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...parliamentary debate consists of two teams, one government team and an opposition team. The government team proposes the topic 15 minutes before the debate, and the opposition team must rebut the proposal without any preparation...

Author: By India F. Landrigan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Articulate Arguers Accrue Accolades | 4/21/1998 | See Source »

...injuries. Indeed, law agencies in the U.S. have used stun guns thousands of times, and there have been relatively few documented cases of serious injuries. "These devices don't kill people," insists Nova's president, John McDermit. Rick Smith, Air Taser's president, has launched a publicity campaign to rebut Amnesty's charges. In restricting stun guns "that could save lives, we're actually degrading human rights," he argues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Weapons Of Torture | 4/6/1998 | See Source »

Freshman Kathleen Savino and junior Erin Magee netted goals for B.C. within 4:26 of each other to knot the score at 2-2 midway through the second period. Harvard's trio of leading scorers then decided to rebut...

Author: By Eduardo Perez-giz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Hockey Smokes B.C. in 'Pot, 6-4 | 2/4/1998 | See Source »

...table with a jockey, an autoworker and a policewoman. Surely the happiness of the occasion created an expansive mood, but the royal couple's behavior was not entirely spontaneous. The anniversary was an opportunity to present themselves and their children sympathetically to the public, and to rebut charges made in the days immediately following the Princess's death that they remained too remote and unresponsive. They made the most of it. The impetus for the effort came from Tony Blair, who has involved himself with the royal family more actively than any other Prime Minister in decades...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RESTORING THE WINDSORS (AND WINDSOR CASTLE TOO) | 12/1/1997 | See Source »

...Bennett a copy of her detailed affidavit describing what she claims to have seen on the President's private zone that night in an Arkansas hotel room. "I can see why they waited so long in getting it to me," he said Tuesday, "because they know I can easily rebut it. This was just an effort to humiliate and embarrass the President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lawyer: Paula Jones Missed Mark | 10/8/1997 | See Source »

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