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...that rendered his bid admissible: His Congress decided that he could run for not one, but two, extra terms since the original amendment that prohibited three terms was written during Fujimori's first term in office. In the area of civil liberties, the government does no better. Trials are swift and arbitrary; 30-year-old Lori Berenson, an American convicted of treason by a kangaroo court, is currently imprisoned without heat, light or running water...
...flew to Cuba and persuaded his client and Castro's inner circle that it would be better to let Juan Miguel come with just his new wife and baby, rather than wait for Washington to agree to play host to the circus. The Cubans wanted some assurances of a swift reunion. Craig told them that Reno's patience with the Miami relatives had run out and that the law was on Juan Miguel's side. INS officials were just waiting for Juan Miguel to set foot in America, and they would move to strip Lazaro of custody. Even...
...runway incursions that is expected to get heated. Jim Hall, head of the National Transportation Safety Board and a close ally of Vice President Al Gore, will testify in detail about four of the most serious runway incursions of last year, and he will call on lawmakers to take swift action. "Runway incursions are the No. 1 problem in aviation today," says Hall. "The FAA has run off the runway and is in a ditch on this one, and they better get out quick." Jane Garvey, director of the FAA, will be put in the hot seat by, among others...
...Stromile Swift: This 6'9 All-American forward from Louisiana State has two things going for him: a great wingspan and a cool name. In addition to being able to block his taller opponents' shots, Swift also boasts the best name left in the tournament. Of course, the name "Stromile" doesn't even compare to that Providence guard of several years ago, the venerable God Shammgod...
Margaret Carlson's commentary on the death penalty [PUBLIC EYE, Feb. 21] was critical of the swift pace of executions in Texas. I suppose "swift" refers to the average of 11 years 8 months served in prison by Texas death-row inmates while Governor Bush has been in office. Most would agree that nearly 12 years is plenty of time for a exhaustive system of checks and balances--including state appeals, federal appeals, constitutional and due-process appeals, and parole board and gubernatorial reviews--to be effective. The indigent-defense legislation that Carlson refers to does not apply to death...