Word: bribes
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Those who said they were ashamed to be Americans after the Immigration and Naturalization Service agents forcibly removed Elian Gonzalez from the home of his Miami relatives should be ashamed of themselves [NATION, May 1]. Were they proud when the family showered Elian with every imaginable bribe? Were they proud when the family demonized Elian's father, in a desperate attempt to keep the child in Miami? Were they proud of that heart-wrenching video of Elian demanding to stay in the U.S.? Until now, only Fidel Castro himself could have orchestrated such manipulation and brainwashing. BARRY BERGER Mission, Texas...
...feels Puerto Rico's pain--especially now that Hillary needs the votes of New York's Puerto Rican emigres--made an agreement with the island's government. Puerto Rico would let the Navy stay until 2003, using only dummy bombs. In return, Puerto Rico would get, essentially, a bribe: some $40 million in additional Washington aid. But most Puerto Ricans tell pollsters they want the Navy out now. Indeed, Vieques residents may soon pass a referendum that could void the three-year pact. That is one reason why demonstrators persevered until they were peacefully herded off last week by Janet...
...Barnes: By the time I arrived in the region there was only a small section of Freetown left in the hands of the government and its Nigerian allies. The only way in was through a single Nigerian ECOMOG helicopter that was still flying in. I had to bribe my way onto the last flight of the day. As we flew over the sea, you could see dozens of corpses floating in the bay, and the city burning in the distance...
...whom nobody but the feds ever wanted to kick around. They got him for extorting money from businessmen seeking Louisiana casino licenses, including star witness Edward J. DeBartolo Jr., the former owner of the San Francisco 49ers, who got a reduced sentence for testifying about his own $400,000 bribe to Edwards. He was a bad boy, but the voters never cared; Edwards liked to joke that he'd never have to leave office unless he was "caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy." Edwards was a charmer, a scamp, a honey-tongued governor perfectly matched...
Parents who suspect that their teens may be smoking should confront them immediately and directly. Assume that your child will deny smoking, but reiterate the rules of the house and the consequences if they're broken. Some parents try to bribe their kids to stay away from tobacco, but that doesn't work. Parents should never pay a kid not to do something he shouldn't be doing anyway...