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That said, such an aim should not cut short a student’s freedom to explore other types of law while in school—something that the summer internship requirement may do. In addition to committing five post-graduation years to public interest work, the program requires that students spend their two summers working in the public sector (see correction). While such a stipulation clearly is intended to demonstrate a student’s commitment to the field, it comes at a cost: the pedagogical value of exploring other fields of law, from corporate litigation to criminal practice...
...Moscow has responded to the new alignments of its former satellites by using energy supplies for geopolitical leverage, and Putin threatened to aim nuclear missiles at Ukraine, the Czech Republic and Poland if they host the U.S. missile-defense system. Russia is also playing a cat-and-mouse game with Georgia: Early last month, Putin eased his blockade of the country and resumed air and sea transportation links, severed in October 2006 over the arrest of Russian personnel by the Georgians on suspicion of espionage. At the same time, Russia has invoked "the Kosovo precedent" to turn up the heat...
...companions in worship. The adhan then symbolizes an integral element of the Islamic lifestyle, and to study Islamic theology and practice without recourse to this recitation is to do injustice to the faith. It is unfair to view this expression of religious belief as an act of proselytization. The aim of the Harvard Islamic Society in pursuing this tradition on campus is to share with the Harvard community an aspect of Islam that embodies its beliefs in brotherhood and primacy of God. Its goal is to make the campus aware of Islamic values by means of a custom that...
...possibilities for medical breakthroughs don't end at vaccines. VaxDesign hopes to use the MIMIC system to study autoimmune diseases, like multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, as well as inflammatory conditions, such as Crohn?s disease. The aim is to better understand both how these diseases impact immune function as well as help design smarter drugs. Says Koff, "the opportunities are endless...
...government push to make everyone's passport data more readily accessible to a host of federal agencies. The same database that the prying workers peered into is being opened up to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service and other federal bureaucracies. The stated aim: To tap into the records "for counterterrorism and other purposes such as border security and fraud prevention...