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...years of delay and controversy, a jury found Gonzalez, the son of the head of Panama's ruling party, innocent of murder, setting off an explosion of indignation. In a replay of the rhetorical battles that marked U.S.-Panama relations in the 1980s, Ambassador William Hughes charges that the verdict is an outrageous injustice rendered in a "climate of intimidation." Calling Hughes' remarks "unfortunate," President Ernesto Perez Balladares responds that Washington should mind its own business. "Very frankly," he says, "I didn't like the result of the O.J. Simpson trial either...
...thanked friends and supporters after the verdict...
...legend, will mean little to moviegoers, who will pay the same $7 or $8 to see Titanic that they spend on films made for a thousandth its cost. Ultimately, Titanic will sail or sink not on its budget but on its merits as drama and spectacle. The regretful verdict here: Dead in the water...
...Harvard women's ice hockey team (6-2, 2-2 ECAC, 1-2 Ivy) followed this formula to perfection against Middlebury, handing the Panthers (2-1) their first loss via a 4-2 verdict yesterday...
While these events have sparked a renewed discussion of the merits of the death penalty, neither court case should actually determine the outcome of the debate. It was widely rumored that several representatives changed their votes as a result of the "flawed" Woodward verdict. Well-informed debate, not current events, ought to inform the decisions our legislators make...