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...commands a man named Onan to marry his brother's widow. Reluctant to impregnate her, Onan commits coitus interruptus, spilling his seed on the ground. How does God deal with Onan's seminal wastefulness? "And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also...
...good news is that this is changing; disclosure has become a popular mantra. The corporate scandals have given rise to a slew of shareholders' lawsuits. In 1994 Toshiaki Takahashi formed a national group of "citizens' ombudsmen" to combat corruption and gain access to the government's books. His organization has brought down officials for everything from construction-bid rigging to faking expense receipts. "The need for public disclosure has finally begun to disseminate," said Takahashi in a recent speech...
...convicted and sentenced to death for political and racial reasons. "There's a crime in the French Quarter, a big tourist area," he says. "A white guy is murdered by three people identified as black. You're dealing with serious pressure...Then James Rowell gets busted for a whole slew of robberies. My read is, Rowell led them to Shareef. This is a classic case, where the snitch provides the first lead. When Rowell fingers Shareef, the cops say, 'Hey, we've got our guy.' They come to Connie Babin and say, 'If you don't finger...
BAGHDAD: A slew of horrific evidence ? including "inconclusive" photos of alleged human experiments and videotapes of beagles dying painfully in Iraqi chemical weapons tests are emerging at the center of the current weapons inspection standoff in Baghdad. U.N. officials say former Marine Scott Ritter was in search of more evidence when Iraq withdrew their escorts from his weapons inspection team. Thursday was the third day in a row that Ritter's operations were restricted...
...trend gained momentum last September when GE Capital, the finance arm of General Electric, announced it would slap a $25 annual penalty on holders of its GE Rewards MasterCard who did not accrue interest-bearing debt. Since then, issuers have come up with a slew of punitive measures--er, fees--that squeeze responsible cardholders as well as slackers. Just two years ago, no company charged a late fee of more than $18; today almost half do. Even grace periods are shrinking from the average 25 to 30 days to 20 days, which means some customers could get hit with...