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...heated issue, not surprisingly, didn't see it that way. "Torture is a crime, and we are hopeful that President Obama's comments signal a new acknowledgment of the need for criminal investigations of those who authorized, legally justified and carried out these unlawful acts," said Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union. "Accountability is not retribution; it is justice." Republicans professed to be perplexed. "We're sort of interested to know what is the policy or the position of the Administration," said Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, "because now it seems to be somewhat...
...Within just one full day in office, the new President issued a blistering array of orders reversing the policies of George W. Bush - on harsh interrogation techniques, on access to government information and on Guantánamo, which he announced he would close. "A giant step forward," hailed Anthony Romero, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU...
...They may not even be on the list. They're not cool like werewolves. There's no Warren Zevon song about them. They're not classy like Dracula and Frankenstein, who can trace their lineage back to respectable 19th century novels. All zombies have is a bunch of George Romero movies...
...agents dressed in black ties and driving cars emblazoned with the company logo. Others followed suit, in ever more extravagant getups, all of them banking on the debtor's sense of shame to motivate repayment. "Personal honor, your public image, is still very important in Spain," says José Romero of the Zorro Collectors. "If one of our agents shows up at an apartment, everyone in the building is going to know there's a debtor there...
...stretch began with 6:12 left in the third period after senior defenseman Max Motschwiller sent a pass to teammate Jason Duboe on the right wing, where the junior midfielder was able to give Harvard an 11-9 lead. Cornell responded in a little over a minute when Rocco Romero slipped a shot past Crimson goaltender Joe Pike. The Big Red knotted the score with just 32 seconds remaining in third period. Freshman Rob Pannell found Ryan Hurley from behind the net, one of his five assists on the day, feeding the junior five yards in front of the goal...