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Last September President Bush vowed to enlist the armed forces in preventing illegal drugs from being smuggled into the U.S. Recently, he approved plans to station a naval task force off the Caribbean coast of Colombia to monitor sea and air traffic. The task force might consist of an aircraft carrier, up to eight support vessels, and E-2C Hawkeye aircraft equipped with sophisticated radar that can track hundreds of planes at a time. Rather than shoot down suspected smugglers, the force would observe planes flying in or out of Colombia and notify Colombian authorities or the U.S. Coast Guard...
...equity: Is it fair to provide more for a married employee than for a gay colleague who does the same work? There is also a larger moral issue. Health plans, pension programs and inheritance laws are designed to accommodate the traditional family. But nowadays, only 27% of U.S. households consist of two parents with children, down from 40% in 1970. Is the goal of encouraging traditional families therefore obsolete? Is it discriminatory? Or is it now more necessary than ever...
...Board of Overseers which in turnhelps appoint the visiting committees that monitorall aspects of the University. Although thesevisiting committees consist largely of prominentacademics in the field they supervise, largedonors have been known to secure places on them...
...objective is in fact to provide "balance" by giving information which has so far been denied a hearing in academic and other forums in the United States. An "opposing viewpoint" would consist of denying the facts--or celebrating them. By opening the conference to the general public, we fully expect both approaches to feature in audience discussion...
Longsworth said the rest of the soldiers were to arrive later yesterday and today. He said most of the units consist of military police...