"Who did this to you?"(emergency room doctor and formerly battered woman Yolanda Haywood)(Interview)
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Yolanda Haywood was a battered welfare mother at age 22, but now at 47, she is an emergency room doctor who often sees the results of domestic violence. Haywood says that domestic violence is terrorism, and that it is very difficult for doctors to deal with because women often still love their abuser.
Publication Name: Washingtonian
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0043-0897
Year: 1997
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Order in the court
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Retired Judge Curtis E. Von Kann considers the US justice system as among the best in the world despite its many problems such as long-winded procedures and costly processes. Von Kann also discusses the merits and disadvantages of juries.
Publication Name: Washingtonian
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0043-0897
Year: 1995
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Reel life
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Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Charles Guggenheim believes films have a magical quality which enables people to be transported out of their everyday lives. He feels that documentaries should help us understand important events.
Publication Name: Washingtonian
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0043-0897
Year: 1999
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