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...case for slavery reparations, as proposed by Climenko Professor of Law Charles J. Ogletree and his national Reparations Coordinating Committee, is an impractical and cosmetic means of achieving a worthy end—amends for the brutal experiences of blacks under slavery and segregation. Americans need to confront the realities of domestic racial inequalities; the issues of institutional disadvantages faced by blacks should not be swept under the table. But 137 years after slavery’s abolition, reparations would not be a constructive solution to these problems...
...good number of Bush Administration officials, believe Arafat has the power to take on groups like Hamas and Islamic Jihad. He just chooses not to--in part because he fears that doing so would threaten his hold on power. Some exasperated Israelis charge that Arafat has failed to confront Palestinian terrorism because, perversely, he benefits from it: the steady waves of attacks have demoralized segments of Israeli society and invited military responses by Sharon that make Israel look like a bully in the eyes of many around the world...
...sexual mores. Complains a Vatican official: "In America there is too much reliance on modern psychology in place of the church's traditional wisdom." Officials say the Pope is greatly pained by the crisis in the U.S. church. But that doesn't mean he is ready or able to confront such an explosive issue. The papacy hates to bend to outside pressure. St. Paul, Minn., attorney Jeff Anderson, who has been suing the church regularly for abuse victims, says, "They're not going to change until a bishop goes to jail and every bishop hears the door clang behind...
...five months ago, when world leaders began looking to him to help fill the vacuum left by the Taliban. Still, he is 87 years old. "But this is the very reason for my return," he insists. "I want to dedicate the last few years of my life to confront the difficulties in the land to which I belong." He will leave his villa in north Rome for a cluster of hillside residences in Kabul (his palace is a fire-gutted shell). He is curious to see whether the small farm 20 miles from the capital, where he grew grapes, melons...
...upset, in fact, that he called O'Connell on March 9 to confront him. O'Connell was depressed. Still, Doe says it was obvious that O'Connell, in the conversation, "was trying to control me." That was evident in e-mail and phone messages O'Connell left for Doe over the past two weeks. In the e-mails, copies of which TIME has obtained, O'Connell says, remarkably, "I am praying and fasting for you." The following day, O'Connell adds: "I surely want to seek healing for you and from you." In response to Doe's demands for face...