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...appear in court on charges of incitement in calling for a popular movement to oust Mugabe, and the government has said it would seize passports of critics whose statements or actions harm Zimbabwe's image abroad. "It's all part of an evil program to undermine political rights and gag us ahead of the presidential elections," says Welshman Ncube, the MDC secretary-general...
...trial is expected to go on for a few weeks. Both sides are under a gag order, but the case is nonetheless grabbing headlines nearly every day. With Puff Daddy and other rappers in the legal spotlight, the subject of hip-hop and violence is back on the nation's editorial pages. Puff Daddy, Eminem and DMX aren't great artists, but they have all, at some point, recorded material that I've enjoyed, including DMX's "Ruff Ryders Anthem," Eminem?s "Guilty Conscience," and Puff Daddy's production work with Mary J. Blige. They have also all recorded lyrics...
...remember "Henry," the wordless gag strip about the boy with the chipmunk cheeks? Imagine he has a stubby tail and a triangle nose - that's Frank. Now imagine "Henry"'s simple, "silent" stories taking place in a world of abstract angels, mutated frogs and other Jungian visions of the unconscious, and you have "Frank," the comic by Jim Woodring, published by Fantagraphics Books...
...friends across the aisle with the decision his first day in office to revoke aid to family planning groups that provide abortions or abortion counseling overseas. The action will hinder deserving philanthropic organizations that provide essential and sensitive information to women and families in need. This so-called "gag order," which rescinds one of President Clinton's first executive initiatives, is a serious mistake and may prevent these groups from dispensing needed assistance...
...fall of 1999, pro-life supporters in Congress were successful in reinstating the gag rule by attaching it to the foreign appropriations bill. It was the first time Congress acted to make such restrictions law, not simply a ruling issued by the Executive Branch. Congress attached the bill as a rider to legislation authorizing payment of U.N. arrears. Much to the delight of anti-abortion activists, Clinton felt compelled to accept it. Just last October, the Clinton administration lifted the gag rule, which affects approximately 430 organizations in more than 50 nations. But in a tight presidential campaign with Senate...