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...unanimous ruling was hailed by civil libertarians as a signal moment in the struggle for free speech. "This is as historic a case as we've had in our history of First Amendment fights," said Ira Glasser, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, which led the court challenge on behalf of some 50 plaintiffs ranging from the American Library Association to Microsoft. Marc Rotenberg of the Electronic Privacy Information Center called the decision "the Times v. Sullivan of cyberspace," a reference to the 1964 Supreme Court decision that granted broad protection to journalists...
...CFIA helps develop the military strength of reactionary governments to contain popular uprisings and paves the way for foreign investment," SDS spokesperson Ira D. Helfand '71 said in the highly-publicized debate...
...money being spent on people over the age of 65 versus under the age of three?" asks one legislative leader. "Yes, unquestionably. Is it in part a function of their lobbying efforts? Yes, unquestionably. Is it largely a function of their need? No, it is not." Yet as Ira Schwartz, dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Pennsylvania, notes, "Seniors and those in the work force don't understand that the survival of the Social Security system is really dependent on the future of our children." Or perhaps they do: aarp has endorsed the Stand...
...York City officials, he intends to march in the city's St. Patrick's Day parade this Saturday. Visiting the United States to build support for a resumption of peace talks with Britain, Adams, leader of the political wing of the Irish Republican Army, deplored the recent IRA terrorist bombing in London. He maintained that he does not have the power to control IRA violence, and insisted that he is firmly committed to a non-violent resolution of the conflict. He credited President Clinton with bringing both sides to the table, and working to get them talking again: "We wouldn...
...York City officials, he intends to march in the city's St. Patrick's Day parade this Saturday. Visiting the United States to build support for a resumption of peace talks with Britain, Adams, leader of the political wing of the Irish Republican Army, deplored the recent IRA terrorist bombing in London. He maintained that he does not have the power to control IRA violence, and insisted that he is firmly committed to a non-violent resolution of the conflict. He credited President Clinton with bringing both sides to the table, and working to get them talking again: "We wouldn...