Needless to say, it is no longer fashionable for artists to portray sex as anything other than a source of unshadowed pleasure, and Britten's longing to return to the innocence of his youth has led many present-day commentators to take an increasingly sniffish view of his work especially in light of the fact that he himself was strongly attracted to pubescent boys.

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The Justice Department's position is that unless McVeigh can provide "new evidence of actual innocence" in the bombing he is not entitled to return to the 10th Circuit Court to ask for further court review of his case.

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The change came in handy when in June 2004 Wiederhorn, while publicly protesting his innocence, pleaded guilty to giving an illegal gratuity and filing a false tax return.

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