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...unique to Sacramento, nor are the efforts of right-wing populist extremists to use constitutional gimmickry to subvert democracy. The impeachment of Bill Clinton was part of the latter trend, as is the current effort in the Texas state legislature--orchestrated by Congressman Tom DeLay--to redraw district lines. As a nation, we seem to be losing the habits of civility and citizenship. Public life is becoming a pricey boutique, catering only to special interests and political eccentrics. The California recall is goofy, irresponsible--and not a bad way to remind politicians that their work involves more than raising money...
...addition to his work for USA Hockey as associate director for player development in the Atlantic District, Riley recently became head hockey coach at Brunswick School in Greenwich, Conn. He’s also a part-time scout for USA Hockey’s Under-17 National Team, meaning he already has many of the contacts necessary to be an effective college recruiter...
...contrast, three local schools—Boston College, Boston University and MIT—recently announced that they do not intend to comply with recent RIAA subpoenas filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, based on a component of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which states that subpoenas must be issued by a court within 100 miles of their subject...
...brothers' crimes. Plus, seeing them alive and in custody might have convinced more Iraqis that the brothers were truly a spent force. "I wanted them arrested so we could see them on TV," says Hassanin Mohammed, 23, who runs a tiny store that sells fans in the Karrada district of Baghdad. "Most people around here don't believe they're dead." But the ferocity of the resistance mounted inside the mansion suggested that the brothers had no interest in giving up. Sanchez said the option of pressing harder for a surrender was considered and rejected by commanders on the spot...
...addresses. Only network administrators knew who had been assigned which Internet address, and they were reluctant to share. All that changed in February, when a federal judge ordered Verizon to turn over to RIAA the name of an alleged music pirate. That opened the floodgates. Last week the Federal District courthouse in Washington had to hire extra clerks just to deal with music-industry litigation...