Word: light
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...investigation that concluded: "Under Gov. George W. Bush, Texas has executed dozens of Death Row inmates whose cases were compromised by unreliable evidence, disbarred or suspended defense attorneys, meager defense efforts during sentencing and dubious psychiatric testimony." And that's just the lead. The New York Times shone the light on Ronald G. Mock, a picaresque Texas public defender who has a wing of the state's death row named after him. The portrait is flattering neither to Mock nor Bush's courts. A similar Tribune investigation prompted Gov. George Ryan's moratorium on executions in Illinois - but though...
...only barely. Albright had to light a fire under both men. Barak and Arafat are still far apart on critical aspects of a peace treaty, such as the exact boundary lines of a new Palestinian state, how many Palestinian refugees will be allowed to return (both to the new entity and to Israel), and who controls Jerusalem (both sides want it as their capital). At least for public consumption, Barak and Arafat each insist they're the one doing all the compromising and the other guy's being stubborn. U.S. diplomats, as one put it, keep hearing the same line...
...easiest way past America's vaunted missile shield may be simply to release a couple of inflatable toys and tin cans along with the warhead. And that may be good news, too, for a U.S. president looking for a way out of his political dilemma over whether to green-light the system. The New York Times reported Friday that Pentagon documents reveal that the military's testing of the proposed $60 billion missile system are designed to allow the interceptor "kill vehicle" to hit its target despite a basic flaw: its inability to distinguish between a real warhead and decoys...
...Thursday they would offer comprehensive health benefits to employees' same-sex domestic partners. The kings of Detroit (Ford, GM and Chrysler) will begin offering the benefits as of August 1; various spokespeople expressed hope the move would encourage potential employees to see the once staid industry in a new light. They have good reason to hope they will stand apart: The vast majority of American companies still don't offer same-sex domestic partner benefits, and the mere mention of the concept can raise hackles, even in otherwise moderate boardrooms...
...whereas Hezbollah is able to deploy its Katyushas close to the border. "This system won't have much advanced warning, which makes its task that much more challenging. Then again, it has the advantage of speed, attacking its target with a sustained beam that travels at the speed of light rather than trying to hit a bullet with another bullet." Although the U.S. says it has no plan to field laser weapons of its own, if THEL proves successful in testing for attack by multiple rockets, the temptation will certainly grow. While Ronald Reagan's lasers-in-space missile shield...