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...What similarity is there between Falun Gong and Jones-town or Aum Shinrikyo? Almost none. What happened in Jonestown was mass murder, not suicide: Jim Jones misled his followers into drinking poison and 913 died. As for Aum Shinrikyo, a Japanese court has refused the government's request to ban the sect though it has handed down death sentences to two leaders found guilty of the gas attack. The court made the distinction between violators of existing laws and citizens' constitutional freedom to practice faith, however unpopular those beliefs may be to others. To link Falun Gong with these groups...
...Roger Clinton's lawyer, Bart Williams, said that his client "has never received any money in connection with a pardon request," though he has received funds from people who have separately asked such favors. Clinton recommended six people for pardons, all of whom were denied, Williams noted...
Instead of competing against each other for tenure, the pair demanded that both be tenured simultaneously—a bold request at a University so exacting and usually unyielding in its tenure procedures...
...Anastasijevic: Yes, this is more or less a formality and he's likely to be sent to the Hague in a couple of weeks, after the deadline has expired for his appeals. The government's decree defines the procedure by which the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia's request will be processed through the local judiciary, and after his appeals are reviewed, Milosevic will very likely be sent over. It may take a little bit longer because Milosevic's lawyers are challenging the legality and constitutionality of the decree, but there is no serious opposition to the decision...
...conspiracy and involuntary manslaughter, currently awaits a state trial on 160 counts of first-degree murder. If found guilty, he could receive the death penalty. Nichols has asked the U.S. Supreme Court for a new trial; per the Court's instructions, the U.S. Justice Department is considering the request...