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...soldiers, the moral dilemma only deepened as the determined government of Shamir ordered yet another military crackdown. "We will increase the punishment so there is a higher price to pay for throwing stones," explained army Chief of Staff Dan Shomron. A new kind of ammunition has been introduced: a round, rubber-clad metal ball advertised as nonlethal but responsible for nearly half a dozen deaths so far this month. Soldiers are permitted to fire supposedly less lethal plastic bullets more readily, including at the backs of fleeing protesters. Stone throwers can be jailed for five years, their parents fined...
...need to know a bit about if he is to give cogent advice to President Bush -- or take over If Something Happens. At least three times on most weekdays, including several sessions over lunch, Quayle tried to absorb the expertise communicated by the most knowledgeable tutors his staff could round...
Before heading into Round Two of ECAC action, here's a summary of Harvard's first-half knockouts...
Most Japanese, convinced that most of the nations that count are behaving with propriety, have paid little attention to the foreign debates. As for Hirohito's war guilt, the matter received a round of fresh attention after the Emperor fell ill in September. When his death halted regular programming for two days, Japanese television devoted extensive coverage, including rarely seen war footage, to Hirohito's career. But Japan seemed disinclined to indulge in an orgy of self-examination. Viewers bored with the special shows flooded video-rental stores across the country. Many Japanese worry less about an old war than...
Henikoff lost a 6-4, 6-1 decision to Berger and entered the consolation round. One more loss and Henikoff would be eliminated from the tournament...