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The 1886 Constitution of Colombia examined under the section on the Legal and Political System of Colombia in the Commission's 1981 report, was based on earlier constitutions in Colombian history: the Constitutional Act of the Independent Free State of El Socorro, August 15, 1810; the Constitution of Cundinamarca, March 30, 1811; the Constitution of the Republic of Tunja, December 9, 1811; the Constitution of the State of Antioquia, March 21, 1812; the Constitution of the State of Cartagena de Indias, June 15, 1812; the Constitution of the Republic of Cundinamarca, July 18, 1812; the Constitution of the State of Mariquita, June 21, 1815; the Constitution of August 30, 1821; the Constitution of April 29, 1830; the Constitution of the State of Nueva Granada, February 29, 1832; the Constitution of Nueva Granada, April 20, 1843; the Constitution of Nueva Granada, March 20, 1853; the Political Constitution for the Granadian Confederation, May 22, 1858, and the Constitution of the United States of Colombia, May 8, 1863. The Constitution of the Republic of Colombia adopted on August 4, 1886, was amended by, inter alia, Legislative Act No. 3 of October 3, 1910, Legislative Act No. 1 of August 5, 1936, and Legislative Act No. 1 of February 16, 1945.
The history behind the new Constitution of Colombia adopted in 1991 is as follows: via Decree No. 1926, dated August 24, 1990, the Government of President César Gaviria Trujillo convened a National Constitutional Assembly. On December 5, 1990, the people of Colombia elected the 70 members of that Assembly. It was an historic election in that the voters and candidates included former members of the guerrilla movement, recently reassimilated into mainstream society, among them the leaders of the April 19th Movement (M-19). The outcome of the election was as follows:
Partido Liberal: 25 Assemblymen; Alianza Democrática M-19: 18; Movimiento de Salvación Nacional: 11; Partido Social Conservador: 5; independent Conservative Party slates: 4; Unión Patriótica: 2; the Indigenous Movement: 2; the Evangelical Movement: 2; Esperanza, Paz y Libertad: 2; Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores: 1; Movimiento Indígena Quintín Lame: 1. These last two assemblymen were elected but do not have the right to vote in the Assembly.
(In force since July 5, 1991)
Title Chapter
I. Fundamental principles l/10)
II. Rights, Guarantees and Duties (11/40)
1. Fundamental Rights (11/41)
2. Social, Economic and Cultural Rights (42/77)
3. Collective and Environmental rights (78/82)
4. Protection and Exercise of Rights (83/94)
5. Duties and Obligations (95)
III. Inhabitants and the Territory
1. Nationality (96/97)
2. Citizenship (98/99)
3. Aliens (100)
4. Territory (101/102)
IV. Democratic Participation and Participation of Political Parties
1. Forms of Democratic Participation (103/106)
2. Political Parties and Movements (107/111)
3. Status of the Opposition (112)
V. Organization of the State (116);
1. State Structure (113/121)
2. Civil Service (122/131)
VI. The Legislative Branch
1. Membership and Functions (132/137)
2. Meeting and Procedure (138/149)
3. Laws (150/170)
4. The Senate (171/175)
5. The House of Representatives (176/178)
6. Congressmen (179/187)
D. Life (11); disappearance-torture (12); liberty, equality, nondiscrimination (13); legal personality (14); privacy, reputation (15); personal fulfillment (16); slavery, servitude (17); freedom of conscience (18); freedom of worship (19); freedom of expression, the freedom to disseminate one's thoughts and opinions, to give and receive truthful and impartial information (20); honor (21); peace (22); file petitions (23); freedom of movement (24); work (25); right to choose one's profession or trade (26); right to an education (27); all persons are free (28); due process (29); Habeas corpus (30); the right to appeal a court ruling (31); self-incrimination (33); exile (34); extradition (35); asylum (36); meetings-public demonstrations (37); assembly (38); formation of trade unions (39); political rights (40).
Family (42); women and men have equal rights (43); the rights of children (44); the rights of adolescents (45); the rights of the elderly (46); the rights of the handicapped (47); social security (48); health care (49); children under age one (50); decent housing (51); recreation (52); labor (53); strike (56); private property (58); intellectual property (61); education (67); culture (70); freedom of information and press (73)
D. Clean environment (79); natural resources (80); ban on chemical weapons, etc. (81)
Habeas corpus, amparo (85); protection, 86; indemnization 989); precedence of international law (93).
Nationality (x nationality, x adoption 96; in case of war, 97)
Citizenry (loss, suspension 98; necessity, 99)
Aliens (rights of aliens 100)
Political rights and their exercise (103/112)
The Branches of Government (113); the justice system (116); Public Prosecutor's Department (118).
Public servants; notaries public (123; 126)
(In force since July 5, 1991)
Title Chapter
VII. The Executive Branch
1. The President (188/199)
2. Government (200/201)
3. Vice President (201/205)
4. Ministers and Directors of Cabinet Departments (206/208)
5. Civil Service (209/211)
6. States of Emergency (212/215)
7. Law Enforcement (216/223)
8. International Relations
VIII. The Judicial Branch
1. General Provisions (228/233)
2. Ordinary Courts (234/235)
3. Administrative Courts (236/238)
4. Constitutional Court (239/245)
5. Special Courts (246/248
6. Office of the Prosecutor General of the Nation
7. Superior Council of the Judiciary (254/257)
IX. Elections and Electoral Organization
1. Suffrage and Elections (258/263)
2. Election Authorities (264/266)
X. Control agencies
1. Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic
2. Prosecuting Authority (275/284)
XI. Territorial Organization
1. General Provisions (285/296)
2. Departmental System (297/310)
3. Municipal System (311/321)
4. Special System (322/331)
XII. Economic System and the Public Treasury
1. General Provisions 9332/338)
2. Development Plans (339/344)
3. Budget (345/355)
4. Distribution of Resources and Authorities (356/364)
5. The Social Function of the State and of Public
Services (365/370)
6. Central Bank (371/373)
XIII. Amendment of the Constitution
Transitory provisions (1/60)
State of war (212); Internal disturbance (213)
(Indigenous Peoples, 246)
Horacio Serpa of the Liberal Party, Antonio Navaro Wolff of the M-19 Democratic Alliance and Alvaro Gómez of the National Salvation Movement were elected presidents of the National Constitutional Assembly.[1]
After 6 months in session, on July 5, 1991, the National Constitutional Assembly enacted the new Constitution, which consists of 380 articles and 60 transitory provisions.
This report contains a very brief description of the new Colombian Constitution, emphasizing the main features of the political structure of the Colombian State. Also mentioned are the human rights provisions contained in that Constitution, with an indication of the specific article wherein each human right is addressed.
Under Title I, on the Fundamental Principles, articles 1 through 10 provide the following frames of reference: Colombia is a State organized as a single, decentralized, participatory and pluralistic republic, founded upon respect for human dignity, the work and the solidarity of its people and to ensure that the general welfare prevails. The essential functions of the Colombian State are to serve the community, promote general prosperity and guarantee the effectiveness of the principles, rights and duties established in the Constitution; to enable all its citizens to have a voice in the decisions that affect them and in the economic, political, administrative and cultural life of the Nation; to defend the Nation's independence, preserve its territorial integrity, and ensure peaceful coexistence and justice; it adds that the authorities of the Republic are instituted to protect the life, honor, property, beliefs, and the other rights and freedoms of all residents of Colombia and to ensure that the State and private parties fulfill their social obligations.
The fundamental principles set forth in Articles 1 and 2 of the Constitution contain the bases upon which the rule of Colombian law and respect for and defense of human rights rest: that sovereignty resides exclusively in the people from which the public power emanates and that it is the people who exercise sovereignty, either directly or through their representatives.
Article 4 provides that the Constitution is the law of laws and that in the event of some incompatibility between a provision of the Constitution and a law, the provisions of the Constitution shall take precedence; under article 5, the State recognizes the primacy of the individual's inalienable rights, without discrimination of any kind, and protects the family as the basic institution of society.
Other basic principles are that individuals who have violated the law or the Constitution are answerable exclusively to the Colombian authorities; that public servants are answerable for failing to perform their functions or overstepping their authority; that the State recognizes and protects ethnic diversity; that it is the obligation of the State and of its parts to protect the property and cultural heritage of the Nation; that foreign relations are based on national sovereignty, respect for the self-determination of peoples and on the recognition of the principles of international law to which Colombia is bound; that Spanish is the official language of Colombia, but the languages and dialects of ethnic groups are also official within their territory and education in communities with linguistic traditions shall be bilingual.
Title II of the Colombian Constitution contains an impressive catalogue of human rights, which are enumerated in detail in the corresponding section. They appear in Chapter 1 (articles 11 to 41) under the heading of fundamental rights; Chapter 2 (articles 42 to 77) contains the social, economic and cultural rights; Chapter 3 (articles 78 to 82) contains the collective rights and environmental rights; Chapter 4 (articles 83 to 94) refers to the rights to protection and enforcement of the rights described earlier, while Chapter 5 (article 95) concerns duties and obligations.
Particular mention should be made of the fact that under Article 93, international human rights treaties ratified by Congress are preeminent and may not be restricted in states of emergency. It also provides that the rights and duties established in the Constitution shall be interpreted in accordance with international human rights treaties ratified by Colombia, adding that the rights and guarantees contained in the Constitution and in international conventions shall not be understood as a denial of other rights that, being inherent in the human person, are not expressly stipulated in either the Constitution or those conventions.
Title III concerns nationality, citizenship, aliens and territory. Title IV concerns the political rights and their exercise. Its Chapter 1 regulates the methods of democratic participation (voting, plebiscite, referendum, public consultation, open town meetings, legislative initiatives and removing elected officials from office); in Chapter 2 of this title, the Constitution regulates political parties and political movements, while Chapter 3 concerns the status of the opposition. The Constitution repeals the bipartisan system of government instituted in 1958 with the so-called "National Front".
Like the 1886 constitution it replaced, the 1991 Constitution establishes three branches of government: legislative, executive and judicial. It also establishes independent autonomous organs with specific functions. Colombia's constitutional history has been one in which the executive branch of government has always been preeminent. However, the present Constitution tries to balance the relationship between the executive and legislative branches by increasing the latter's powers. Accordingly, the executive's authorities to legislate were curtailed and the Congress was given greater political control over government. The governance and functions of the legislative branch of government are in article 114 and in articles 132 to 187.
The Legislative Branch of Government, addressed in Title VI under the heading of Legislative Branch (articles 132 to 187), is composed of senators and representatives elected directly by the people to four-year terms of office that begin on July 20 following their election. Their basic function is to amend the Constitution, make laws and exercise political control over the government and the administration. Its members represent the people and must consider justice and the common welfare. They are answerable to both society and to their constituents in discharging their duties. The Senate and the House of Representatives together constitute the Congress, which has its seat in the capital of the Republic. Congress has two regular sessions each year when it is a single legislature. The Senate is composed of 100 members elected nationwide, while the House of Representatives, whose members are elected in territorial and special elections, has two representatives per territorial district and one for every 250,000 inhabitants or fraction over 125,000.
One of the Colombian Congress' functions is to make the laws and, through them, to exercise the following functions: interpret, amend, and repeal laws; issue codes in all fields of law and amend their provisions; establish the rules by which government must operate when exercising the inspection and oversight functions stipulated in the Constitution; invest, for up to six months, the President of the Republic with specific, extraordinary authorities to issue norms that have the force of law when necessity so requires or the public interest so counsels. These authorities are not to be conferred for purposes of issuing codes, statutes, charters, etc.; approve or disapprove the treaties that the Government concludes with other States or with entities of international law. By a majority of two thirds of the members of both houses and for grave reasons of public interest, it may grant amnesties or general pardons for political crimes. Should the persons pardoned or given an amnesty be relieved of any civil liability vis-a-vis private parties, the State shall be obligated to pay any damages due, etc.
The Executive Branch is composed of the President of the Republic, who is head of government and supreme administrative authority, and of the ministers and directors of government departments. Under Article 188, the President must not only observe and enforce the Constitution and the laws of the Republic but must also guarantee the rights and freedoms of all citizens. Articles 115 and 188-227 concern the structure of the executive branch of government.
Within the Office of the President of the Republic, there is an Office of the Presidential Adviser for the Defense, Protection and Promotion of Human Rights, organized as follows:
Case area. This area acts upon the complaints of human rights violations filed at the national level. The work is performed jointly with the competent authorities, especially with the Office of the Attorney General and the Judiciary. For cases reported by international organizations, an inter-institutional working group has been formed and must ascertain the status of the investigations and compile any information needed. Through the Municipal and Regional Area and the municipal authorities that represent it, the job of defending, protecting and promoting human rights is performed on a national scale. There is also a Human Rights Promotion and Dissemination Area. The International Area involves functions established under Article 2, paragraph 3 of Decree No. 2111, to address requests that governmental and nongovernmental international entities make of the Colombian Government in connection with the human rights situation in the country and the obligations it has undertaken by virtue of treaties and conventions signed and ratified by the State. This function is performed jointly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Judicial Branch is covered under Title VIII, under the heading Judicial Branch. Title VIII contains 7 chapters: 1, General Provisions; 2, The Regular Courts; 3, Administrative Courts; 4, The Constitutional Court; 5, The Special Courts; 6, The Office of the Prosecutor General; 7, the Superior Council of the Judiciary. The judicial branch of government is governed under Article 116 and articles 228 to 257 of the Constitution. Under Article 116, the administration of justice is the responsibility of the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of Justice, the Council of State, the Superior Council of the Judiciary, the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Nation, the tribunals and judges. That same article also mentions military criminal justice. Congress is to exercise certain judicial functions. Under Title VIII, the administration of justice is a public function; the decisions of the judiciary are independent and its proceedings are to be public and ongoing, with the exceptions that the law allows.
a) The Supreme Court (Ordinary Jurisdiction) is the highest of the ordinary courts. It consists of 23 magistrates elected by the Court itself to an eight-year term from slates submitted by the Superior Council of the Judiciary. The members of the Court sit on the full bench and on the Civil, Criminal and Labor Appeals benches. While it is an appellate court, it also investigats and tries the President, ministers of state, the attorney general, the public defender, and in general high-ranking officials and members of Congress for any punishable offense of which they stand accused.
b) The Council of State (Administrative-Adjudicatory Jurisdiction) is the Government's advisory body on matters of administrative law and the supreme court for litigation in administrative law. It consists of 26 magistrates elected by the Council of State to an eight-year term, from slates containing no fewer than three candidates, which the Superior Council of the Judiciary shall refer to it. The members of the Council of State shall serve through the full chamber, the chamber for administrative law and the advisory and civil service chamber.
The Administrative-Adjudicatory Chamber shall take cognizance of actions seeking nullification, on grounds of unconstitutionality, of any decree issued by the National Government that does not fall within the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court; it shall also hear cases arguing the illegality of national administrative acts issued in any branch of government and by private bodies performing public functions; it shall hear cases to which either the nation or a territory or decentralized entity is party and cases wherein national bodies are seeking a ruling on government authorities. The third section of the Administrative-Adjudicatory Chamber deals with direct reparations for government acts, omissions or operations, which would include proceedings in which the State is being held responsible for a human rights violation.
c) The Constitutional Court (Constitutional Jurisdiction) also has an uneven number of members, as determined by law. Its magistrates are to represent various areas of the law. They are elected by the Senate to an eight-year term and are not eligible for re-election. The functions of the Constitutional Court are as follows: to decide cases brought by citizens arguing the unconstitutionality of acts that amend the Constitution, whatever their origin, on the grounds of procedural error; to decide, before the people speak, whether a referendum or a constitutional assembly to amend the Constitution is constitutional on purely procedural grounds; to decide on the constitutionality of referenda on laws and on the public consultations and national plebiscites (in these last two cases, the actions can only assert procedural error in the convocation and conduct of the public consultation and plebiscite); to rule on cases filed by citizens claiming the unconstitutionality of laws on the grounds of both material content and procedural error; to settle suits brought by citizens arguing the unconstitutionality of decrees issued by the government with the force of law based on Article 150, paragraph 10, and Article 341 of the Constitution, on the grounds that they are materially or procedurally flawed; to rule on the exemptions covered in Article 137 of the Constitution; to hand down a definitive ruling on the constitutionality of the legislative decrees issued by the government pursuant to articles 212, 213 and 215 of the Constitution; to issue a final ruling on the constitutionality of bills or draft statutes that the Government has challenged as unconstitutional because of their material content and procedural error; to review, in the manner prescribed by law, court decisions on the protection of constitutional rights with a view to determining the scope of those rights; to rule definitively on whether the international treaties and the laws that approve them are exigible. The Government shall refer those treaties and the laws that approve them to the Court within six days of the latter's enactment. Any citizen may become a party to an action before this Court to argue for or against the constitutionality of the treaties and the laws approving them. If the Court declares them to be constitutional, the Government may proceed to the exchange of notes; otherwise, the treaties shall not be ratified. When the Constitutional Court declares one or several provisions of the multilateral treaty to be non-exigible, the President of the Republic may only indicate consent if the necessary reservation is stipulated.
The work being done by the new Constitutional Court, whose magistrates were sworn in as recently as March 1992, deserves a special word of recognition from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for the work it is doing to defend, strengthen and consolidate Colombia's constitutional system.
d) The Office of the Prosecutor General. The Office of the Prosecutor General of the Nation consists of the Prosecutor General, the attorneys delegates, and other officials that the law prescribes. The Prosecutor General of the Nation shall be elected to a four-year term by the Supreme Court of Justice, from a slate submitted by the President. He/she may not be reelected. The Prosecutor General must have the same qualifications required to be a magistrate on the Supreme Court. The Office of the Prosecutor General is part of the judiciary and is to have administrative and budgetary autonomy. The Prosecutor General of the Nation and his/her delegates have competence throughout the national territory. It is the function of the Office of the Prosecutor General--either ex officio or in response to a complaint filed--to investigate crimes and to bring charges against the suspected guilty parties with the competent courts and tribunals, except in the case of service-related crimes committed by members of the armed forces or National Police on active duty, in which case it shall: 1) ensure that those suspected of violating the criminal law appear before the courts, adopting the measures necessary to that end. Also, if need be it shall take steps to see to it that those whose rights have been violated by the commission of the crime have their rights restored and are properly compensated for any damages caused; 2) evaluate and close the investigations conducted; 3) direct and coordinate the criminal police functions performed, by law, by the National Police and other agencies; 4) protect the victims, witnesses and parties in a legal proceeding; 5) perform the other functions that the law stipulates.
The Office of the Prosecutor General is by law required to investigate that which is favorable and that which is unfavorable to the accused, and to respect his fundamental rights and procedural guarantees. It is the duty of the Prosecutor General of the Nation: to investigate and indict, where appropriate, high-ranking officials who enjoy constitutional privilege, with the exceptions stipulated in the Constitution; to appoint and remove, in keeping with the law, the employees in his government department; to help shape the State's policy toward crime and to submit bills in that regard; to invest public entities with temporary authority to serve as criminal investigations police, under the responsibility and functionally answerable to the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Nation; and to provide the government information on the investigations being carried out, whenever necessary to preserve public order.
The Commission believes that the Office of the Prosecutor General may represent a significant change in Colombian criminal procedure. The existing criminal procedure has two stages: the investigatory stage where the evidence is compiled; and the trial itself, where the criminal responsibility of the accused is established. To understand the function of the "fiscal" [prosecutor], one must recall that under the previous system both phases were performed by independent judges: an examining judge investigated the crimes denounced and if he found sufficient cause requested that another judge, the trial judge, bring the suspected guilty parties to trial. Under the new criminal procedure, it is not the judge, but rather the prosecutor who must investigate and indict suspected criminals after which judges will determine whether or not they are guilty. Under the previous system, there was no single authority who took responsibility for the criminal investigation as a whole, so that each examining magistrate conducted his or her own investigation of the complaints that came to his or her office. The system did not necessarily have specialists in specific subjects or someone to coordinate the many authorities involved in criminal investigations (the DAS, F2, DIJIN, the Technical Corps of the Criminal Investigations Police, etc.) that assisted them in their functions. All these difficulties were compounded by the complexity of the cases and by the fact that the judges were not protected.
During its first year, the Office of the Prosecutor General managed to handle 186,000 of the 325,000 cases it received when it started to function, which made the system 50% more efficient than it had been. Criminal investigations rely on more technologically sophisticated methods, prosecutors' performance is more closely scrutinized and the procedures have been streamlined. As for the protection of human rights, the report on the first year of the Prosecutor's Office stresses that it handles requests from governmental and nongovernmental, national and international organizations concerning criminal investigations being conducted into human rights violations anywhere in the national territory and constantly monitors each investigation to make certain that the relevant constitutional and legal principles are being observed. It states that thus far, it has or is investigating 1,724 cases involving human rights violations of various types: 700 cases of disappearance, 782 cases of murder, 70 cases of mass murder, 20 cases of torture, 69 cases of threats, 50 kidnapping cases and 28 cases of arbitrary arrest, routed through various government agencies, particularly the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the Presidential Advisor for Human Right, and 45 cases reported by nongovernmental organizations such as Amnesty International, Justice and Peace, the Andean Commission of Jurists, and so on.[2]
e) The Superior Council of the Judiciary. Chapter 7 makes provision for a new body called the Superior Council of the Judiciary. It has two chambers: the administrative, consisting of 6 magistrates (elected as follows: two by the Supreme Court, one by the Constitutional Court and three by the Council of State), and the disciplinary jurisdictional chamber, composed of 7 magistrates elected by Congress. The functions of the Superior Council of the Judiciary are as follows: to administer the judiciary service; to prepare lists of candidates for appointment as members of the judiciary and to send those lists to the body that must make the appointment (the exception is the military criminal courts, which are governed by their own rules); to examine the conduct and punish misconduct by members of the judiciary and practicing attorneys, as required by law; to monitor the performance of law firms and offices; to prepare the proposed budget of the judiciary that is to be submitted to the government and to execute it as it is approved by Congress, and to settle any conflicts of competence that may arise among the various jurisdictions.
f) Military Criminal Courts. Article 221 of the Constitution of Colombia reads as follows: Military courts martial or tribunals shall take cognizance, in accordance with the provisions of the Military Penal Code, of service-related crimes committed by members of the public forces while in active service. The military criminal jurisdiction in Colombia has been organized in accordance with the provisions of the Military Penal and Criminal Procedure Code, issued on December 12, 1988, through Decree Law No. 2550, which entered into force in June 1989.
Under the previous Code of Military Criminal Justice, issued through Decree Law No. 250 of 1956, military courts were competent to hear cases of common crimes committed by military while in active service in times of war, armed conflict, disruption of the public order or internal disturbance. Under the new criminal code, however, the scope of military criminal justice is as follows: the provisions of this code shall apply to military in active service who commit a military or service-related common punishable offense, within or outside national territory, with those exceptions stipulated in international law. It shall also apply to officers, subordinates and agents of the National Police.
Military Criminal Jurisdiction consists of the Military Superior Tribunal, the lower courts, the chairmen of the courts martial and military criminal pretrial staff. The Military Superior Tribunal is composed of a General Commander of the Armed Forces, who presides; there are another 15 magistrates, 10 prosecutors for all the chambers and the subordinate staff required by law. The Government may add additional staff when necessary. The magistrates and prosecutors are appointed by the government to five-year terms.
[1] The voting results by party were as follows: Liberal, 1,055,033, 28.3, 24; M-19, 950,174, 26.82, 19; MSN, 555,403, 15.68, 12; PSC, 388,842, 10.9, 8; UP, 82,728.3, 2; OTHERS, 509,529, 14.3; Yes votes: 2,696,826; No votes: 71,836; Total number of voters: 3,541,480; 93.90% of the votes were tallied. Total number of votes: 3,438,418, 100.00%.
[2] Observations and Comments of the Government of Colombia on the IACHR's Second Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Colombia, August 3, 1993.


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Our Head of International Retail Operations, Brian Nebozuk, welcomed the crowd and expressed his thanks for all those who joined the launch event. A line-up of models featured our latest collection together with some famous faces as our event ambassadors: top model Pauline Prieto, fashion blogger David Guison and events host Tricia Centenera.
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Media Matters yanks this gem from their archives, in which Fox News Sunday's regular group panel weighs in on the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito. As you can see, not much has changed! Juan Williams is still framed mostly in the traditional two-shot that allows Bill Kristol to smirk snidely at him while he speaks, and Brit Hume is the harrumphing Napoleon Dynamite figure we still love today. But, okay, the substance!
Worth remembering about these bygone days was the ridicule Kristol heaped on the Democrats' objections to Samuel Alito, and the way he sets up the rules of engagement: that a man of Alito's baseline qualities shouldn't be threatened with a filibuster! And heavens to Betsy! To block the nomination en masse, would just be obstructionist! "If the Republicans exploit this," Kristol warns, "The Republicans can make the case that the Democratic party is the party that stands against men like Alito being judges." Mind you, I don't think anyone seriously believes that they shouldn't be girding themselves for a knock-down drag-out fight over Souter's replacement -- the GOP has already officially deemed a potential SCOTUS fight to be the magical pony silver lining of Specter bolting the party.
The key exchange, however, is this:
WILLIAMS: But here's the thing. I think that when you think about Kerry's position, I think, Bill Kristol, you know, you have to acknowledge that Samuel Alito is not President Bush's choice. He's not Alberto Gonzales. He's not Harriet Miers. It was an ideological selection made by the president to satisfy -- you talk about the left-wing base -- to satisfy the right-wing base. And I think that's what we've got now, and that's why you've got most Democrats -- you know, half of the Democrats said OK to John Roberts. That's not the case here.
KRISTOL: Because Roberts was replacing Rehnquist. And Alito will move the court a click back in the conservative or constitutional direction. And let's have a referendum on that.
KRISTOL: Let's have a referendum on that in 2006 and 2008. Do they want a liberal Supreme Court, or do they want a moderately conservative Supreme Court?
WILLIAMS: That's called a presidential election. So he gets to make the choice, unless, of course, he's forced by his base, which is what he was forced to do with Alito.
Well, as far as referenda go, I'd say the majority opinion couldn't be clearer!
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Winner of the 2009 TEC award, the Manley BACKBONE Mastering Insert Switcher accepts up to three balanced source inputs, selectable on the left side. Left and right can be reversed and Abolute Polarity can be flipped. The 24 position input & Output gains can be switched active or left passive. Up to 8 inserts can be switched in or bypassed. A Sum - Difference MS Matrix can be addressed between inserts 2 and 3. The order of inserts 4 & 5 can be swapped. The Manley Backbone is an injection point between inputs 7 & 8 to allow for several functions on the 3-Function mix - Fade output control. You can mix in the Difference signal from the input. This mixes in some out of phase signal from the input to the output in order to widen the image if desired. OR you can mix in a parallel signal in between inserts 7 & 8. A lot of folks run a reverb or parallel compressor in this fashion. Or you can use the knob as a fader to make smooth and accurate level fades with the Penny & Giles rotary fader.
This Manley Backbone comes with DB25 connectors for the INSERTS I/O. Cables sold separately.
- 3 x Balanced Stereo Inputs
- 8 x Balanced Stereo Inserts
- Selected Input can be mixed to parallel outputs
- Patchable SEND and RETURN
- Balanced signal path all the way
- Left - Right Reverse Switch
- Absolute Polarity Reverse Switch
- Bypass GAINS makes passive signal path
- Over 90 nice relays employed
- EAO switch buttons can be easily custom labeled
- INPUT and OUTPUT GAINS use 4 x 24 position Grayhill switch attenuators
- SUM - DIFFERENCE (MS Matrix) can be used for Inserts 2 & 3
- Separate SUM and DIFFERENCE outputs available on rear panel
- SWAP order button can be used to reverse the order for Inserts 4 & 5
- MIX - FADE injection between 7 & 8 with mode select
- Expensive Penny & Giles rotary fader/mixer
- Bulletproof MANLEY build quality
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BACKBONE (DB25 Connectors) Specifications:
- Frequency Response: ±0.1 dB, 10Hz-100KHz
- THD + Noise @ +4 dBu input level: 0.0015% A-WGT
- THD + Noise @ +22 dBu input level: 0.0011% A-WGT
- IMD60 4:1@ +4 dBu input level: 0.0017%
- IMD60 4:1@+22 dBu input level: 0.0035%
- Crosstalk Rejection: > 95dB @ 1 kHz between Gains and Mix-Fade Stages
- Crosstalk Rejection: > 70db @ 1Khz at SUM-DIF stage
- Common Mode Rejection: > 100dB @ 100Hz; > 95dB @ 1KHz; > 80dB @ 10KHz
- Noise floor: -95 dBu, Bandwidth 22Hz-22KHz A-WGT
- Maximum Signal Level: +28dBu
- Dynamic Range: 124dB
- Input Impedance: 30K ohms
- Output Impedance: 150 ohms
- Input/Output Stepped Gain Switches accuracy: ± 0.05dB
- Power Consumption: 60 watts
- Mains Fuse: 0.5A @ 100-120VAC; 0.25A @ 220 ˜ 240VAC
- Mains Fuse type: 5mm x 20mm SLO-BLO GDC glass fuse, 250V AC rating
- NOTE: Operating mains voltage: Units are purpose built for original destination country's mains voltage: 100V, 120V, or 220-240VAC
- as indicated on the serial number badge. The power transformer in this unit must be rewired in order to change mains operating voltage.
- Unit Size: 19" x 10" x 3.5" (occupies 2u) Note: add 5" behind unit for cable allowance
- Unit Weight: 13 lbs.
- Shipping Weight: 19 dim. (international); 17 lbs. (USA)
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Your Rocksbox stylists will use your profile to hand pick designer jewelry for you from our collection of 30+ of the hottest jewelry designers.
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And the prize is...a foot in your face!
The Quiksilver Bowl Jam went down this last weekend on Hawai'i's North Shore and Rune took first! Congrats, homey! Check the results!
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Vicki's a girl who likes to "play dead." The site includes pictures of Vicki, and plenty of stories (including lots of cannibalism).
Naked Terror
Pencil sketches by Wolf, in a style reminiscent of Dolcett. Includes asphyxiation, shooting, executions, death by grotesque monster, "death traps," and cannibalism.
Peter's Art and Stories
Snuff art with an emphasis on women impaled through the abdomen.
Templar's page
If you like Peter, above, you'll love Templar, who says: "My fantasies are pretty straightforward. A beautiful, evil woman is shot or stabbed in her navel." Features Templar's art, an interactive game in which you get to harpoon femme fatales, and a "Belly Stabbing/Shooting Message Board."
Monsters Exist
The illustrated adventures of a brutal serial killer / rapist who among other things cuts off a prostitute's head and puts it in the toilet.
Sir Mordred's Art
A small collection of skillful Poser drawings and animations featuring impaled women, plus a Duke Nukem enhancement which changes enemies and victims into scantily clad evil babes.
Crucified Women, an Online Community
Photo manipulations and artwork featuring women crucified, hanged, and burned at the stak
MA Drawings
Snuff drawings, stories and comics primarily involving the beheading of women, in the Dolcett tradition. The artwork is kind of primitive, but I wouldn't call it "shit," as the webmaster does. Mostly, it's uneven in quality. Even in the same comic, one panel will be downright good, while the next should have been crumpled up and started over.
Wildfire Archives
Photo retouches and drawings featuring women crucified and burned at the stake.
Club Dead
"Dedicated to the Female Body in Repose." This site advertises videos featuring "fantasy erotic horror and death," with lots of preview stills.
Fatal Females
Don't spend your hard-earned money on a snuff fantasy video until you read the reviews at this site. Reviews include vidcaps of the video in question. The site also includes a message board, art and comix, and text stories.
Gilga's Drawings
Primitive black and white drawings of women bound, tortured and killed, usually by hanging.
Lunette's Lunacy
Drawings of women about to be, or being, beheaded.
Hidden Dreams
(formerly the Lair of Liberator) Lots of snuff-oriented artwork, photo manipulations, poetry and stories.
Fatal Fantasies Web Ring
Check here for any snuff sites I might have missed on this page! Run by a true snuff fanatic.
Sam's Place
This site is better designed than 95% of what's on the Web, and it's all devoted to women getting killed -- and liking it!
Chez Marquis
Chez Marquis offers stories of torture, murder and cannibalism.
Femmes Obscure
A high quality site devoted to snuff stories by various authors. To access the bulk of the site you'll need to e-mail them and ask for a password. The founder of the site, Sonya, once said that she felt that the snuff community needed more material written for women. "Snuff community?"
Rob's Necrophilia Fantasy
Rob's "just an average guy, really" who wants to share his "deep necro feelings" with you. Lots of text discussing the necrophilia fantasy, illustrated with softcore pictures of "dead" and "sleepy" girls.
The Necroerotic
A series of articles about necrophilia. The author says that if he had been a hospital orderly with access to Princess Di or Jayne Mansfield he "would have joyously and vigorously fucked not just their three 'standard' orifices, but all wounds that resulted from their accidents as well!" He also suggests that the solution to child molestation is to let pedophiles have their way with children's corpses.
TopCat's Tales
Stories of cannibalism, snuff, necrophilia and sex, written by someone who apparently is not a native speaker of English. Sample: "The girl that had been gutted sat in her seat with her hand over her pussy. In part to keep the vegetables from falling out of her pussy and to play with her clit. She soon orgasm, she was surprised to find the sensation not much different from before. The only thing she could feel that was very different was that a potato popped out of her pussy instead of her normal flow of juices."
Bob's Killer Bitches
Small collection of drawings and photo retouches featuring "extremely sexy girlies who get their kicks torturing and murdering males."
Asphyxionados Site
A collection of stories featuring hanging, snuff and cannibalism, plus some Poser-illustrated stories influenced by Dolcett.
Snuff Index
Snuff stories from
Eli The Bearded's
The Jake Baker Case
University of Michigan student Jake Baker posted a story on Usenet with his fantasies about torturing, raping and killing a fellow student. He was suspended from school and prosecuted for making threats. This site has the original story and information about the case. Let this be a lesson to you sickos -- don't use anyone's real name.
Dark Realm of Polaris
Amateurish writing, but extra sick! Who could dream up the scenes involving kittens?
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Date (U.T.) January 20, 2010
Time (U.T.): 03;30-04:30
CM (Degrees West): 176.6-191.3
Ls 040.3* (Mid-Northern Spring/Southern Autumn)
De: 15.8*, Ds 15.7*, Phase 100%, 14.0 arc-seconds
Instrument: 9-inch (23-cm) F/13.5 Maksutov-Cassegrain
Magnification: 295x and 388x
Filters (Wratten): 30 (Magenta) and 80A (Blue)
Seeing (1-10): 5-7, Antoniadi (I-V) III-II
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03:45 U.T. (CM 180.3*W, Wratten 30 (Magenta)): The North Polar Cap (NPC) was brilliant (10/10) without any detail visible within it. The North Polar Cap (NPC) collar was produced by Lemuria which appeared dark to dusky (3-4/10). The region extending between Trivium Charontis (3-4/10) and the Propontis Complex (3-4/10; also including Azania (6/10), Phlegra (4/10), and Styx (4/10)) appeared mottled but somewhat subdued possibly due the opposition effect ( http://www.absolutea...position_effect ). Elysium is visible following the central meridian (CM) and appeared bright to very bright (7-8/10)with a haze (cloud) over it. Mare Sirenum (3-4/10) was visible preceding and Mare Cimmerium (3-4/10) following the CM. Valhalla was visible a dusky (4/10) streak north and parallel to Mare Sirenum and Mare Cimmerium. Orographic (Mounatin-associared) clouds were visible along the evening (preceding) limb and appeared very bright (8/10).
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The opening batsman Phil Jaques, who played 11 Tests for Australia before a serious back injury ended his international career, will retire from first-class cricket in Australia at the end of this summer. Jaques, 32, will continue his career with Yorkshire, where he will be classified as a local player due to his British passport.
His decision will mean the end of a career spanning 12 seasons with New South Wales, for whom he scored 5659 first-class runs at an average of 41.30. He was even more successful in Test cricket, where he made 902 runs at 47.47. Jaques scored three Test centuries, including one in his last innings for Australia, in Barbados in 2008.
Jaques had been given the opening role after the retirement of Justin Langer, and he looked set for a long career in the baggy green. However, he was ruled out of the 2008 tour of India due to a long-standing back injury that required surgery, and he never quite returned to his peak form - or to the Australia side. In the past three seasons in Australia, he has averaged 35.17 in first-class cricket.
"I have made this decision with my family in mind and I'm looking forward to the next chapter of my career," Jaques said. "I've thoroughly enjoyed my time playing cricket for New South Wales and Australia and have always considered it a privilege. I have also made plenty of great friends along the way.
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An ambitious attempt to replicate a popular martial arts manga on the bigscreen with elaborate CGI work and location shooting in China, "The Storm Riders" largely succeeds on the tech front but, like many pics in the genre, hits problems compressing its complex story down to feature length. Heavily promoted, star-laden pic got off to a good start in Hong Kong, where it set a new opening-day record July 18, beating out those set by "Titanic" and "The Lost World." On the strength of helmer Andrew Lau's name ("Young and Dangerous"), this entertaining extravaganza should roll into fantasy-fest slots and provide midnight fodder in others.
An ambitious attempt to replicate a popular martial arts manga on the bigscreen with elaborate CGI work and location shooting in China, "The Storm Riders" largely succeeds on the tech front but, like many pics in the genre, hits problems compressing its complex story down to feature length. Heavily promoted, star-laden pic got off to a good start in Hong Kong, where it set a new opening-day record July 18, beating out those set by "Titanic" and "The Lost World." On the strength of helmer Andrew Lau's name ("Young and Dangerous"), this entertaining extravaganza should roll into fantasy-fest slots and provide midnight fodder in others.After cranking out six "Young and Dangerous" pics in less than three years, "Riders" reps a change of pace for cinematographer-turned-director Lau, even though "Y&D" was also drawn from a manga and the present movie re-teams him with "Y&D" star Ekin Cheng. Film's look has none of the hand-held looseness of the street-punk series. Shooting on "Riders" began in May 1997 in Sichuan province, China; subsequent CGI work was undertaken by H.K. post house Centro, pic's co-producer. Initial reels hew closely to the story's comic-book origins, with some striking dissolves between computer-generated images and real actors and sets, creating a unique world somewhere between manga and cinema. Unfortunately, as the film progresses, the f/x become more conventionally centered on showing the characters' magic powers. Opening 20 minutes pack in a lot of plot, with martial arts king Lord Conqueror (Japanese vet Sonny Chiba) informed by cringing acolytes that he can remain invincible for the first half of his life by adopting two young disciples , Wind and Cloud, currently young kids. They will help him, 10 years hence, in a duel with his only remaining threat, the Sword Saint. L.C. promptly kidnaps the kids, and a decade later, the real story begins. Following some nonsense involving a quest for a magical sword forged by Cloud's father (Yu Rongguang), L.C. pairs the grown Wind (Cheng) off with his daughter, Charity (Kristy Yang), much to the chagrin of Cloud (Aaron Kwok, with electric blue hair), who actually slept with her first. In a duel between the two guys, Charity is accidentally killed, and Cloud later loses his arm in a fight with L.C. Luckily, the wounded Cloud is cared for by Muse (Taiwanese nymphette Shu Qi), tomboy daughter of an herbalist doctor who generously gives Cloud his own left arm so Cloud can fight another day. Meanwhile, L.C. dispatches Wind to get some magical stones, guarded by a CG fire wolf, to help him in his imminent duel with the Sword Saint (Anthony Wong). En route, however, Wind learns that L.C. planned his death. Faced with a manga that's been running for nine years, with no conclusion in sight, scripter Manfred Wong adapted only the first third, but still has problems fully fleshing out many of the participants. The doctor and his daughter are suddenly introduced an hour in, an interesting early character (Mud Buddha) is abandoned, Sword Saint is almost completely unbackgrounded, and many others hover vaguely on the sidelines. It's a common problem in adapting sprawling Chinese swordplay yarns, and one not solved here by Wong. Still, Lau brings visual elan to much of the pic, and both Kwok and Cheng, with their flashing-eyed looks, long hair and designer leather duds, impressively incarnate the spirit of the manga heroes. Chiba, too, evinces real authority as the all-powerful villain, and Shu Qiadds a welcome touch of sexy comic naturalness as the slightly klutzy Muse. Centro's f/x work is generally impressive on the widescreen, both in the episode with the fire wolf and in digital touchups to shot footage. Spacious mainland locations add breadth to the story, with director Lau himself taking on lensing chores as well.
The Storm Riders
(MARTIAL ARTS FANTASY -- HONG KONG) A Golden Harvest release (in Hong Kong) of a Golden Harvest Pictures (China) Ltd. presentation, in association with Centro Digital (Hong Kong) and Tian Shan Film Studio (China), of a Bob & Partners Co. production. Produced by Raymond Chow,John Chu. Executive producers, Chu, Li Zhu'an, Manfred Wong. Executive in charge of production, Jessinta Liu. Directed by Andrew Lau. Screenplay, Manfred Wong, based on a screenplay by Chau Ting, based on the manga by Ma Wing-shing. Camera (color, Panavision widescreen), Lau; editors, Mak Chi-sin, Pang Fat; music supervisor, Chan Kwong-wing; production designer, Wong Ka-nang; art director, Cyrus Ho; costume designer, Lee Pik-kwan; sound designer (Dolby Digital), Tsang King-cheung; martial arts director, Dion Lam; special visual effects, Centro Digital; visual effects director, Wong Kin-ming; assistant directors, Yip Wai-man, Cheung Siu-kin, Wong Wai-hung. Reviewed at Golden Village Pavilion 1, Singapore, July 25, 1998. Running time: 126 MIN.
Cloud ..... Aaron Kwok Wind ..... Ekin Cheng Lord Conqueror ..... Sonny Chiba Charity ..... Kristy Yang Muse ..... Shu Qi Frost ..... Michael Tse Sword Saint ..... Anthony Wong Jester ..... Lawrence Cheng Shaolin Monk ..... Roy Cheung Mud Buddha ..... Lai Yiu-hung Wind's Father ..... Alex Fong Cloud's Father ..... Yu Rongguang


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After making a strong debut with his latest album Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head, T.I. holds on to the top five behind label mate Bruno Mars' Unorthodox Jukebox, Taylor Swift's Red, the soundtrack to Les Miserables and One Direction's Take Me Home. It's only a matter of weeks before Tip hits the gold mark.
Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar sees a huge surge in sales for his major label debut good kid, m.A.A.d city, which launches from No. 39 to 17. The holiday bump also pushed Wiz Khalifa's O.N.I.F.C. further up the charts, with the Rostrum rapper's sophomore LP jumping from No. 41 to 22. Chief Keef wasn't as lucky, slipping from No. 27 to 32 with his debut album Finally Rich.
Thanks to post-holiday and pre-NYE purchases, a few other artists managed to climb their way back up the charts. Check below for more details.
T.I. Sits Heavy On The Charts
Last week, T.I. had a huge debut with his latest album Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head. After taking a few years off from his music career since 2010's No Mercy, Tip soared back onto the charts last week with his newest offering, landing at No. 2 with just under 180,000 copies sold. This week, he keeps a hold on the top five, dropping three spots to No. 5 but selling a respectanble 74,000 units of the LP that features guest appearances from Meek Mill, Cee Lo Green, P!nk, Andre 3000 and more. Speaking of Three Stacks, Big Boi recently said that he's hopping on a remix to the T.I. and 3K collabo "Sorry," which could give the album a boost.
Kendrick Lamar Still good With His Major Label Debut
Kendrick Lamar has had an impressive sales trajectory with the release of his major label debut good kid, m.A.A.d city. The Compton, California rapper bowed at No. 2 with 242,000 copies sold following its October 22nd drop date. More than two months later, the TDE spitter got a bump with the year-end spurge, jetting from No. 39 to 17 with an additional 44,000 sold. On top of that, he kicked off 2K13 with the release of his new video for "Backseat Freestyle," which features the one and only Sherane.
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 12/30/2012
#5. T.I. - Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head - 74,000 (253,000)
#17. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city - 44,000 (584,000)
#22. Wiz Khalifa - O.N.F.I.C. - 37,000 (252,000)
#32. Chief Keef - Finally Rich - 28,000 (79,000)
#39. Game - Jesus Piece - 24,000 (146,000)
#46. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist - 22,000 (214,000)
#47. 2 Chainz - Based on a T.R.U. Story - 21,000 (478,000)
#70. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded The Re-Up - 13,000 (785,000)
#73. Meek Mill - Dreams & Nightmares - 12,000 (295,000)
#122. Big Boi - Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors - 7,000 (49,000)
* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000. Each week, HipHopDX presents top albums in Hip Hop/related, and five notables.
Can T.I. keep his hot streak going? And will Kendrick Lamar be able to jump even higher on the charts? Check back next week on HipHopDX.


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OMAHA, Neb, December 11. THE Truman men had an all out dog fight on their hands over the weekend at the Mutual of Omaha Invitational. The men were pitted against the University of South Dakota. It came down to the last few events on the second day but the South Dakota men came away with the win over the Bulldogs, 1,256 to 1,111.
The Coyote men finished with 1,256 points to edge Truman State which had 1,111 points. The USD women finished with 488 points as Truman State finished with 1,581 points to win the women's title. UNO was second with 733 and Wisconsin-LaCrosse third with 700. (Complete team results are posted at the bottom of this story).
The South Dakota men's team won the title by capturing nine first place titles, including victories in four of five relays (USD finished second in the other relay). Bram Olson, a junior from Hutchinson, Minn., had an outstanding meet with six first place finishes. He won two individual titles in the 50 free in 21.27 and 100 free in 46.61. In addition, he was a member of the four winning relays (200 free, 200 medley, 400 free and 800 free) and was on the second-place 400 medley.
Other winners included Garth Meacham of West Des Moines, Iowa, who captured a title in the 200 fly in 1:57.70 and was second in the 1000 free in 10:14.21. Jeremy Weed of Verona, Wis., won the 100 fly in 52.34 while diver Dan Gay of Fairbury, Neb., won the 3-meter diving competition.
In addition, Tim Byers finished second in the 200 back in 1:56.53 and the 100 back in 53.29. Michael Damonte, a freshman from Reno, Nev., was second in the 200 IM in 1:59.82. The 200 free relay came home with a title in 1:23.62. Olson, Alex Smith (Houston, Texas), John Murman (Lincoln, Neb.) and Dirk Craft (Palmer, Alaska) led the team to victory. Three other relays took home titles including the 400 Free Relay in 3:07.38 (Alex Smith, Craft, Murman, Olson); the 800 Free Relay in 7:01.87 (Matt Lind, Olson, Murman, Charles Scribner); and 200 Medley in 1:35.29 (Byers, Craft, Tyler Scheer and Olson).
Indicative of the team's depth was the 50 free. USD had four of the top seven finishers led by Olson. Murman finished second in 21.82; while Craft was fourth, in 22.03 and Weed, seventh, 22.12. In the 400 IM, USD had four of the top seven spots with Lind (Kearney, Neb.), third, in 4:21.99. Mark Bryant of Omaha, Neb., was fourth in the 400 IM in 4:23.21with Adrian Smith of Plano, Texas, fifth in 4:23.49; and Scribner, seventh in 4:21.08.
The Truman Bulldog men also had some stand-out performances over the weekend. Teson claimed individual victories in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:55.61 and 100 back with a time of 52.85. The 200 backstroke proved to be instrumental in scoring points for the Bulldogs who also claimed third and fourth in that event with senior Bryan Meyer (Tonganoxie, Kan./Tonganoxie) recording a time of 1:5.86 and freshman Robert Fletcher (Broken Arrow, Okla.) swimming a time of 1:57.71.
Harken also claimed two individual victories in the 100 (59.23) and 200 (2:12.22) breaststrokes. Junior Phil Brown (Estes Park, Colo.) added another victory in the 400 individual medley with a time of 4:18.24.
Junior Eric Paden (Prairie Village, Kan./Shawnee Mission East) recorded wins in the 1,000 (10:12.58) and 1,650 (17:01.96) freestyles, while senior Ryan Jacobi (Florissant, Mo./DeSmet Jesuit) took second in the 1,650 (17:12.93).Senior Robby Cooper (Holden, Mo.) won the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:48.34. Following his lead, the Truman men placed second, fourth and fifth in that race as well. Otis grabbed second (4:48.86), Brown placed fourth (4:56.39), and Jacobi snagged fifth (4:57.27).


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Youngstown -- The Youngstown State women's basketball suffered a tough 61-60 loss to Butler on Thursday at the Beeghly Center.
The Penguins, who trailed 53-47 with seven minutes left in the second half, clawed back to tie the game three times down the stretch but was never able to wrestle the lead from the Bulldogs.
YSU (12-14 overall and 7-8 in the Horizon League) last tied the game at 57 on a basket by Velissa Vaughn. From there, Butler's Susan Lester made a driving basket to give the Bulldogs a 59-57 lead.
Ashley Pendleton's free throw cut the deficit to 59-58 but Butler's Tara Miller drilled two free throws to push lead to 61-60.
Vaughn made two free throws to get the Guins within one with 59 seconds remaining. The Penguins defense held when Lade Akande's driving shot missed.
YSU called time out to set up a final play with 24 seconds remaining. However, Butler's defense harassed the Penguins into a turnover with two seconds left.
For the game Youngstown State shot 45.1
percent (23-of-51) while Butler was 20-of-46 (43.5 percent).
Vaughn scored a game-high 21 points while Heather Karner had 13. Akande had 12 for Butler.
The first half featured five lead changes and three ties, but the Guins scored six of the final eight points grabbing a 33-30 halftime advantage.
Vaughn scored 12 points to lead the way for the Penguins, including a 3-pointer at the 13:37 mark giving YSU a 15-8 lead during a 7-0 run.
After Butler (18-9 and 8-8) scored six straight points to get within 15-14, the Guins were able to hold a onto the lead until the Bulldogs went in front 23-22 on a Lade Akande basket with 4:35 left. YSU quickly answered scoring the next five points to regain the lead before Butler went in front 28-27 on a Melanie Thornton basket.
Buckets by Ashley Pendleton, Vaughn and Nikita LaFleur helped give the Penguins a three-point advantage at the break.
Saturday the Penguins close out the regular-season portion of their home schedule against Valparaiso. Tipoff at the Beeghly Center is set for 4:35 p.m.