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Beyond that, they opposed it for the simple reason that the President wanted it. Because it would have allowed them to present themselves as tough on crime, Democrats badly needed the bill for their re-election bids this fall. "Don't give it to them" was the message the Republican...
As the new R.P.F. leader, Kagame was a brilliant guerrilla tactitian and a strict disciplinarian, banning alcohol and discouraging sex. Tolerant and inclusive, he broadened the movement to include members of all factions, provided they shared his democratic sentiments. Conflicts between Tutsi and Hutu, he told TIME's Marguerite Michaels...
Conservation groups trumpeted the eagle's comeback as a triumph for the Endangered Species Act of 1973, but the motives behind their enthusiastic press releases were partly political. Observes Jim Pissot, Washington State director of the National Audubon Society: "The Act itself is now endangered." Indeed, the law is currently...
In a meeting last week, the Cambridge City Council voted to send a proposed resolution banning convicted felons from city office to several political bodies for further consideration.
While gays have faced uneven results in the political arena, especially at the national level, they have made great strides in the seemingly less inviting world of private business. Hundreds of companies, including IBM, Eastman Kodak, Harley-Davidson, Dow Chemical, Du Pont, 3M and Time Warner, have specific policies banning...