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Bush calls abortions "killings," and supports a constitutional amendment that would prohibit abortions except in cases of rape or incest or when the mother's life is endangered. If elected, he said he would punish those who administer the abortions...
This is a law protecting the workers. If it did not exist, construction companies could submit lower bids on projects by cutting their employees' wages. Construction costs, except for labor, are fixed, so the only way to cut overall costs is to pay lower wages. Repealing the law would create larger profits for contractors but cut the earnings of their employees. It is the public works equivalent to cutting the minimum wage requirement, a return to days when labor had no government protection against abuse from self-interested employers...
However, Warrington said this is the first time Langdell Library had such a severe problem with its humidity control machinery. "It really has worked well, except for this one glitch...
Post said the rally "was conducted in a fairlysober and sensible manner, except for some of thetone and color of the comments." One demonstrator,for example, told a Black club member he was"degrading himself as a Harvard student and as aBlack man," Post said...
...monster, a terrorist? Why? Who says that? I can't accept your saying it. George Washington was called a terrorist by the British. De Gaulle was called a terrorist by the Nazis. What can they say about the P.L.O., except to repeat this slogan? We are freedom fighters, and we are proud of it. According to international law and the United Nations Charter, I have the right to resist Israeli occupation. I don't want to harm anybody. But look how they are treating my people. These savage, barbarian, fascist practices against our children, our women...