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...Washington knew much about his wife Carolyn, who had stayed behind in Modesto; many had the impression that she was a near invalid. But an acquaintance who has known Carolyn Condit for decades told TIME that despite some health problems, she is a vivacious woman. (She has often made appearances on the Modesto political circuit in her husband's stead.) "She was always out there," the acquaintance says. "Even if he wasn't there, she was there...
...break for safety, Kerimov says, and killing five outstanding students. An investigation was opened, which then lapsed. Now he and his colleagues no longer feel they can urge students to come to class. Without pausing for breath, Kerimov describes other cases of military abuse, including the way he, an invalid, was forced to stand spread-eagled against a wall for four hours during one raid. Then he suddenly stops. "This is no anti-terrorist operation," he says, using the official name for the Russian operation in Chechnya. "What's happening here is the extermination of our people...
...Friedman's opinion was straightforward: "All racial distinctions are inherently suspect and presumptively invalid." Equally straightforward were the retorts from University of Michigan officials. In a statement released Tuesday, university president Lee Bollinger declared, "Today's decision conflicts with settled Supreme Court law and the policies of virtually every selective university in the country for nearly 30 years. We will appeal this decision." The administration fervently defends the university's affirmative action policies, declaring that "racial diversity is critical to a high-quality education," and pointing out that many traditional factors (i.e., standardized tests, on which non-Asian minorities tend...
...pretty certain they haven't had any sense of calm continuity in their lives," says Gill Haworth, Director of the Overseas Adoption Helpline in London. "It hasn't got them off to the best start." Their trauma isn't over either. If the Kilshaws' adoption is judged invalid, the children could be returned to their mother, who despite her fickle actions and possible perjury may yet enjoy the law's preference for keeping kids with their birth parents. But what would she do with them next...
...most from registered Republicans, and 1,932 of those resulted in a vote. A state anti-fraud law requires that absentee ballot applications include nine pieces of information from voters, including voter ID numbers. Technically, then, 1,932 votes - most of them presumably cast for George W. Bush - are invalid...