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...from visiting their dearest loved ones in hospitals. For no other reason than their sexual orientation, couples are ineligible for the tax benefits given to two people of opposite genders who visit a justice of the peace. The civil right to marriage is much more than an abstract ethical concept, though it can easily be justified by ethical principles; it is also a very real quality of life issue, one that simple compassion if not a devotion to fairness would demand be made equal...
Jaeger said the union has been working on some experimental models of self-managing work teams that would eliminate the traditional concept of a “boss...
...condition that religious indoctrination has to be involved." A.C.L.U. lawyers are studying the extent of direct or even indirect government funding for Lawtey's religion-based activities before deciding whether to file suit against the program. Simon and other critics also complain that Bush unveiled the faith-based-prison concept last year at the same time the state was slashing more than $20 million from secular prison-rehabilitation programs...
...children are enticed to play an Oreo dunking game, join a Chips Ahoy party and race around in a Triscuit 4x4. Harmless fun? It would be if children under age 8 could distinguish between advertising and entertainment. But psychologists say most kids that young are unable to recognize the concept of "persuasive intent" in commercials, and health advocates charge that food companies are exploiting this confusion...
...movie manages to rise above its occasional sappiness, thanks mostly to the charm of its two young stars. Jun pulls off her signature trick: veering between violence and vulnerability and back again, without missing a beat. After lunch, she leaves for a photo shoot, for which the concept?apparently?is that she is "the world's favorite girlfriend." Not yet. But give her time...