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...incredibly exciting program that really does encourage scientists to think about if they really could work on anything, what they might do,” said National Institute of General Medical Sciences Director Jeremy M. Berg. “It is so exciting to give the scientists the freedom to work on what they are most excited about...

Author: By Laura G. Mirviss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Nine Harvard affiliates given NIH grants to pursue research | 9/24/2008 | See Source »

...during one of her brief periods of freedom, Aung San Suu Kyi, in a syndicated newspaper column, wrote that Win Tin's "undoubted ability and his strength made [him] a prime target of those who opposed the democratic cause and in 1989 he became one of the first leaders of the NLD to be arrested. The charge against him involved an unproven telephone conversation with the father of an individual who had been declared a fugitive from the law. Telephone conversations are, in any case, inadmissible as evidence under Burmese law, but the law offers scant protection for those...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Burma Frees Democracy Fighter | 9/24/2008 | See Source »

...doled out over five years, with no strings attached or reporting obligations. The recipients include stage lighting designer Jennifer Tipton, geriatrician Diane Meier and urban farmer Will Allen. This diversity is a hallmark of the program, which, according to the foundation's president, Jonathan Fanton, strives to bestow financial freedom - and the considerable prestige that accompanies the award - to creative individuals on the cusp of greatness. "These are people at the very edge of discovery, people who are redefining what's possible," says Fanton. "They are people pursuing a vision of a more just and humane world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The 'Genius' Grant | 9/23/2008 | See Source »

...Stoner who was running on the National States Rights Party ticket. Stoner called himself a "white racist," and his ad said the "main reason why niggers want integration is because niggers want our white women." The Federal Communications Commission forced stations in Atlanta to accept the ad, citing freedom-of-speech protections...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Truth in Advertising? Not for Political Ads | 9/23/2008 | See Source »

...those of us who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, and transgender are already gender non-conforming. In our quest for normalcy and acceptance, we’ve lost sight of the goal which will make the world an infinitely better, safer place for all people, everywhere—total freedom to be, and express, gender however we see fit, without fear for our safety, our sanity, or our livelihoods...

Author: By Susan Marine | Title: Unfinished Business | 9/22/2008 | See Source »

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