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...gaming bill—sponsored by Law School graduate Deval L. Patrick ’78—that would criminalize online poker in Massachusetts. About 30 poker aficionados, led by veteran Harvard law professor Charles R. Nesson ’60, assembled near the State House, arguing that banning Internet poker would deny card players a legitimate source of entertainment and income. Under the terms of the ban, online gambling would be punishable by up to two years’ imprisonment and a $25,000 fine. The Harvard demonstrators were met by a large assembly of union workers...
...youth movement, we can protest in various ways," said Tsering Choedup, one of the coordinators of the march, "but if the government comes in, bureaucracy and diplomacy will take over." Once the Tibetan government-in-exile was in charge, those marching to Tibet in defiance of an Indian government ban would have to stop, while further protests outside Chinese embassies would also be ruled...
...very people whose job is to maintain the health of their patients would make better health decisions than smoking, the high-stress life of medicine has been the most common reason for engaging in this addictive habit. To combat this, Harvard Medical School (HMS) recently announced a cigarette smoking ban on campus grounds—a move highly consistent with the mission of the school and a strong step forward in promoting better health among the doctors of tomorrow. The ban, which was announced by HMS Dean Jeffery S. Flier last Monday, is not only going to encourage students, faculty...
...explain why McCain, one of the nation’s staunchest opponents of torture, voted not to pass an anti-torture bill.This came as a surprise for those who know of McCain’s long battle with the Bush administration and members of his own party to ban the use of torture by the United States. Once a prisoner of war in Vietnam, Senator McCain has led the Senate in calling on the White House to ban torture by words and by action. Torture shouldn’t be a Republican or a Democratic issue, and McCain reassured...
...bulldozers - even with 47% of the vote. Erdogan might learn to rein in his famous temper and accomodate critics. For instance, he abandoned a much-needed reform to overhaul the constitution, a leftover from a 1980 military coup, in favor of a one-off amendment to lift the ban on headscarves in universities. "If Erdogan stuck to his original steps, like joining Europe and integrating with the global economy, he wouldn't have been faced with this court case," says Hurriyet commentator Enis Berberoglu...