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...disregard the alcohol policy no matter what it is," Eddie J. Joyce '97 said. "It's definitely not well defined. I don't know what it is, and I don't care...
...apparent willingness of Americans to disregard character in selecting a President speaks volumes about our values, or lack thereof. ROSS DAVIDSON Carmichael, California...
...President showed real backbone in his fight with Newt Gingrich and the Republican Congress over the budget. The people saw strength in Clinton's actions, in contrast to the Republicans' faulty strategizing and disregard for collateral damage. Consultant Dick Morris may have got to play in the sandbox with the big players for a while, but his influence was primarily ancillary--not to mention cynical and pandering to the nth degree. Morris' gimmickry does not address the real concerns of the people. Voters will cast their ballots on decisive pocketbook issues, just as they always do. JEFF SOFTLEY Los Angeles...
...three groups have actively trampled other preconditions for fair elections as well: blocking freedom of association and freedom of expression. Forty miles east of Doboj, in Tuzla, for example, the ruling Muslim Party of Democratic Action (S.D.A.) has disrupted opposition rallies and oppressed non-S.D.A. members with brazen disregard for the Dayton agreement. Until last month, Merdzana Fisca, a Bosnian Muslim belonging to an anti-S.D.A. party, was director of a Tuzla detergent factory that survived the war in mint condition under her leadership. One day she arrived at work to find her office locked with...
...Justices agreed. It would be unconstitutional, they declared unanimously, for the law to limit a trial judge's discretion to reduce a three-strike sentence "in furtherance of justice." Prosecutors are allowed to plea-bargain under the law--and so, if they choose, disregard prior convictions. If judges were not allowed to do likewise, the balance of power among the legislative, executive and judicial branches would be skewed. "The legal system has long recognized that rigid application of the law can produce injustice," said Paul Boland, president of the California Judges Association, applauding the ruling. Many...