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...good time. The fieldwork used to be so brutal that in 1951, 31 prisoners cut their Achilles tendons in protest. But today, thanks to a federal lawsuit and changes in prison leadership, the mood is about as upbeat as it can be in a facility that boasts watchtowers, razor-wire fences and a lethal-injection chamber...
After a boisterous campaign that stirred passions in Canadians from all provinces, Quebec chose to remain part of Canada, voting 50.6% against secession and 49.4% for it in a special plebiscite. The razor-thin margin consisted of just 52,448 votes out of almost 5 million cast; the 93.4% turnout was a record. One day later, Quebec Premier Jacques Parizeau, leader of the separatist Parti Quebecois, announced that he would resign before year's end. But charismatic Quebec politician Lucien Bouchard insisted that the cause of secession is not dead: "The next time will be the right...
...HOPE THE LATEST NATO CAMPAIGN in Bosnia is a genuine effort toward peace by the West [THE BALKANS, Sept. 25]. If it is only part of President Clinton's agenda for domestic policy, then he is walking on a razor's edge. TOMMI SLUNGA Rovaniemi, Finland Via E-mail...
...beat that should be relatively serene, even awe inspiring. But for the past four years, when she patrolled the 530 miles of book-lined corridors at the Library of Congress in Washington, library police detective Deborah Maceda grew increasingly disturbed by the evidence of crime run amuck. She found razor blades--perhaps for slicing pages out of books--in books and under shelves. During one eight-day period alone, she says, she discovered 33 mutilated books, including a rare 18th century anatomy folio. Other volumes had simply vanished...
...unapologetic, saying he just likes to do the right thing and "let the chips fall where they may.'' His supporters tout James as the future of American politics, and are advising Republicans nationwide to take note. But others say James is an anomaly. He was elected by a razor-thin margin--about 11,000 votes out of almost 1.2 million cast--in large part due to the weakness of the scandal-plagued Democratic incumbent. It will be three more interesting years before the state's voters decide whether the old days should be left behind...