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...trial nothing but the bald testimony of two schoolboys that Scopes had "taught Evolution." Though the trial lasted a fortnight, costing over $25,000,? the schoolboys' testimony was practically all the farmer-jurors were permitted to hear in the courtroom. It alone constituted the basis for their verdict of "Guilty...
...Prime Minister of Nepal; to two years in prison for embezzlement; in Kathmandu. After Nepal's King Gyanendra seized power this February, he established a controversial corruption commission that charged Deuba with involvement in a $5.3 million fraudulent deal to award a road construction contract. Deuba has denounced the verdict as "political assassination" and has vowed to fight his conviction. He is the highest-ranking Nepalese leader ever to be found guilty of corruption...
...Although Jackson was found not guilty of child molestation, the subject of molesting young boys is not humorous, and your attempt to derive light entertainment from the case was distasteful and irresponsible. Amid all the media hype, this trial was never going to be fair, and the resulting verdict was the only one possible under the circumstances. Given the global problem of child exploitation, Time showed a remarkable lack of responsibility and sensitivity. Keith Noble Nontahburi, Thailand Of Terrorism and Detainees I appreciated your article on Mohammed al-Qahtani, the so-called 20th hijacker of 9/11, who is being held...
...culture where a policeman, as one testifying officer put it, can be proud he has not used his firearm for 28 years, such dedication to violence is unheard of. Court spokesperson Marjoke van Kamp said: "He is making it very difficult for the court to be mild." The verdict is due on July 26 and is widely expected to deliver a life sentence without parole. One question remains: How could Bouyeri, whom the prosecutor described as "an ordinary, on the face of it, well- integrated boy of Moroccan descent," revert to such radicalism? Lots of explanations were offered...
...mystery why the publishing community is eager to gauge author Owen King-he's the son of horrormeister Stephen. The verdict: Owen's new book, We're All in This Together (Bloomsbury), a collection of stories including a novella featuring an eccentric grandfather who is being driven slowly insane by the 2000 election results, has met with critical praise. Said Publishers Weekly, "This original collection heralds the arrival of the next generation." Said Kirkus Reviews, "Newcomer King is a talent to watch." Galley Girl ate Chinese food with Owen, who is decidedly his own man, writing with a distinctive voice...