Word: stephen
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...recently had the honor of asking Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer what he thought about the idea of such a modernizing Constitutional amendment. The Justice shared my frustration as well as the popular view that no amendment would likely be made. No matter. I am content with the Justice's acknowledgment of injustice...
...months ago Stephen Amoako, a native of West Africa who works the late-night shift at Christie's--another 24-hour convenience store, located on John F. Kennedy Street--was beaten and then robbed by two youths...
...George Burroughs who was the erstwhile minister of Salem. People of prominence, such as Gov. Phip's wife, Captain John Alden, etc. were accused, but did not suffer death due to their high social standing. See Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of Witchcraft by Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum (Harvard University Press...
McVeigh's defense team has been understandably chagrined by the recent spate of negative stories. Says his lead lawyer, Stephen Jones: "I feel like I've been in the ring with Joe Louis. But I'm still on my feet. It's been a character-building experience." Nevertheless, sources say, members of his team feel the media disclosures have made it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for McVeigh to get an acquittal. Still, Jones will press on. This week he will raise questions about a wider conspiracy by asking the government to hand over all evidence pertaining to Carol Howe...
...Vietnam (Streamers)--works on a much smaller canvas here. He immerses us in clinical details--like the doctor's careful instructions on how to take a fatal dose of pills (one at a time, with as little water as possible) or the compulsive conversation of the victim's lover (Stephen Spinella), who forces himself to go out to a movie when the deed is done. The narrow focus can be constricting (this is a small play on a big theme), but Rabe's jittery, naturalistic dialogue and Douglas Hughes' knife-edge direction make it a powerful, unmistakably theatrical event...