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...that of the invited delegates," ruled U.S. District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock in 2004, in response to outcry over the arrangements for protesters at the Democratic convention in Boston. At the time, the zone for protesters - a cordoned-off area under an abandoned railroad track topped by razor wire - was widely seen as affront to the spirit of free expression, but the court finally ruled that protesters had filed their objections too late to make changes to the security plan...
...exposure to drugs in all forms, it did the trick in ‘72. We felt nauseated and afraid. That year, everyone began checking their Halloween candy for needle-puncture marks. Nobody ever found any. There were the usual stories of unfortunate children biting into apples and finding razor blades, but we had grown immune to these by then. Everyone knew that you didn’t accept candy from strangers; everyone knew that New York’s streets were dangerous, especially on October 31st, and that apples were boring anyway. As city kids, we were used...
...wasn’t just typical seasonal ambiance that left a tinge of terror in the air on Halloween 1982. Fears of razor-filled apples and needle-studded candy bars left parents and city officials concerned that children would be in for more tricks than treats as they went door-to-door that night...
...handed leadership style - turned Tuesday's vote into political drama of the first order. Conservatives have an enormous parliamentary majority of 343 out of 577. But on Tuesday, many of them were missing, and others ready to defect to a leftist motion to reject the bill. The result: a razor-thin 136-135 defeat of the government's GMO measure. It was the first time in ten years that an opposition-led effort has defeated legislation proposed by a French government...
...Cowen has the credentials for high office. A lawyer by trade, he served in five Cabinet posts, has a reputation for razor-sharp intelligence and is widely credited within Fianna Fail for having been the chief architect of the crafty election campaign that surprised pundits and gave Ahern his third successive term last year...