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Especially after Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas joined the court, giving him two firm allies, Rehnquist spearheaded a determined effort to stem--and roll back--the liberal advances made by the Warren and Burger courts. In many ways it worked. Affirmative action is more difficult to implement now. The barrier between church and state is more porous. Convicted criminals have a much harder time getting multiple appeals heard in federal courts. But Rehnquist's most enduring legacy is in the less visible but crucial area of federalism--the balance of powers between Washington and the states. The Rehnquist court...
...fire with Israel. But those talks are dragging on, and Abbas continues to have his own problems. Last week his security chief, Mohammed Dahlan, met with Abbas' rival Yasser Arafat, a senior Palestinian official tells TIME, and assured him that "I am loyal to you. I am willing to implement your orders." Dahlan seems to be playing both sides of the Abbas-Arafat feud to protect his interests. It's another sign that Abbas' hold on power is weak--and his chances of helping the road map by reining in the terrorists may be slipping away. --By Massimo Calabresi, Jamil...
...Originally set up for the British military, the USRC is where the changes have been rung in most earnestly. The club has hired Aidan Murphy?a 10-year hospitality veteran?as its general manager and plans "to get member numbers up, implement a capital upgrading program and get usage rates going" says Mckenzie. "The luxury of the USRC is that in crowded Hong Kong the club can offer green, open space...
...Little League except that everyone has lawyers," he says. But he took the job and immediately wrote what he called the Fan's Bill of Rights, which promised a "total entertainment experience at an affordable price." Baker did not publicly release the document but instead demanded that the teams implement...
Although some parents and committee members remained opposed to the plan until the very end, others were persuaded by the district’s worsening financial situation and the need to take action in order to implement the changes in time for the next school year...