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Three states and the District of Columbia impose tougher penalties for crimes based on political affiliation.
Tougher cases became evident to me during a visit I made to O'Leary's urology clinic.
The paper reports that the good news is due to many factors, including: the increasing prevalence of smoke alarms, major strides made in the treatment of burn patients, tougher building codes, tighter standards for fire resistant furnishings, migration of many hazardous jobs overseas, the growing percentage of meals that are eaten outside of the home, the increase in the use of microwaves and the decrease in smoking.
In an atmosphere of economic crisis — stagnant productivity, bank closures, and rising unemployment — conservatives wanted somebody tougher, more dynamic than eternally compromising old-style politicians.
A tougher measure resembling last month's Senate legislation was defeated, despite ardent lobbying by President Clinton and Janet Reno . Everyone agrees it's a coup for the National Rifle Association, which had been taken for dead after Littleton.