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Jardine, Suleiman and their colleagues andstudents have responded to Loupan's allegationswith a mixture of anger and amused dismay. Jardinesays that the magazine is "less respectable" thanthe daily newspaper. Still, Suleiman says thatmany people do read the glossy supplement...
...Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens today issued a highly unusual essay asking judges across the country to study whether executing prisoners who have spent long periods on death row violates the Constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Stevens made the request in a two-page supplement to the court's unanimous rejection of Texas killer Clarence Allen Lackey's death penalty appeal. Lackey's attorney argued that executing him after 17 years on death row amounted tocruel and unusual punishment, in part because his prolonged imprisonment had eliminated the possibility that executing him would accomplish retribution or serve...
Before the potato came to Ireland, the Irishate clover salad to supplement their traditionaldiet of meat, butter, milk and oatmeal, withvitamin C. In the 17th century the conqueringEnglish, not yet aware that everyone should eatfive serving of fruit and veggies a day, scornedwhat they saw as this uncultured Irish cuisine.the Irish promptly decided to adopt the clover asa symbol of ethnic pride...
...fixture of the New Orleans police department. Because police there are among the lowest paid in any major city in America--a fresh recruit makes $14,900 a year, for example, and a 20-year veteran makes $30,000--it has long been assumed the officers would supplement their wages with detail work, which they perform in full uniform. They usually make between $10 and $15 an hour, and many work 40 or more extra hours a week. The department's pay scale has also led to problems in recruiting qualified applicants. "Everybody knows they are grossly underpaid," says Neil...
...fixture of the New Orleans police department. Because police there are among the lowest paid in any major city in America--a fresh recruit makes $14,900 a year, for example, and a 20-year veteran makes $30,000--it has long been assumed the officers would supplement their wages with detail work, which they perform in full uniform. They usually make between $10 and $15 an hour, and many work 40 or more extra hours a week. The department's pay scale has also led to problems in recruiting qualified applicants. "Everybody knows they are grossly underpaid," says Neil...