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...months of being maligned by prosecutors, both men will have a chance this week to put forth their defense. Clinton will deny that he engaged in perjury and obstruction of justice, and argue that the charges against him do not rise to the level of impeachable offenses. Microsoft will contend that it is not a monopoly, that its seemingly dominant position in software could quickly collapse and that hardball business practices are the norm in this highly competitive field...
Ever since Jack and Jill went up the hill, children on playgrounds have been shoved around or called fathead. And as kids notice sexual differences--something our Baywatch society makes it hard for them to ignore--a whole new arsenal of insults opens up. Those supporting the Davis suit contend that sexualized behavior can often get out of hand. And when schools sweep problems aside by saying "Kids will be kids"--or, more often, "Boys will be boys"--sexual harassment can become sexual discrimination, since the fear and psychological stress can take a toll on a child's ability...
Supporters of the lawsuit contend the lines would be clear, with the school responsible only for taking reasonable action rather than ensuring that the behavior ends. Yet the moving parts are many and concerning. The behavior would have to be severe, repeated and objectionable to a reasonable person. But it's hard to see which jeers and touches would meet everyone's definition of unreasonable. And as the courts test that standard, they will also have to measure what it means for a school to take reasonable action. Was detention too little or suspension too much...
Bulls fans want to know whether their team is going to contend for a seventh championship in the 1990s or a lottery pick in June's draft. The NBA wants to know if Jordan will save the league once again, this time from post-lockout apathy...
Still, critics contend that consumers should at least have the option of refusing bioengineered foods. The European Union recently introduced mildly restrictive labeling requirements, but no such regime exists in the U.S., Canada or the other countries with rapidly expanding fields of modified crops. Tricky ownership questions also arise: Is a bioengineered potato, or any gene sequence mapped in the lab, a patentable property? These threads are increasingly tightly coiled by nature and science, and not easily unraveled...