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Shock Incarceration (American Ideas)

Incarceration A Dose of Discipline for First Offenders Paramilitary treatment humiliates young criminals -- but does it work?

The Yanquis Stayed Home

Yanquis Stayed Home Did the U.S. fumble its best chance against Noriega -- or avoid an ill-planned blunder?

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Refugees Freedom Train

Freedom Train As thousands of its citizens flee to the West, East Germany celebrates a bitter 40th birthday

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Ethics: Who Should Foot the AIDS Bill? (Ethics)

Should Foot the AIDS Bill? A deadly disease presents a ruinous IOU BY ANDREA SACHS Reported by Cheryl P. Weinstock/New York and Dennis Wyss/San Francisco

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