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...That bastion of liberal democracy, that foundation of American society, the middle class, is being threatened on two fronts--and from history we are well aware it is disastrous to fight such...
...This conference is just one example of how HMS, considered a bastion of traditional Western biomedicine, has begun studying acupuncture, herb therapy, and other non-traditional therapies...
...unusual that a member of the Sorrento Square bastion of mediocrity might muddle the Crimson's address--targeting 12 Plympton Street instead of 14. But the results of Chandrasekaran's failed attempt compel us to cast aside the rivalry and underscore the significance of his legal predicament...
...those of us who have always admired America's democratic, electoral and legal systems, the events of the five weeks following the election shook our confidence. With the courts rather than the polls deciding elections, America may have forever lost its place as the world's bastion of democracy and equity. The damage from the fallout of this election may be irreparable. Countries where Jimmy Carter supervised elections must be having a good laugh. OBI ENE New City...
Americans like to think of the third branch of government--especially the highest court in the land--as a bastion against the surgical divide in the country. The voters couldn't decide between Bush and Gore, and Congress is split between Republicans and Democrats, but as we groped for a solution to the election mess, we couldn't help looking to the courts for a wisdom that rises above the nation's two angry political camps...