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...molds their self-image. Since 1941, when London emerged from eight months of bombing with many of its landmarks pulverized but its resilience intact, the British capital has regarded itself as indomitable. But at 9 a.m. on a wintry Monday, a shock wave cracked that image, much as a V-2 rocket hitting a house would damage neighboring properties. Londoners learned that the city's entire fleet of buses had been recalled to its depots, defeated not by bombs - the service had run quixotically but without interruption throughout the Blitz - but by snow. A mere six inches...
...from being given to such young offenders. It is unjust and contrary to our constitution to sentence a 13-year-old child to life imprisonment without possibility of parole. Ruling on this case would be a logical next step from the court’s 2005 decision in Roger v. Simmons, which outlawed the use of the death penalty for minors. The court should use the Sullivan case to build upon the precedents it has recently set regarding just punishments for minors convicted of crimes. However, while 13 is much too young for a life sentence without parole, courts should...
...African curry and passion fruit in their marinated cod. The Dutch topped one of their exquisite garnishes with pastry windmills. First-timers Uruguay served their oxtails in hand-painted ceramic pots from home. The British team's national touch came in the name they assigned their beef filet: Henry V. "It's a bit of fun," says team coach Roger Hulstone. "[England] beating the French at Agincourt, and all that." Adds chef Simon Hulstone, Roger's son, as he rolls a piece of cod in mousse: "It's a good thing this contest isn't being held in Germany...
...anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a few days after taking office, Bill Clinton reverses Reagan's Executive...
...Avoiding the Roe v. Wade anniversary, Barack Obama restores international funding the following...