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...says Chicago political columnist Steve Neal, "he was caught in a sort of time warp," and he is under investigation for allegedly taking perks that were common in the Chicago wards of the 1950s, and even in Congress when he arrived there 35 years ago, but are now forbidden. And even though he angrily insists he is innocent, the session of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee held last Thursday could easily be the last that Rostenkowski presides over as chairman...
...Braunstein and Davis, we think they could be nailed under Massachusetts General Law 266, section 120: "Entry Upon Private Property after being Forbidden as Trespass." The penalty, if convicted: a maximum $100 fine, or imprisonment for 30 days, or both...
Over the past several years, universities across the nation have added "sexual orientation" as another criterion for which discrimination is forbidden in a admissions, participation in school activities, employment, etc. But this long-needed change has resulted in hypocrisy being practiced every day at universities that have ROTC programs for finance their students' participation in another university's ROTC program. At these schools, resources, facilities and opportunities that are available to heterosexuals are denied to gay, lesbian and bisexual students in clear violation of these universities' non-discrimination policies...
...script but, when Tian diverged from it, refused to let him edit his film; it languished for a year and was completed abroad by others working from the director's screenplay and notes. The film was banned in China, and last month Tian and six other prominent directors were forbidden to make films in their homeland...
...TIME/CNN poll taken last week by Yankelovich Partners found that the support is less than overwhelming. Only 47% of nonsmokers felt that smoking should be banned in restaurants (48% preferred setting up special areas for smokers), and just 44% thought it should be forbidden in offices. Tolerance seems the watchword: only 31% of nonsmokers agreed with a statement that our society should do everything possible to stamp out smoking...