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...Haitian law promises retrials for those convicted in absentia. Many in Haiti fear that there won't be a proper hearing. The house of the prosecutor in Chamblain's original trial was recently burned down, and the judge in the case was severely beaten. "He won't have much resistance in the courtroom," says Brian Concannon, a U.S. lawyer who aided the 1995 prosecution of Chamblain. Can Haiti resist a return to the kind of right-wing regime that encouraged atrocities like Raboteau in the first place? Two months after the arrival of some 3,500 international peacekeeping troops...
...Palestinians psychological control over their deaths that they do not have over their lives. The bombings are their way of saying to Israel, "You have not succeeded in subjugating us." Hamas cannot win a war against Israel and its powerful army, but the group gives Palestinians the strength to resist. Hannah Rose London...
...economy. Rates for mortgages, car loans and credit cards will start moving higher. You should reduce your debt or lock in a fixed rate now. Higher rates also mean housing prices should cool. If you plan to sell your house, get to it; if you're a buyer, resist the urge to pay top dollar. Savers rejoice: rates on bank certificates of deposit and similar investments may start to rise faster than inflation...
Much of On My Way may sound vaguely familiar, but it’s hard to resist a singer whose genuine energy and songwriting talent show the potential to, someday soon, swerve a bit off the beaten path he?...
...wine. Back in 1917 Professor Morison talked differently. The call to arms saw him enlist as a private, and though he never got beyond Camp Devens, the Army furnished him with at least one good war story. He recalls with a grin a fellow New Englander who could never resist a playful jab at the soldier-scholar. "We have two Ha-ava-ad men here," he'd say, "one from Ha-ava-ad College and one from Ha-ava-ad Brewery...