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...riders, wary of the deranged homeless who make the subterranean world so menacing, have not fantasized responding to assault with violence?" wrote social commentator Myron Magnet in the New York Times. Public wrath at the homeless was so palpable that the Rev. George Kuhn felt the need to admonish restraint at the funeral of Sumter's still unidentified victim. "Homeless people are not wanted in our country," said Kuhn. "We have to say, 'I am ready to give my all so that this does not happen again...
...this, the international response was largely muted. After the sting, British authorities considered breaking off diplomatic relations with Iraq, then chose not to, concerned that such a move might harm two British prisoners being held in Iraq. In Washington President George Bush called upon suppliers "to exercise special restraint" in the export of nuclear, chemical, biological and ballistic weapons. Iraq has had little trouble acquiring arms and component parts from countries in Europe, South America, North America and Asia...
...failed 1848 Hungarian revolution and the date previously favored by anti- Communist dissidents for illegal protests. A Forum leader explains that his party plans to press its rivals to suspend campaigning and join in a day of national remembrance on March 15. To American ears, such an admixture of * restraint and patriotism seems naive. Finally, Brown asks with exaggerated politeness, "What is your political objective...
...wanted to meet with The Boston Herald reporter to talk about the major differences between Barney Frank and John Soto, which are important to the voter," Soto says. "I'm for fiscal restraint and no new taxes. He supports new taxes. I support the death penalty. He opposes it. He's pro-abortion...
...invasion was a particularly unhappy event in Mexico, where President Carlos Salinas de Gortari had cemented a cordial relationship with Washington, based in part on U.S. promises to respect Latin American sovereignty. Now the byword in Mexico City is restraint. A spokesman for Salinas said last week ties remain "mature, stable and good" and the two countries had "agreed to disagree" on Panama...