Word: proofed
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...March 9, President Bill "I feel your pain" Clinton on CNN's "Burden of Proof" suggested this incident was preventable if Congress could pass the tougher gun control legislation he wants . The latest anti-gun bill would require safety locks on new guns, ban the import of large-capacity ammunition clips and require a three-day waiting period for background checks before buying weapons at gun shows. Makes you feel completely safe, doesn...
...years. Suppose the same boy, now 16, kills a member of a rival gang. On his way home, he picks up a pizza and rents a video--a comedy. He enjoys a few yuks and then turns in early. This segue from mayhem to amusement would be taken as proof of his brutality. A jury would find it easier to give him a stiff sentence than if he had gone home and paced the floor, racked by remorse...
...able to divorce her husband without his consent, she will also be able to garnish his wages if he is recalcitrant in providing support. A state fund has also been established to assist those whose husbands cannot be found. Perhaps as noteworthy as the reforms, though, is Egypt's proof that granting equal rights to women does not require sacrificing religious beliefs...
...know I speak with the logic of an enthused lemming nearing the cliff of Opening Day. Why have newscasts been filled with footage of players playing catch and stretching at spring training, instead of hockey or basketball highlights? Because spring training is the proof that there is a new life coming in April, a new passion to grip us from Opening Day to the playoffs and World Series, a life to live between the foul lines...
Quiet Hawk's Paugussetts have long been recognized as a tribe by the state of Connecticut, but that status required scant proof of lineage and carries few benefits. Only 10 of the modern Paugussetts live on the group's two reservations: a quarter-acre lot in the town of Trumbull and 106 acres in Colchester. There a metal gate blocks the gravel drive, and a NO TRESPASSING sign bars the curious from visiting the two mobile homes inside. A mailbox reads GOLDEN HILL...