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...effect, but the Senate has passed a bill that would impose a prison term of as much as two years on anyone performing the procedure unless the pregnancy threatened the mother's life or stemmed from rape or incest. Several variants on that bill, many of them even stiffer, are being considered by the Sejm, the lower house, which is due to vote this week on whether to submit the question to a national referendum. Earlier this month, the bishops' conference condemned that option. Meanwhile, the government has ended subsidies for birth-control pills. That move, which many suspect...
...other annual opponent for the Crimson will be a much stiffer test. Stetson, a Florida-based team, is a very strong Division Two team that is perennially in the Top 20. Last year Stetson took two games from the Crimson by scores of 7-3 and 8-4, and the Crimson will be hard-pressed to do much better this year...
Despite the daunting problems, there is room for hope. Long-rampant steroid use among professional football players may be falling because of tougher testing, stiffer penalties and a changed player attitude toward drugs. Last November, President Bush signed legislation adding steroids to the list of tightly controlled substances, restricting their distribution and giving investigative authority to the Drug Enforcement Administration...
...Supports the death penalty. Proposes stiffer penalties for violent and white collar criminals, saying inmates should be "reintroduced to the joys of busting rocks." Opposes a ban on assault weapons. Supports Regimented Inmate Discipline Program or "boot camp" bill for young offenders...
...informal warning from the tutor, or maybe even an official warning from the house. But the College has warned that repeat offenders can expect worse, and those caught for infractions deemed "truly serious"--like using a fake ID to obtain alcohol--could face the Ad Board and much stiffer penalties...