Word: requests
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...This site is brilliant," wrote Jenn E. Clark `02 wrote to Quincy-open last week. "You can never find out the person who put in your name or sent the date request. It's programmed to just say "no matches...
...viewing room in Terre Haute or a remote site in Oklahoma City. After all, other victims' families are permitted to watch an execution if they choose - it's just the sheer number of victims in this scenario that presents a problem. But while many agree with the request in theory, the situation still presents U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft with something of an ethical conundrum: Will the U.S. government sanction the broadcast (albeit private) of an execution...
...Tuesday, when Ashcroft visited Oklahoma City and met with the victims' families, he sounded as if he were seriously considering the request. The decision, Justice Department officials report, will not be made until later this week, after Ashcroft has had a chance to meet with more family members and law enforcement officials familiar with the case. DOJ insiders predict that barring some unforeseen discovery, Ashcroft will allow the closed-circuit broadcast...
...McVeigh, who has rejected any move to appeal his conviction, has asked repeatedly for his execution to be broadcast nationally. While no one expects that to happen, McVeigh's entreaty and the family members' request to view the execution have focused the country's attention on the issues of crime, punishment and retribution...
...Well, the current showdown will certainly embolden politicians who reject the One China policy. And the Taiwanese could capitalize on this incident to justify its request for upgraded U.S. arms. There's a large strategic ambiguity in One China, but I think Washington has no real alternative but to persist with that ambiguity - maintaining the balance between the two sides, but refraining from giving Taiwan the impression that they have carte blanche to take more adventurist paths to independence, while signaling Beijing that an invasion would have enormous costs...