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...word, politics. The funding ban was introduced by conservative Senator Jesse Helms, and Democrats - wary of being cast as soft on drugs - have been reluctant to reverse it ever since. In 1998, President Clinton said he intended to lift the ban, under a provision in place at the time that allowed the President to do so if the science proved convincing. Although the Clinton Administration admitted the evidence was there, at the last minute, drug czar Barry McCaffrey managed to convince the President that "sending the right message" on drugs was more important - a move that Clinton later said...
...When candidate Hillary Clinton was asked during the last presidential campaign whether she would lift the ban, she, too, punted, conceding that the choice was political. Pressed at a campaign stop in July 2007, she said she would have "as much spine as we possibly can" on AIDS funding and needle exchange...
...sailing in.“San Francisco is an extremely windy venue, and we must take into account wind and currents while we are out there,” Garrity said. “We need to get better in big breeze, which means we will continue to lift weights each week in preparation.”BU TROPHYThe BU Trophy on the Charles River over the weekend afforded a contingent from the co-ed team some competition against talented teams as the season approaches its closing weeks. The Crimson placed 11th in a 15-team field, with Salve Regina...
...bearded crooner favored lyrics that—how shall we say it—evoked images of another world, perhaps one where the sober weight of existentialism meets the dainty lift of nonsensical observations...
...world’s most prestigious educational institutions, is refusing to take an active stance on one of the most glaring educational injustices of our time. Last month, the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act was reintroduced into Congress, but Harvard has yet to lift a finger to help get the legislation passed...