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...Romney is misguided even in the practical aspects of his immoral project. The strict standard of evidence to which he is committed is untenable. While new biological techniques can reduce erroneous convictions, to be sure, the capital punishment system’s limitations are insurmountable. As of September, 55 people have been executed this year nationwide; meanwhile, nine innocent people have been exonerated and released from death row this year, adding to the more than 100 releases since 1976. With thousands on death row, it would be ridiculous to believe that all innocents are spared. Wrongful death is so deeply...
...really resent that this is coming so late in the processs,” said Councillor Marjorie Decker, one of the council’s most aggressive supporters of strict zoning. “It is a red herring...It couldn’t be a genuine offer because if it were it would have been on the table [last] spring...
...Islamist hero. The school counted top Taliban commanders as alumni and served for years as a favorite rendezvous for al-Qaeda men passing through Pakistan en route to Afghanistan. In response to 9/11, the U.S. denounced these schools, or madrasahs, as terrorist-training academies and called for strict controls on their incendiary teachings. The U.S. hoped the newly cooperative regime of President Pervez Musharraf would rein them...
...theory, the WTO agreement should benefit India's generic-drug companies by shielding them from strict patent laws. But many of India's drugmakers are angry about the agreement's fine print. According to D.G. Shah of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, which represents the nation's largest drugmakers, the U.S. pharmaceutical lobby won key restrictions?for instance, a stipulation that generics sold under the agreement be manufactured in a different shape, dosage and packaging from the original?that make it difficult for non-U.S. companies to sell their products in poor countries and still turn a profit...
...drank here with boxing promoter Don King. "Big hair," he remembered. We tapped our steins and savored a malty freshness that forever spoiled my appreciation of the bike-transported local stuff. Zhang lit a Hongtashan Gold and wanted to talk about Yanjing's business plan, "about strict control over rate of charges on assets," but I had some nagging questions: Favorite Yanjing? ("Draft brand"); Brown bottle or green? ("Doesn't matter"); Pineapple beer?why? ("It's refreshing"); The growing wine market? ("No problem! Wine's not as good for you as beer"). Then Zhang pointed to his cheeks and mine...