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That concerns the A.C.L.U. and others. Says Adam Clayton Powell III, vice president of the Freedom Forum, which defends the First Amendment: "The vast majority of employees are unaware of the extent to which monitoring goes on." Nonetheless, the A.C.L.U.'s Steinhardt says his offices are getting more frequent calls from spooked employees. "There's not much we can do," he says. "The technologies are developing at light speed, while the law that protects us from their misuse is developing at the speed of a tortoise." Still, the law may catch up. The California legislature is reintroducing a notification bill...
Gore's people should underestimate neither this dynamic nor the extent to which (contrary to stereotypes) their man has come to seem the candidate of the overbearing--Big Government, big unions, big minorities, big money, big Hollywood and a million moms. In a screwy way, George W. Bush may profit from a counterintuitive inclination of Americans to associate him with the little...
Hearst's personal wealth was astounding. But what is more astonishing is the extent to which his financial self-indulgence came close to wrecking the huge enterprise Hearst had constructed. In the face of recurring fiscal disaster, he kept on spending, borrowing and spending more. When his creditors caught up with him, there were so many warehouses full of art to sell that they had to be parceled out slowly so as not to wreck the international market. Finally, great lots of the stuff were sold over the counter at department stores to cover the ruinous debt he had amassed...
Gore's people should underestimate neither this dynamic nor the extent to which (contrary to stereotypes) their man has come to seem the candidate of the overbearing - big government, big unions, big minorities, big money, big Hollywood, big hype, and a million moms. The combination may work for Gore. But in a screwy way, George W. Bush may profit from a counterintuitive inclination of Americans to associate him with the little...
...anything, nine days at Camp David may have actually exacerbated the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by forcing both sides to confront the extent of their differences despite six years of peacemaking. Whatever declaration of principles or vague agreement is adopted in the absence of a comprehensive deal, the talks have clearly delineated the issues that will drive the next phase of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, none more so than the battle for Jerusalem. Both sides have made clear that they cannot live without their own vision of the Holy City - Israel insists on full control, the Palestinians want the eastern portion...