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...Liberation in the Long View I am once again dismayed by Nigeria's inability to conduct free and fair democratic elections [April 30]. There was democracy in Nigeria before, and there can be again. We have not only politicians to blame for this disgraceful situation but also those shortsighted individuals who mastermind ways to rig the voting process-burning electoral offices, stealing and stuffing ballot boxes-all in a bid to make money that won't get them past the weekend. Sheye Lawal, London
...Kennedy's sentiments, declaring that he would no more take orders from Salt Lake City than Kennedy would from Rome. But he can hardly suggest to the devout voters of the G.O.P. base that religious views don't matter, don't warrant discussion or don't affect one's conduct in office. These are voters inclined to think the wall of church-state separation is too high; it is certainly not one any candidate can hide behind. So his challenge is to draw the lines about what's relevant and what...
...administration has turned to students recently. While we take issue with the petulant and self-righteous tone with which the declaration was written, we wholeheartedly sympathize with many of its complaints. The Harvard administration’s chronic deafness to student voices has alarmingly limited undergraduate input into the conduct and affairs of our University. As students, we do not demand that our opinions be put into immediate effect, but that our counsel be heard and given some degree of credence. We do not think this too much to ask. Undergraduates are an integral part of Harvard?...
...sell weapons on the open market, and they make over 8 million sales of firearms each year. ATF has some 600 inspectors tasked with making sure license holders keep proper records and perform background checks on purchases in accordance with federal regulations. But these are too few to conduct follow up inspections with any regularity, says ATF. After receiving an initial license, many vendors are never inspected for compliance again. "No matter where you stand on new gun laws," says Congressman Patrick Kennedy, a Democrat from Rhode Island, "the laws currently on the books need to be enforced...
...promoting the welfare of Harvard’s workers, we cannot support its extreme tactic of using a hunger strike to force Harvard’s hand.Though Harvard does not employ AlliedBarton security workers directly, and thus has no legal obligation to intervene in the negotiations currently being conducted by AlliedBarton and SEIU, we believe that it has a moral obligation, as an AlliedBarton client, to promote the welfare of those of its employees that work on campus. Harvard should make clear that, as an employer, it supports the institution of fair grievance procedures, hiring full-time, instead of part...