Decency, honor and the gun lobby
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Ex-Pres Bush resigned his National Rifle Assn (NRA) membership in protest of a fund-raising letter written by Wayne LaPierre, in which federal agents are described in less than glowing terms. The NRA has become such an extreme organization that it now has much in common with far right militia groups.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1995
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Rogue cops and civilian beatings
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There have been a number of high-profile cases of police brutality in the news recently, such as the videotaped beating of illegal immigrants by Riverside, CA, deputies. These are not isolated incidents. Police departments need to do a better job of screening out rogue cops.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
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The time bomb that ticks for George Bush
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Pres Bush pardoned six people charged or convicted of charges relating to the Iran-Contra scandal of the 1980s shortly before his presidential term ended in Jan 1993. Bush's reasons for the action and evidence of his actual role in the affair are analyzed.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1993
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