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Chenoweth noted the lack of in-race companionship and competition that Chas usually provides...
According to Tufano, the course, which will be offered in spring 2010, attempts to fill an educational void by introducing business students to consumer banking. Though Tufano envisioned the course before the downturn, the lack of educational resources on the topic became more evident during the banking crisis, he says...
...welcoming the mandate. "This is a significant step. It gives principals and administrators a tool to say, Give us all the factors surrounding an incident," says Julie Harris-Lawrence, a deputy assistant commissioner. The new law allows principals to look at four mitigating factors: self-defense, intent or lack of intent, the disciplinary history of the student and whether the student has a disability that impairs judgment. "This is a huge tool for the administrators," Harris-Lawrence says. "In the past, there was almost no wiggle room. If a student accidentally brought a butter knife from Grandma's kitchen...
...making their decision, the court will review its logic in 2005's Roper v. Simmons, which held that individuals could not be sentenced to death for crimes committed under the age of 18, as the court found that minors had a "lack of maturity." The petitioners in Graham and Sullivan are arguing for a similar standard for their noncapital offenses...
...Another common criticism is that Afghanistan is a cobbled-together agglomeration of warring tribes and ethnic factions that is not amenable to anything approaching nation-building. In fact, the first Afghan state emerged with the Durrani Empire in 1747, making it a nation older than the U.S. Afghans lack no sense of nationhood; rather, they have always been ruled by a weak central state...