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Martha Stewart's prison sentence for conspiracy, obstruction of justice and making false statements to federal investigators is a stark reminder that if we fail to obey the law, we will suffer the consequences [July 26]. From time to time we need to be reminded of our moral responsibilities. Stewart could have avoided the scandal that enveloped her simply by taking the high road and admitting that she had made a mistake. BRUCE WEINSTEIN New York City...
...need to work together? Murder is wrong, regardless of what a woman has done or not done. Shirley Jones-Luke Boston The Moral of Martha Martha Stewart's prison sentence for conspiracy, obstruction of justice and making false statements to federal investigators is a stark reminder that if we fail to obey the law, we will suffer the consequences [July 26]. From time to time we need to be reminded of our moral responsibilities. Stewart could have avoided the scandal that enveloped her simply by taking the high road and admitting that she had made a mistake. Bruce Weinstein...
...scorching summer afternoon, Xu is wearing a shirt emblazoned with a Barbie doll, and her hands are covered with calluses and blisters. "Weight lifting isn't too much fun, but it's my job," she says. "My coach tells me that no matter how many times you fail, if you succeed once, that's good enough." Watching Xu shuffle up to the barbell, rub chalk onto her torn hands and clean-and-jerk 40 kg above her 33-kg body, Lin Zhiyi, a former swimmer and current Weilun administrator, shakes his head. "Weight lifting is terrible for these girls' bodies...
...fighting and attacks by the militia, known as the Janjaweed, in the Darfur region of western Sudan. More than a million have been forced to flee their homes. The Sudanese, who deny they are backing the militias, say they will do everything they can to comply. "Because should we fail to do so, we know our enemies would not hesitate to take other measures against our country," said Osman al Sayed, Sudan's ambassador to the African Union. But aid groups say that the watered-down resolution has let Khartoum off the hook. Relief workers in Darfur say 2.2 million...
...since January for killing women in their family. But most of the killers are not called to account. In many cases, the women's parents do not want the men prosecuted, viewing their daughters' death as unavoidable. Even when investigators find evidence of a murder, they often fail to persuade family members to cooperate. Last month a Baghdad coroner reported the death of Mouna Adnan Habib, 32, a mother of two, who had been delivered to the city morgue with five bullets in her chest. Habib's left hand had been cut off--a practice common in honor killings...