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A tale of two widows

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Two widows of taxi drivers, who were shot and killed while on the job, helped each other deal with their misery. They also spoke publicly to urge city officials to require the use of safety partitions in taxi cabs to prevent the incidents that happened to their husbands.

Author: Freed, David
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1993
Crimes against, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Taxicab drivers, Widows

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No free lunch

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The public mistakenly believes that no one pays when the government offers free services. The Clinton administration's encouragement of this notion only serves to mislead Americans and results in more wasteful spending of federal resources.

Author: Osgood, Charles
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1993
Economic aspects, Economic policy, Government spending policy, Americans

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Crime & punishment (U.S.A.)

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The American legal system has flaws which result in the miscarriage of justice. Different quirks in the administration of justice are reported.

Author: Osgood, Charles, Racher, Dave, Powell, Monica, Freed, David
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1992
Case studies, Laws, regulations and rules, Practice, Justice, Administration of, Administration of justice, Courts, Judicial error

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Subjects list: United States, Analysis
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