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...pressure to inoculate schools from legal liability has sometimes led them to come across as shockingly insensitive. In a case study of apparent hamhandedness, Jordan Nott had spent less than 48 hours in the psychiatric ward he checked himself into, in October 2004, when he received a terse letter from George Washington University informing the sophomore that he had been suspended for being a danger to himself and others. "It was a huge slap in the face," says Nott, 20. "They don't hand out this letter that says, 'We want you to get help.' What it says...
...conduct of its lawyers who gave legal advice on that program. The investigating lawyers were denied the necessary security clearances to look into the matter. Asked what agency refused the access, Justice Department spokesman Brian Roehrkasse told TIME: "We don't discuss internal decision-making processes." In a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales that was obtained by TIME, Senate Judiciary chairman Specter complained, "I cannot understand why the department has denied the clearances necessary for this degree of modest, internal oversight. I urge you to reconsider this decision...
There are some indications that the Iranians may be looking for a face-saving way out. The Ahmadinejad letter was preceded by a separate, more pragmatic overture: an "open letter" submitted to TIME and published on TIME.com from Iran's former top nuclear negotiator, who is now a senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatullah Ali Khamenei. The piece lays out a multistep plan to resolve the nuclear standoff. Officially, the Bush Administration rejected Tehran's purported attempts to start a direct dialogue. "It's not a serious diplomatic overture," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said. Instead, Washington signed...
...Part of the problem begins with finding the right person to talk to. Ahmadinejad is the elected President of Iran, but ultimate power in the theocratic state lies not with him but with Khamenei. Still, Ahmadinejad's nationalist statements have bolstered his popularity with many ordinary Iranians. Ahmadinejad's letter to Bush may have been less an invitation to talk than an attempt to appeal to devout Muslims around the world by mimicking the letters sent by the Prophet Muhammad to leaders during the 7th century, exhorting them to return...
Should Adidas get a yellow-card warning for being cocky? Well, it's not as if Nike has ever finished second in arrogance. In July 2005, the American marketing machine sent a rosy letter to retailers worldwide that read, in part, "The new season for Spring 06 will serve as the platform for launching Nike into the number one soccer brand in the U.S. and the globe ... Prepare yourself and your business for a historic ride...