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...created problems at the European Parliament by jokingly referring to a German member as "perfect" for the role of A Nazi prison guard. Have you ever thought to adopt a more cautious approach? I'm not a traditional politician, and I have a sense of humor. I'll try to soften it and become boring, maybe even very boring, but I'm not sure if I'll be able...
...Whether we’re going toward the time when it’s not necessary depends on what policies we adopt,” he said. “If we go on the course we’ve been following since the Reagan administration, it’s going to be very necessary—the gaps are going to widen...
Dershowitz chairs the HLS group, called the Committee on Healthy Diversity, which was formed after the Black Law Students Association called for the school to adopt a code to protect students from racial insensitivity...
...Political calculations, rather than a belief in the roadmap process, appears to have prompted Hamas to adopt a three-month hudna, an Islamic term for a tactical cease-fire. On condition that Israel refrains from assassinating its leaders, and possibly other demands such as a release of prisoners, Hamas will undertake to refrain from attacks on Israelis for a three-month period. But they will reserve the right to resume such attacks if Israel strikes at them. That way, they're staying on the right side of Palestinian and Arab public opinion, in the belief that ordinary Palestinians will blame...
...most colleges, the decision means that they can maintain their current admissions processes, which favor black, Hispanic and Native American applicants to ensure racial diversity. When the suits were filed, a few colleges stopped considering race at all in the admissions process, and it's likely they will adopt affirmative actions programs similar to that of the Michigan Law School. In addition, in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, where a 1996 federal court decision had banned the race of admissions, legal scholars say universities in those states will also bring back affirmative action now that it has the Supreme Court...