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...public schools have never had a homicide of any kind, let alone a mass killing. In the 1992-93 school year, there were 54 violent deaths on campuses; last year there were 16. "The data suggest that most schools are very safe places for kids, and they're getting safer," says Thomas Connelly, a safety consultant who has worked in schools in 22 states...
...Vajpayee's government retains a majority in parliament. It could theoretically fall if more coalition partners jump ship. But if that happens, the snap general election that is sure to follow would be fought on a single issue - corruption in government. The incumbents would be at a terrible disadvantage. Safer to stick together and hunker down, and hope no more shells land close to the trenches...
...country's nine largest airlines. Critics, including the airlines, pilots and outside safety experts, are furious, charging that the process was flawed from the start, hastily done and staffed by inexperienced personnel. "For those passengers who wonder if the Federal Government is doing all it can to make flying safer, this safety-audit process represents exactly the wrong way to go," says Jim McKenna, the former safety writer for Aviation Week and now executive director of the Aviation Safety Alliance, an industry group set up to improve public understanding of safety issues...
William W. Cai '01 said he was so concerned about the security of his car in the garage that he decided to go to the parking office yesterday to ask if his car might be safer at the Soldiers Field...
...Israelis will be hoping that the government installed on Wednesday will make their lives safer and the future more predictable. Their desire is understandable - even if there are no grounds to suspect Sharon's government is possessed of any magic bullet to resolve his country's existential dilemma...