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...Crimson poll conducted in December found that 77 percent of Harvard students supported the SJC’s ruling in favor of same-sex marriage, and many students yesterday echoed that support...
...what was once international administrators’ worst fear is becoming reality: Some of the world’s top scholars are beginning to favor universities in other, more accessible countries...
...crusade. Last Saturday, the Zuckers and other Hollywood notables were hosts of a Beverly Hills tribute to Nancy Reagan that raised $2 million for stem-cell research. The former First Lady, who took up the cause after her husband developed Alzheimer's, had earlier written to President Bush in favor of federal funding. But this is the first time Mrs. Reagan has spoken out publicly on the issue. Proponents of the California initiative hope that advocacy by an icon of the conservative movement will help neutralize resistance to the November bond measure...
...first time in U.S. history that a state must "accept and register" marriages of same-sex couples. In March and April, Multnomah County issued marriage licenses to 3,022 gay couples, some of whom sued after the state then refused to recognize those marriages. Bearden's ruling in their favor means that until a higher court says otherwise, those 6,044 lesbians and gays are as married as any heterosexuals who have tied the knot...
...salaries and training and mentoring programs, Kerry would make it easier for schools to fire incompetent teachers. He would also require new ones to pass rigorous tests and tie some rewards for teachers to their students' test scores. Those are not the sorts of things teachers' unions tend to favor. When Kerry spotlights his health-care plans this week, he will stress savings for business more than universal coverage, the Democrats' typical rallying cry. And in coming weeks, the former prosecutor will highlight his tough-on-crime credentials, blasting Bush for cutting back on funding to put cops...