Word: commit
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...seen evangelical comics in the U.S. that make the minor blasphemy of the cartoon in Denmark seem like nothing. They ridicule the Prophet and all Muslim beliefs. But I defend the rights of the cartoonist. I think that if there's a free press, there's a right to commit blasphemy. If you cannot criticize or express an opinion about a religion in the modern era, we're in serious trouble...
...conflicts. Professors should instead conduct lotteries online, so that all students have an opportunity to participate. Finally, all courses that section—notably introductory language classes—should make the final deadline for choosing a section as late as possible. Many of these courses require students to commit to a particular meeting time within the first day of shopping period, an unreasonable demand for students still unsure of the hours that they will be available. Pushing back the sectioning deadline wouldn’t preclude these classes from meeting during the first week of the semester; students could...
...minors was also charged with the possession of a BB gun, but police said the gun wasn’t used to commit the crime and was only found by officers after the incident...
...three candidates have a few final chances to court their colleagues in the run-up to this week's election. At a Baltimore retreat, the Republican Study Committee, which includes more than 100 of the G.O.P.'s most conservative members, will ask candidates to commit to cut federal spending and push for limits on abortion and stem-cell research. The Tuesday Group--made up of 35 Republican moderates--plans to meet with the three, too, to find out what they promised the conservatives, since the moderates oppose much of that agenda. Then the entire 231-strong caucus will meet...
Ernest Pelligrini, 18, of Cambridge, Mass., and two minors aged 16 were arrested that night for attempting to commit unarmed robbery. One of the minors is also charged with the possession of a BB gun, which police said was not used in the commission of the crime but was found by officers after the incident...