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On the morning of May 6, 1997, Governor George W. Bush signed his name to a confidential three-page memorandum from his legal counsel, Alberto R. Gonzales, and placed a bold [...]

It is better to risk saving a guilty personparthan to condemn an innocent one. --Voltaire On the afternoon of February 25, 1983, a sunny, dimple-cheeked little girl named Jeanine Nicarico [...]

At the Keen Mountain Correctional Center, a gray complex of poured concrete in rural southwest Virginia, Joseph Jesse Dick Jr. sits behind the thick glass pane of a prison interview [...]

Presents information on political leader of Georgia John Flynt. Birth and childhood of Flynt; Attitude of Flynt towards giving out his land to Ford Motor Co. in rent to store its 1973 models; Political career of Flynt.

The prospect that innocent people will be executed in America is horrifyingly likely, the author argues in this unsparing report on the criminal-justice system. Police officers and prosecutors have suppressed [...]

Focuses on preparations for the forthcoming elections in Burma. Prediction that the election will be a fraud despite assurance from the military junta that it will be free and fair; Participation of about hundred political parties in the election; Possibility of secretary-general of the National League for Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi's victory in the forthcoming election; Report that the State Department's human rights report also held the government responsible for the torture and deaths of students, civil servants, and opposition leaders taken into custody.

Presents details of the author's visit to Ilocos Norte, Philippines, home province of former president Ferdinand Marcos, to see how people reacted to the controversy over the return of the Marcos remains in the Philippines. Belief of Ilocanos that Marcos had supernatural powers due to an amulet that could make him invisible; Profusion of Marcos memorabilia; Threat of the return of Marcos' corpse to the nation's security.

Provides some insights into the political indications and implications of the civil war in Cambodia. Political conditions in the country; Role of the anti-communist forces of Prince Norodum Sihanouk and former Prime Minister Son Sann; Deaths and conflicts caused by the Khmer Rouge forces; Involvement of the U.S. government and the United Nations in fostering peace in the country; International support in ending the war; Indications of world politics and foreign relations.

Focuses on a judicial case Miranda versus Arizona brought to the U.S. Supreme Court. Nature of the judicial case; Decision by the Supreme Court against the conviction of Robert Powers, a criminal who was remanded in connection with a murder case; Details about the judicial procedure concerning the case; Discussion about other several cases related to various crimes.

Points out that Fidel Ramos, a Protestant career military man, is likely to be Philippines' next President as a result of this year's elections. Rejection of heirs Imelda Marcos and Eduardo Cojuangco for the dictatorship by the Filipinos; Representation of religious tolerance and a sophisticated sense of the Church's rightful place in the society by the Filipinos in supporting Ramos over House Speaker Ramon V. Mitra Jr.; Possibility that Cojuangco could emerge as winner.

Focuses on the implications of the military bases of the U.S. in the Philippines. Conspiracy scenarios between the U.S. and the Philippines; Presence of U.S. forces on the Philippine soil; Decline of the importance of the military bases; Strategic arguments of the military bases; Reasons for the establishment of these bases in the Philippines; Interest of the U.S. in the political culture of the Philippines; History of relations between the U.S. and the Philippines; Statement that the bases are seen as an affront to Philippine sovereignty; Denial of the Philippine politicians that the bases protect them from foreign invaders; Economic arguments of the U.S. for the retention of bases; Statement that Philippines want the bases to be out by next year.