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Shahak cited many examples of government-sanctioned human rights violations committed by the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank region. He said members of the Israeli army are allowed to slap Palestinian women to calm them and shut off electric power to Palestinian homes...

Author: By Jon E. Morgan, | Title: Israeli Prof Supports Intifada | 3/1/1990 | See Source »

Joslin knocked the puck to Whyte who carried it down the ice and lanched a slap-shot at Rendell. The netminder was able to turn that shot away, but Simonds was right there. She collected the rebound and knocked in home...

Author: By Liz Resnick, | Title: Icewomen Conquer Bruins, Get Set For Princeton | 2/1/1990 | See Source »

...Justices open up college tenure files, drape protections around adult bookstores, slap the wrist of a trial judge and give criminal defendants a small break...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page: Jan. 22, 1990 | 1/22/1990 | See Source »

...celebrated after the final buzzer wentoff, there's no doubt about that. He raised hisarms in the air in triumph, did a little dance onthe bench and went out to slap all his players onthe back...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Cleary Sets Harvard Record For Wins | 1/8/1990 | See Source »

...that the regular diet of sex, scandal and sensationalism has resulted in parliamentary dyspepsia and growing public outrage. With the threat of government press curbs looming, 20 of the country's leading newspapers last week signed a broad code of ethics, which includes the hiring of mediators, ostensibly to slap down editors and reporters who place exploitation before fairness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Editor, Heal Thyself | 12/11/1989 | See Source »

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