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...jury concluded that Steinberg's drug use -- he had been smoking cocaine continually for days before the fatal beating -- made him incapable of realizing the seriousness of Lisa's condition. With what seems a measure of inconsistency, however, the jury saw the same failure to get immediate medical assistance as evidence of Steinberg's "intent" to do serious bodily harm to Lisa, an important element of the manslaughter charge...
...week he introduced a bill that would further strengthen the city's tough gun-control laws by extending a legal doctrine called "strict liability" to firearms. The law would classify guns as inherently dangerous products whose manufacturers and distributors can be held financially liable for damages caused by their use -- prompting gun dealers to try to keep their wares out of the wrong hands. The statute, says Clarke, "will attempt to do through the handgun industry's pocketbooks what has not been done through their consciences...
Since twelve of the 13 council members support the proposal, it should pass easily. But the National Rifle Association plans to use its lobbying muscle to persuade Congress, which can overrule the council's decisions, to shoot down Clarke's plan. "It's another attempt by the D.C. government to put the blame on somebody else for its failure to deal with violent crime," says N.R.A. assistant general counsel Richard Gardiner. A veto is no cinch: only twice in the past 14 years has Congress vetoed a law enacted by the district...
...veteran sportswriter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, recalls an interview in 1964 that capsules White. St. Louis was ten games behind Philadelphia at midseason. Would he comment on the problems if Broeg pledged to exclude his name? "No," White said. "I won't comment unless you do use my name. I'm the problem. The RBI man hasn't been knocking in any runs." After that he started knocking them in by the bushel, and the Cards made up 6 1/2 games on the Phils in the final two weeks and went on to win the World Series...
Throughout the match Coach Ihsan Gurdal juggled his lineup in an effort to find the elusive successful combination to put on the court. Unlike Wednesday, when Harvard stuck strictly to a 5-1 lineup (five hitters and one setter), Gurdal opted to use a 6-2 combination, with two setters on the court, in all three sets...