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...rather than in a park or parking lot. Some parents even play host to "tent" parties, at which they confiscate car keys and provide a place for kids to spend the night. Public opinion, however, seems to be against that approach, and state and local governments are beginning to enact laws designed to stem underage drinking by targeting adults. Adults face six months in jail, for example, under a law passed in Kansas in 2003, if they allow anyone under 21 to drink in their home (an exception is made for giving one's child beer). A similar bill...
...every other state’s) law that leaves it up to the spouse to make the life-or-death decision for a permanently incapacitated partner who has not left a living will specifying a course of action. The salient point is that states have a right to enact such statutes, and it is for the state to assume responsibility for their decisions and deal with the consequences. Congress and President Bush overstepped their bounds early Monday morning when they granted Schiavo’s parents—who fervently disapprove of her husband’s decision to have...
...until U.S. forces arrive. As the P.L.A. expands, the pressure on Taiwan to maintain the balance of power increases. Some analysts argue that the island hasn't kept pace. Taiwan's military budget has fallen as a percentage of its GDP, and its armed forces have been slow to enact needed institutional reforms, according to U.S. strategic experts. A multibillion-dollar arms purchase from the U.S., pushed by President Chen Shui-bian, has been held up for almost four years because of resistance by the opposition KMT and PFP parties, which claim that the weapons are overpriced. Wu Tung...
...four months ago, changes to the Bulldogs’ policy didn’t appear likely. Levin told students last November that Yale had reviewed Harvard’s changes in aid policy and decided not to enact a similar program...
...culture provides the framework through which black people can enact change in American society, by virtue of hip hop’s ability to transcend race, gender, and class. Hip hop serves as a medium for conversation of all people because of the diversity of its audience; it is reported that over 80 percent of the purchasers of hip hop music are not black. Hip hop dominates media outlets, fashion, sports, artwork, and popular lexicon. Hip hop also serves as an effective tool to politically engage and mobilize youth, as evidenced by Russell Simmons’ Hip Hop Action Network...