September 2011
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City Room: Break Is Found in Manhattan’s... →
The rupture of a ritual boundary that allows observant Jews to move more freely caused a brief crisis as the Sabbath approached and repair crews were hampered by events at the United Nations.
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The Case of Troy Davis.
There are many worrying aspects involved in the case of Troy Davis who sits on Georgia’s Death Row but when you hear a dissent like this you have to really worry - “This court has never held,” Justice Scalia wrote, “that the Constitution forbids the execution of a convicted defendant who had a full and fair trial but is later able to convince a habeas court that he is ‘actually’ innocent.”...
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Those Greeks Are Playing A Blinder
I have been extremely busy of late so busy in fact that the day seems to be gone before I realise it. There is a few things I have noticed however, the Euro seems to be near collaspe, The Germans seem to want their money back. The Greeks seem to not want to pay anything, sack anyone, tighten any belts or sell any beaches. The Irish on the other hand under headmaster Enda seem to want to be the...
