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...does one report and calculate character? (I exempt the immediate answer of mathematicians, who are experts at calculating characters and often construct complicated tables for this very reason.) I'm not critiquing the subtle bias of reported facts so much as their general absence. Put simply, the sheer intangibility of the issue is no excuse for an intangibility of evidence...
...serious as some of the rhetoric makes it out to be. It is assumed, after all, that inheritors do not rely upon the deaths of relatives and friends as their sole source of income. Even if they did, the first $650,000 of the estate is exempt from taxation--and by 2006 that figure will rise to $1 million...
...over the banning of so-called "soft money" contributions. The Federal Election Commission (FEC) defines soft money as money raised by national parties and other groups for everything other than advocating the election or defeat of a particular candidate for federal office. It is considered "soft" because it is exempt from FEC limits, although party soft money is reported to the FEC and regulated by states. Bush proposes to ban all soft money used in federal campaigns. While many try to paint Republicans as being the party of soft money, actual figures show that the Democratic National Committee received...
...situation turns bleaker in the Middle East and is complicated by acts such as the kidnapping of three Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, we here at Harvard must remember that we are not entirely exempt from the demand for peace. Earlier this week, Hillel and the Society of Arab Students held separate demonstrations; Hillel had sought a joint vigil, but discussions came apart over the issue of mourning those Israeli soldiers killed in the conflict. The Society of Arab Students' vigil was marred, however, by the presence of Israel supporters distributing inflammatory fliers. If students thousands of miles...
Both doctors and legislators must stand up against those who seek to limit RU-486's use. Instead of making new more restrictive laws, lawmakers should change them to exempt RU-486 from the limits on surgical abortions. Doctors should not be frightened by the laws on the books, instead challenging them in court whenever possible. For its part, Congress should include RU-486 under Medicaid coverage for the poor...