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...have a democracy. We're having elections in April, and everyone will have the chance to vote and decide if they like Thaksin or not. I don't like these street protests. The people who protest claim to represent the Thai people. They want Thaksin out because of his policies. They accuse him of things because they don't like him. You have to prove allegations before a judge. If it's true and you have the evidence, then it can be proven. But they just make accusations, and they don't want to vote. It's not fair...
...Appeals Court Judge Jay S. Bybee received a less-than-cordial welcome at Harvard Law School Thursday when about 35 human rights activists protested his role in formulating policies that some claim justified the torture of detainees.As Bybee exited Pound Hall 202 following a speech on constitutional law instruction, he was confronted in the corridor by chanting students. Most of the protesters donned black hoods to reference the hooded prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.The human rights groups that organized the protest also accused the Federalist Society—the conservative law and policy organization that hosted...
...JOHN (JUNIOR) GOTTI, 42, son of reputed Gambino-family kingpin John Gotti who was indicted in 2004 for racketeering and ordering the 1992 kidnapping of a radio host who had insulted his father on the air; in New York City. The jury hit an impasse over Gotti's claim that he had "retired" before July 1999--which, if true, would place him beyond the five-year statute of limitations on the racketeering charges. A previous jury also could not agree on his guilt. Prosecutors intend to try again...
...Harvard University Art Museums (HUAM) recently announced a multi-year plan to overhaul its museums and to stake a claim in the University’s new campus across the Charles River in Allston. Cabot Museums Director Thomas W. Lentz oversaw the project and sought to incorporate feedback from numerous faculty members and students in the History of Art and Architecture department, as well as from Harvard officials responsible for the planning and development of the new campus. Under Lentz’s scrutiny, HUAM plans to renovate its historic building on 32 Quincy St., which currently houses both...
...Diplomatic solutions, by nature, have to allow both sides to claim some sort of victory, and the best contender had looked to be a Russian proposal to enrich uranium for Iran's reactors on Russian soil. Iran was always iffy about that proposal, but when Russia sought to sweeten the deal by allowing for some limited enrichment for research purposes in Iran, the U.S. balked. (Permitting any enrichment activity would allow Iran to perfect its techniques, and also provide it with cover for procuring nuclear technology that could aid a bomb program.) Once it became clear that the U.S. wouldn...