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This change has serious ramifications for how we deal with intolerance. Rather than deride it and put a blanket over it, perhaps what we really ought to do is bring into the light and draw attention to it. Whether or not Dubya deserves credit for this change is debatable considering he did not express any regret about the policy during his speech. Nevertheless, he had no right to campaign as an environmentalist or as advocate for breast cancer research. If Dubya is going to insist on spending obscene amounts of money on his campaign, the funds should at least...

Author: By The Editors, | Title: Dartboards | 3/10/2000 | See Source »

...blanket primary in California, where voters are presented with a ballot that includes candidates from all parties will likely be the most intriguing to watch...

Author: By Edward B. Colby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bradley, McCain Face Crucial Test | 3/7/2000 | See Source »

Despite the blanket of white snow in the Winthrop House courtyard, a group of House residents brought a taste of Egypt to Cambridge this weekend...

Author: By Daniel R. Peterson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Snow Sphinx Graces Winthrop Courtyard | 2/22/2000 | See Source »

...handed over the boy, wrapped in a blanket, dressed in a blue-yellow-and-pink beanie. But there was no gentleness in the passing; it was as if the child were a sack of potatoes. The supervisor stared into her eyes, hoping to glimpse regret or agony. All she saw was relief. When Little asked if the baby had any medical condition that nurses might need to know about, the young mother cut her off. She turned around and walked out without saying a word, without looking back. In Little's arms, the baby cooed. "You try standing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Refuge For Throwaways | 2/21/2000 | See Source »

...homespun activists. In suburban Pittsburgh, Pa., Gigi Kelly, a nurse and mother, was inspired to begin a local campaign after a healthy 8-lb. baby boy was left in a trash bag behind her family's church. Kelly found an old laundry basket, lined it with a warm blanket and put it on her front porch. Then she called reporters with a plea for young mothers to bring their babies to her. I'll take it from there, she promised. Nobody has taken up her offer yet, but still she waits. "It's a strange feeling when you lay your...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Refuge For Throwaways | 2/21/2000 | See Source »

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