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...underneath his jive-assed manner Petey was a serious, even moral, man. And when Washington riotously erupted in the aftermath of Martin Luther King's assassination, Petey took to the air and, in a marathon broadcast, helped calm the city. It was his apotheosis. It brought him a measure of national fame and the possibility of becoming a major celebrity...
...China. Nevertheless, more states should follow the example set by California and New York and countries like France and England, where smoking is banned in most, if not all, public places. In addition to improving public health in that specific area, these bans raise awareness to the serious and often underestimated dangers of second-hand smoke and could inspire other countries to follow suit. The decision should be simple—countries owe it to their citizens and foreign visitors to protect their health...
...pending execution of Troy Anthony Davis, scheduled to take place on July 17, is raising serious questions about his guilt - and about the Newt Gingrich-era federal law that has limited his appeals options and prevented him, say his supporters, from getting a fair shake...
...there are serious questions whether, as Gingrich famously said, justice delayed is justice denied. The system of appeals can still stretch out over decades, but in Davis' case, many of those appeals are now being denied for procedural reasons. In his 2004 petition to the federal district court in Savannah, Davis presented recanted testimony, most of which involves witnesses who say police coercion caused them to wrongly implicate Davis. He also presented nine individuals' affidavits that suggested that the real murderer was actually the former acquaintance who first accused Davis of the crime...
...Iraq "to kill the bad guys," he answers, "No, to help the good guys." Corny? Sure. But what goes unstated--that we know the distinctions between good and bad guys are often fatally unreadable--makes the scene stronger. We're conditioned to believe that dying in battle equals Serious Drama; Army Wives argues that saying goodbye to a child is just as much...