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...This change in Lambda is a mixed blessing. It would be ungrateful to disregard the difficulties that spurred the action of earlier Lambda members and naïve to be nostalgic for a period when being out was itself a struggle, but the decrease in activism has frustrated those of us who think there are important LGBT battles yet to be won. We recognize the value of building community and coming together for social activities. And we’d hate to see queer night at Daedalus disappear (see you on Thursdays)! But this weekend gives us a valuable opportunity...
...adjudicator of last resort, even though the King forswears any involvement in day-to-day politics. No one is quite certain what will happen when he is no longer there to provide moral guidance for the nation. Complicating matters further is the military, which has shown a historical disregard for attempts to nurture Thai democracy. Now, with the army empowered to control security in Bangkok because of Samak's state-of-emergency order, tanks could again roll through the capital. But army chief Anupong Paochinda vows he won't sign off on a coup. "The door to use force...
...Notre Dame Law School and a leader of the extreme-right John Birch Society. The program gave him a chance to indicate, among other things, dissatisfaction with the long-accepted notion that major guarantees of the Bill of Rights apply to actions by state governments. Opponents contend this shows disregard for the Constitution. To supporters, such positions represent the possibility of getting a new constitutional interpretation. If Manion is defeated, there could be a domino effect. Waiting in the wings are several other controversial possibilities, including Lino Graglia, a University of Texas law professor who has twice been rejected...
Time and again, my office uncovered practices that would shock the public: sloppy inspections of planes, perfunctory review of pilots, lax oversight of airline procedures, disregard for bogus airplane parts, sievelike security at airports, antiquated air-traffic-control systems. Only with a major crash, only with people dead and sobbing survivors filling television screens, does the FAA step up to the plate and make changes. I found the FAA's complacency toward accidents difficult to accept...
...long-overdue redistribution of land to Zimbabwe's black majority, has benefited the ZANU-PF élite. A senior army officer warns that the generals will use any means necessary to hold onto their riches. Should the June 27 vote go against them, he says, they will disregard it: "There will be a coup if Tsvangirai wins. Mugabe is going nowhere...