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...exclude military recruiters, the entire University would lose over $400 million a year in federal funds.Last fall, Law School Dean Elena Kagan bowed to those Pentagon threats, granting military recruiters access to the school’s Office of Career Services.Kagan did not respond to repeated requests for comment yesterday, and a spokesman for the Law School said that administrators are still reviewing the decision and plan to release a statement today.HARVARD: ‘A COERCIVE LAW, A CORROSIVE POLICY’The Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights (FAIR), a coalition of more than three dozen law schools...
...junior parent asked Gross to comment on the conflicting interests emerging between the undergraduates and the Faculty in the wake of Summers’ decision. Gross replied that the observation was a “great, great oversimplification of what’s happening...
...Asked to comment on the report, a Pentagon spokesman in Washington said U.S. soldiers in Iraq "are required to comply with all U.S. laws and treaty obligations in their treatment of detainees. When there have been abuses those violations are taken seriously, acted upon promptly, investigated thoroughly, and the wrongdoers are held accountable." U.S. military officers in Baghdad insist they're following United Nations Security Council resolutions, the Geneva Convention and Iraqi law in their handling of suspects that American or Iraqi forces capture in military operations. They say each detainee's case is regularly reviewed both by U.S. officers...
Three weeks after Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot him, Texas lawyer Harry Whittington is back to his routine, working all day at his office in Austin, Texas, his friends say. Whittington, who turned 79 last week, won't comment, but the facial wounds from the bird shot are "almost unnoticeable," says restaurateur Bob Woody. "He's back, full force." Whittington's card-playing buddy Joe Greenhill, a retired Texas Supreme Court justice, says, "He's been besieged with people who want him to be their lawyer." And here's an odd sign of Whittington's fame: a collector asked...
...centuries, cartoons have depicted negative perspectives of religion. Cartoons have violated and attacked every basic Western viewpoint. Why then should other religious icons be spared? Muslims must realize they are living on this planet with many other people for whom free comment and opinion are important. Clearly, the Muslim community needs to cultivate a better sense of humor. Peter Blum Johannesburg...