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...ultimately determined. This is considered to be a "private matter between the instructor and the Dean," and is based on the "Dean's assessment of the instructor's individual circumstances." Again, this is precisely the reverse of the accepted procedure in the criminal justice system. It is somewhat akin to a judge accepting the defense attorney's sentencing recommendations while the prosecuting attorney and victim are barred from the courtroom...
...National Institute of Health (NIH) deem a liver transplant an "experimental" rather than "therapeutic" operation. Those terms are akin to international classifications of trade status, like "friendly" or "most favored nation"--phrases whose superficial similarities camouflage their varied meanings. In this context, "experimental" offers little favor to children like Brett and Jorie, considered by their doctors especially good candidates for transplants. For neither private insurance companies--which generally quote federal standards to their clients--nor Meidcare or Medicaid will fund such operations...
Israel is a "surrogate" force for the United States, Chomsky said, supporting "rightist repressive regimes with American funding and with tacit American approval." Spurred by a soaring debt and a heavy dependence on U.S. aid, Israel has supported Gautemalan. El Salvadoran and Honduras conservatives, even though these governments are akin to "Heinrich Himmler's legacies," he said...
...constitutes virtual war has, fortunately, reminded President and Congress alike just how inflammable the region really is, prompting them to focus on containing the situation. What it has not been able to provide is a desperately needed look beyond containment, to the causes which make keeping order in Lebanon akin to piling weight atop a steaming kettle--impossible to maintain indefinitely...
...says that slavery is a "high priority" for his unit, has his work cut out for him. The Workers Defense League, a New York City-based group, estimates that as many as 10,000 people may be held in peonage in the eastern U.S. alone. Peonage is a condition akin to slavery in which a laborer is forced to keep working in order to pay off a debt to the employer. Typically, labor-camp operators sell room, board, liquor and cigarettes to workers and then deduct an arbitrary amount from their wages. Workers end up owing money to their boss...