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...Abdul Aziz, journalists and other bystanders rushed to her aid, shouting at the thugs and trying to extract the woman. "Shame on you!" they yelled in a furious chorus of English and Arabic. "Are you animals?" The men backed off grudgingly, and the shaken reporter was ushered back to the relative security of the sidewalk."Cowards," spat Abdul Aziz as he walked away...
...past eight years, the Higher Education Act’s Aid Elimination Provision (AEP) stipulated that students convicted of drug offenses—whether in high school or in college—would become ineligible for federal financial aid for college. While Congress acted prudently last Februray when it repealed this provision for students convicted during high school, it left in place the penalties for those convicted while in college (although Harvard College officials confirmed this week that students who lose financial aid under the AEP will receive comparable aid from the College). The withdrawal of federal aid for college...
Bolden-Kramer will use her grant to develop a curriculum for young lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women of color in the San Francisco Bay area. Zhang will coordinate a legal aid program for the London Chinatown community. And Lee will expand a childcare and education program at the Codman Square Community Health Center in Dorchester, so that the children of patients will be looked after while their parents receive treatment...
...regional organizer for the American Friends Service Committee in Cambridge, said Monday that the Sensenbrenner bill contains “proposals that mirror the language of the 1850s Fugitive Slave Act,” which made it a crime punishable by up to six months in prison to knowingly aid a runaway slave...
...Last year, Mexicans received $20 billion in remittances from their relatives in the U.S. That's more than Mexico receives in foreign aid. That's more than international tourists spend in Mexico every year. The only industry it earns more from is oil. The fact of the matter is that the Mexican government simply cannot afford to stem the tide of migration. Since 2000, about $100 billion has been wired into Mexico...