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...Illinois Congressman Henry Hyde made his name in 1976 with the bill amendment that denies federal funds for abortion. Later the Republican and devout Roman Catholic led impeachment proceedings against Bill Clinton. Still, he valued compromise, made opponents laugh and broke with his party by supporting family leave and gun control. Hyde...
...wide range of perspectives. Some have considered this part of the disturbing trend of athletes as targets—in the past year, two major athletes have had themselves and their families taped up while their homes were robbed, and two others have died as a result of gun violence. Others have probed Taylor’s life for explanations. While his past was troubled—Taylor had a 2005 armed assault arrest, and a few incidents regarding team functions—by all reports from friends and teammates, he had turned around his life since the birth...
...Black KKK,” as he calls it. To Whitlock, the evolution of this genre is a cause of black Americas’ high crime rates and low socioeconomic status. He puts some of the blame for Taylor’s death, as well as the gun violence that plagues the black community, on rap, declaring: “You’re damn straight I blame hip hop for playing a role in the genocide of American black men. When your leading causes of death and dysfunction are murder, ignorance, and incarceration, there’s no reason...
...Chapelle’s Prince, he wants his players to “Shoot the J. Shoot it!” Last season at West Virginia, Beilein took a team with not much talent to the NCAA Tournament—because the players shot threes at will. Beilein wants gun-slingers, not defensive stalwarts. The Wolverines are having obvious problems adjusting.Amaker has turned this Harvard program around. He has given it confidence and notoriety that the team has not possessed in many years. He deserves the praises coming his way.But Beilein should not receive a pink slip in turn.Amaker...
...more intelligent and relevant than a lot I've gotten from adults all across the country," says Carter Wamp, 23, of Nashville, a staffer for Republican Mike Huckabee who has lived since October in a West Des Moines apartment with a colleague, spending lots of time at schools and gun shows to spread his candidate's message. "People here are a great example for the rest of country of what a good citizen can do to choose the right person for our country...