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Lewis said that this facet of Harvard admissions is a subtle but important draw for students...
...Republicans' proposed crime bill "reform" is another facet of their Contract that has chilling implications for Blacks. These crypto-fascists plan to strip away basic constitutional guarantees that protect Americans from unreasonable search and seizure. They intend to allow evidence illegally obtained by the police to be admitted into court proceedings if the police acted in "good faith," that is, if they believed they were acting properly. This measure is perverse even by conservative standards. Instead of constraining police with the strict provisions of search warrants and the Fourth Amendment, a plea of "good faith" could excuse egregious behavior...
...they neglect a far more important facet of the large federal system--it absorbs shocks and distributes bumps in trends far more evenly than any small state system could. The federal government, with its unmatched powers of taxation and debt creation, will always be better equipped to deal with sudden onrushes of demand for social services than easily-bankrupted states...
Since September, this column has endeavored every week to inform and educate the reader about some facet of the world of technology. Admittedly, we could just as well have named the column "On the 'Net," since our coverage has revolved so much around networkingrelated issues...
...absence of hard cash will impact many other facets of daily life besides begging in public places. Wishing wells won't glisten with scores of pennies, wallets will grow slimmer and no longer will people experience the momentary pleasure of finding a coin on the ground. But panhandling is the facet that deserves the attention of all levels of government before money inevitably becomes a completely electronic entity...