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...lethal injection was set for Jan. 26. But his former public defenders--along with lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union, the Missionary Society of Connecticut and Ross's father--argued all the way to the Supreme Court that Ross was incompetent. They were denied every time, but the salvo of challenges and surprise affidavits slowed the system just enough to keep Ross alive...
...salvo across the bow of religious interest groups, University Provost Steven E. Hyman’s recent approval of stem cell research is an attempt to sink genetic diseases for good...
Longwave’s two guitars charged, swirled, and dueled their way through the night, expertly navigating hairpin shifts in dynamic. The band’s opening salvo built jangling tension that broke out into simultaneous squalls over new-wave synths, ultimately evoking an up-tempo, slightly less morose Interpol...
Sitting in Lavietes Pavilion for the entire game against Stony Brook Monday night was superfluous—from the opening salvo it was evident the Crimson was going to dominate the game...
...opening salvo in what promises to be a bitter and protracted battle. The Club for Growth, an influential advocacy group favoring smaller government and lower taxes, has raised $2 million so far toward a planned $15 million national push in support of Bush's goals. The battle will be waged not just with rhetoric but with dollars too. Because Democrats have given the term privatization a negative tinge, advocates prefer to call it personalization, emphasizing control and ownership rights. Says Club for Growth president Stephen Moore: "Words matter...