishment: a rash of accidents inspired the state legislature to pass a law with escalating penalties for repeat offenders, including fines, criminal charges and as much as 30 days of jail time. A second bill, introduced recently, would increase criminal penalties for vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident...