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...schools were to merge fully,Radcliffe's considerable acreage in the Cambridgearea would most likely be sold to space-strappedHarvard. Currently, Harvard uses some ofRadcliffe's buildings, including the Quad Housesand Hilles Library, essentially free of charge.Scuffles like last spring's dispute over Harvard'sfuture occupancy of Radcliffe's Byerly Hall couldbe permanently avoided...
...loudly proclaims its morality and humaneness, it lags behind other countries in its treatment of prisoners. Women in the U.S. are locked up in overcrowded prisons and many are guarded by men. Sexual abuse of prisoners by guards is common. Many prisons violate international standards requiring adequate health care free of charge. In "Not Part of My Sentence: Violations of the Human Rights of Women in Custody" (March, 1999), Amnesty International reports that last year a woman in an American prison was neglected by guards until she bled to death...
...Annan's proposal is sound; it makes clear that the aim of the NATO intervention is not to punish Yugoslavian civilians but to protect the civilians violently uprooted in Kosovo. Without the return of refugees and the removal of Yugoslav Army units, those who wish to see an Albanian-free Kosovo will have triumphed...
ROTH ALERT Taxpayers who converted from a traditional to a Roth IRA last year may need to switch back--and fast. Some people who shifted to the new, tax-free retirement accounts then had the good fortune to earn more than $100,000 in 1998--which means they don't qualify for a Roth. Now, if they don't reverse course and file an amended 1998 return by April 15, their account will be taxed, and they'll also possibly face a 10% penalty for early withdrawal...
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