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These drugs kill people; they destroy lives and families. But on the same day that University of Maryland basketball star Len Bias died from a cocaine over-dose, countless more Americans abused alcohol. Some of those people died, others brought about the deaths of others. By suggesting that substance abuse flourishes largely among a segment of the population outside the mainstream, Reagan arms himself with painlessly-acquired political capital, yet ultimately misrepresents the problem...
...people" have a drink or two when they come home after a long day at the office. Or a three-martini power lunch. Or a Friday afternoon happy hour. All of these activities are socially acceptable, even though they can lead to substance abuse, can kill people, and can destroy families. But attacking what ordinary people regularly do is not politically expedient...
...stage has thus been set for the beginning of two of the most significant trials in U.S. Mob history. Finally realizing the full potential of the once slighted Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, federal prosecutors are trying to destroy Mafia families by convincing juries that their very existence is a crime, that their leaders should be imprisoned for long terms and that, eventually, even their ill-gotten gains can be - confiscated. Success in the New York cases, following an unprecedented series of indictments affecting 17 of the 24 Mafia families in the U.S., would hit the Mob where...
...myself that this (trial) is the end of the Mafia," says Palermo Prosecutor Giusto Sciacchitano. "It wasn't born yesterday, and it may not end with this. You can't destroy the Mafia with just one trial." Nonetheless, Italian and U.S. authorities are optimistic that the Palermo trial will at least choke back some of the Syndicate's activities. "The New York and Sicilian trials are two sides of the same coin," says Sciacchitano. "We have had a continual swapping of help and information. We are prosecuting the same organization...
...country to match our pride. As you channeled your power to undo a dictatorship, so may you channel it now to help create an enduring democracy. I ask that you use media's tremendous power to build up rather than to tear down, to create rather than to destroy...