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...case concerns a Florida statute that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2006, which requires election officials to match information provided on voter registration applications - such as name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, and driver's license number - against data in official records before an individual can be registered to vote. The problem is that even a simple error such as a typo can keep a legitimate voter off the registration rolls. Compounding that issue is the state's large number of citizens with Haitian or Hispanic names that are either hyphenated or use multiple surnames. Opponents...
...huge speakers as the skaters glide along. Skating is a novel experience for most of those venturing onto the ice, and teams of white-helmeted city workers are constantly rushing to help citizens who have fallen on their faces. "Don't form chains," a supervisor cautions over the public-address system. "Don't smoke in the rink. Don't talk on your cell phones. It's for your own safety...
...been an odd campaign for Democrats. The leading candidates are pretty much in agreement on what the big issues are--a new multilateralism overseas, a more comprehensive health-insurance system, the need to address global warming and the hope that the search for new energy sources will create new jobs--and on how to solve them. Edwards gets credit for laying out his dramatic plans first, especially for health care and global warming. Clinton gets credit for the smartest, most detailed plans. Senator Joe Biden gets credit for the unadorned, and short-winded, wit and intelligence of his debate performances...
...report by a Stanford professor released this week encourages research universities to expand and institutionalize civic engagement on campuses. The report comes on the heels of an open letter from 13 members of the Class of 1967 asking University President Drew G. Faust to form a task force to address the “widespread apathy and political indifference of the student body at Harvard College today.” The report, “New Times Demand New Scholarship II: Research Universities and Civic Engagement - Opportunities and Challenges” details areas that are crucial for encouraging civic engagement...
...told him how excited I was about the possibility of leading the graduate school, and then I got back to him relatively quickly after I had time to think it over.”Brandt said that one of his top priorities at the graduate school is addressing the perennial issue of insuring that there is enough funding and support for graduate students.“The issue of funding is tied to the broader issue of the well being of graduate students at Harvard,” he said.With more funding, Brandt said he hopes to make a graduate...