Word: harshness
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...those who had come from countries with repressive regimes where the security service was an organization to be avoided--were uneasy. The imam invited agents to the mosque to explain how Muslims could help, but the initial meetings were heated, and the lawmen had to sit through "some very harsh questioning," says Uzma Unus, vice president of the ADAMS board of trustees. The congregants vented about law-enforcement profiling, which they felt targeted all Muslims as suspects. Agents were showing up at their workplaces to make routine inquiries about anyone they might want to report, and some Muslims were fired...
...weeks ago about paroling Bryant and Schober, Murphy held firm. He’d made up his mind in January and wasn’t about to change it mid-course.Not for a couple of days, anyway.“A lot of the people thought my penalty was too harsh,” Murphy said. “And so I said, ‘You know if they continue their exemplary behavior’—this was five weeks ago—‘and I’ll let them play in the last...
...innocent are used to kill the innocent. This will be a long war. It will last until people put humanity ahead of fanatic religious beliefs that are offered up by the powerful few who want to control the many. Dorse A. Lanpher Glendale, California, U.S. Suicide bombers escape the harsh reality of dealing with life in this world: hunger, death of loved ones, frustration and tears. They don't see the carnage they cause or the grieving relatives of the victims. Instead, the bombers get a free ticket out of the world, leaving sorrow and anguish behind them. How nice...
...children. By shining a spotlight on the issue, the janitors and SLAM succeeded in keeping their views and campaign in the limelight. As for the actual requests of SLAM, Harvard’s decision to deny paternity/maternity leave and sick leave to janitors is rather cruel. It is a harsh blow to families and their ability to function healthily, and granting leaves to Harvard custodians would come at a small price for the University. The birth of a child is one of the greatest moments in a couple’s life, and both parents should be allowed to enjoy...
...Republicans, the night offered two harsh lessons. One is that Virginia could be a growing crack in the party's hold on the South: Last fall, Sen. John F. Kerry carried the state's largest locality, Fairfax County, becoming the first Democratic presidential candidate to do so since Lyndon B. Johnson beat Barry Goldwater there in 1964. And Kaine made inroads in the exurbs, the growing, family-friendly communities beyond of suburbs that were a linchpin of Karl Rove's strategy for Bush's reelection...