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James A. Nortey, a second-year student at the Law School and a member of the chapter, said Osler’s visit was part of an attempt to build awareness of criminal justice issues...

Author: By Gautam S. Kumar, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Drug Crime Expert Criticizes Sentencing Policies | 11/17/2009 | See Source »

...contestant on a Chinese reality-TV show and a half-South African, half-Chinese athlete on China's national volleyball team became the subjects of a flurry of racist comments in China's blogosphere. But Ndesandjo is optimistic about ethnic-minority life in China, saying, "If you make an attempt to understand where these attitudes come from, it can really help...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Half Brother Makes a Name for Himself in China | 11/17/2009 | See Source »

...rest of the second half developed, the Crimson had trouble finding a way to get the ball into the net, or even take a shot. Melanie Baskind had the only attempt for the Crimson...

Author: By Alex Sopko, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Falls in First Round | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

Still, the media feeds into many misconceptions about America in China. During the U.S. embassy briefing in Beijing, Anti-CNN founder Rao told officials - in what he would later describe as an attempt at humor - that he had seen how the CIA uses extra-legal powers, on the American television show Prison Break and in the Transformers films. How could the U.S. protect Web users?, he asked. "I would recommend that you not use Prison Break and Transformers as your only guide to American culture and government," a U.S. official responded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Could Obama Get Around China's 'Great Firewall'? | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

...Justice can work out a draft bill that violates the Swiss constitution." That is one of the arguments that EXIT, Dignitas and other supporters of assisted suicide are vowing to use in their fight to maintain the existing law. "We will do all we can to combat this attempt at taking away our freedom," EXIT president Sobel vows. "If need be, we'll force a nationwide referendum." (Read more about Dignitas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Swiss Government Tries to Stop 'Suicide Tourists' | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

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