Word: spotlighting
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Texas governor George W. Bush, who has presided unflinchingly over 131 executions during his tenure, is in the national spotlight again this week as the scheduled lethal injection of convicted murderer Gary Graham looms ever closer. Graham, who was found guilty in 1981 of murdering Bobby Gene Lambert, will die Thursday unless a growing number of protesters and peddlers of mounting adverse publicity prevail and Governor Bush is moved to recommend a commutation or reprieve. Graham's imminent death, while following hard on the heels of Ricky McGinn's well-publicized reprieve, could be far more damning to Bush...
With Hafez Assad's death, the spotlight turns to his son Bashar, 34, a mild-mannered ophthalmologist and perhaps the most unlikely political heir among the new generation of Arab leaders who have started assuming power in the Middle East. Indeed, Bashar's older brother Basil, a daring, charismatic figure, had been favored to follow in their father's footsteps until he was killed in a traffic accident...
...computer hacker who can cause millions in damages may seem glamorously intelligent, but he is, in fact, a dangerous terrorist. And in the same way that terrorists enjoy, if not thrive on, media attention, so do hackers. Putting the spotlight on the Love Bug hacker may have allowed him to achieve yet another of his sick objectives. No wonder he loves us! ZINA SHAHILI VALAYDON Rose Hill, Mauritius...
...rest of Harvard's bench stepped into the spotlight when it counted. Junior Lisa Kowal came back from injury in the middle of the season to spell Monti and give the Crimson a much-needed secondary ballhandler. Freshmen post players Sarah Johnson, Melissa's sister, and Kate Ides lent depth in the paint. Sophomore Laura Barnard came on strong at the end of the season, exploding for three-pointers left and right in the last few games, including a 17-point outburst with four treys against Cornell in March...
Flung into the spotlight after a fellow student group leader took a leave of absence, he became a central voice in "The Great Grape Debate...