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...Medellin, a Mexican national convicted of rape and murder in Texas but denied access to Mexican consular officials after his arrest, should get a retrial as ordered by the International Court of Justice in the Hague. The idea of Bush and Cheney arguing to take a foreigner off death row because the U.N. court ordered it had baffled right-wingers and internationalists alike. John Bolton, Bush's former U.N. ambassador, called the Administration's position "ridiculous," "crazy," and a "cave-in" to the State Department. But the big brains at the White House were working with an ingenious plan...
...room. "At any given time, there are 100 different amendments to the Communications Act that John McCain believes in," noted a staffer. "He happened to do the one that was being pushed by the people who were raising money for him and whose representative was sitting in the third row." (Through a spokesman, McCain says he never expected the amendment to be accepted and only introduced it to "send a message" to the FCC. Alcalde says he did not request the amendment and does not recall attending the hearing...
...season-opening three-game set against Wichita State.“From what we’ve seen so far it looks like he can be a real bonus for us,” Stack-Babich says. Although the Crimson no longer boasts its Murderers’ Row-type lineup from its last title run, Harvard certainly has a deep well of potential that, if tapped, could give the team enough offensive firepower to once again make O’Donnell Field hostile ground for Ivy League pitchers.—Staff writer Loren Amor can be reached at lamor@fas.harvard.edu...
Here we go again.For the third year in a row, Baseball America, one of the preeminent authorities on the sport, has tabbed the Crimson as the team to beat in the Ivy League.Harvard was also the preseason favorite in 2006 and 2007, but the Crimson fell short both years to Princeton and Brown, respectively.Lofty expectations are the name of the game.“Aww man, it’s every year,” head coach Joe Walsh grumbles. “It’s how you’re playing. It’s who?...
...peach-colored house in a modest subdivision near downtown Modesto, Calif., used to be someone's dream home. But it stands out in a row of similarly hued homes where many have a "For Sale" sign planted in their front yards. The two-story appears battered: its address has been scratched on a front panel and weeds choke what may once have been a manicured lawn. And then there is the overwhelming stench of human waste and stale beer. There has been no electricity and no running water since the bank repossessed it months ago. Still, at least three young...