Word: seek
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Edwards-Pitt says she agrees with the prosecution's decision not to seek the death penalty against Simpson. "I don't think I agree with the death penalty," she says. "Have him sit in prison for the rest of his life...
...other side, Cedras' supporters are afraid that Aristide's partisans will seek blood revenge on the soldiers and attaches -- successors of the infamous Tontons Macoutes of the Duvalier years -- who have terrorized and tortured them for the past three years. The soldiers' fear is so great that Cedras, Francois and Biamby are said to think they need protection from their own followers if they decide to decamp. Otherwise, soldiers who feared they were being abandoned to the fury of popular vengeance might turn on their former chiefs and kill them before they got out of Haiti. The Pentagon is worried...
...Ironically," Witt said, "those of us who follow the rules and conscientiously seek permission are penalized...
Massie, the Luce Fellow in Religion and Public Policy, has been on leave this term to seek the office. He was not favored to beat Draisen, the more experienced politician, but made substantial gains in the closing days of the campaign...
While Clinton realizes he needs to court public support, he does not intend to seek explicit congressional approval. Lawmakers do not seem sufficiently united to block an invasion, but Republicans can be counted on to criticize the President. They are already charging that an invasion is just a political stunt timed to boost the Democrats' sagging electoral fortunes. In fact what most Congressmen really want, says a Capitol Hill staff member, "is to be consulted, but let Clinton take the heat." Beginning Monday, the Administration's national-security officials will launch a sortie on Capitol Hill to brief key lawmakers...