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...says Mathew Staver, chairman of the conservative group Liberty Counsel. But advocates of gay marriage remain hopeful. Judicial decisions on legal challenges in four states are expected shortly. New Jersey's Supreme Court may rule as soon as this week. "We have to put this in a much bigger context," says Joe Solmonese, president of Human Rights Campaign, a gay-advocacy lobby. "We've come so far in such a short period...
...stores are part of a bigger program to make the company more user-friendly. Dell is retraining its customer-support staff and offering a new service called Dell Direct, which allows a technician to connect to a customer's computer to root out problems. That's partly in response to harsh criticism after the company didn't initially beef up customer support as business grew, leading to 30-min. waits to talk to a phone rep. Last year Dell also announced it would hire 1,500 more call-center workers. "What I am most excited about is the investment...
...highlighting the government's unpopularity, Karzai is seeking to shore up his support base by courting conservative Islamists. Most girls' schools have already closed in the south and southeast under spiraling threats, and groups like Human Rights Watch are concerned that policing public morals could divert attention from the bigger battle to stem unrest in the volatile southern provinces...
...That the BETonSPORTS case is just the opening salvo in a much bigger anti-online gambling campaign is one thing everyone agrees on. And it's a campaign that seems to many to be as much political as legal. The timing of the arrest and announcement even struck some skeptical industry observers as curious...
...that the report has been released, some bigger names may also take cover. Chicago?s Mayor, Richard M. Daley, was the county?s top prosecutor when some of the allegations were being made against Burge. The current top prosecutor, Richard Devine, was a top Daley aide and, while in private practice, defended Burge in at least one lawsuit. Devine had disputed the need for a special prosecutor. Neither has responded directly when asked why Burge was never prosecuted. Boyle said that Daley cooperated with the special prosecutors' investigation. Boyle also said that they believe Daley's explanation that...