Word: magnetically
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When the history of court-ordered school desegregation is written, Kansas City may go down as its Waterloo. Said to be the nation's most ambitious and expensive magnet plan, Kansas City's effort is unlikely to be matched anywhere. In fact, the high court's action has accelerated the pace at which cities across the country are moving to undo mandatory desegregation (see map). And the federal judiciary, which long staked its authority on the enforcement of desegregation orders, appears eager to depart the field. Chris Hansen of the American Civil Liberties Union in New York City observes...
Though the FBI has been worried that the scene at Justus could become a magnet for armed fringe groups, representatives of the self-proclaimed militias around the Western states have also been denouncing the Freemen as ordinary criminals. "Those people are crooks," says Bob Wright, who leads a militia unit in New Mexico. "This is not a militia issue...
...sure that there would still be a majority supporting the Court's decision." States have argued that the federal government has no right to mandate the schooling of undocumented alien children without assuming the costs. Supporters of the bill also charge that free education serves as a magnet attracting illegal immigrants. But Cohen notes that the Supreme Court ruling noted that the public has an interest in schooling children to prevent the creation of an uneducated underclass...
...terms. And yet, they are still thrown into a heterogeneous solution of women from various schools. "We do not want you" is the implicit message. The social appeal enjoyed by Harvard men does not extend to Harvard's women. A Harvard woman is not, shall we say, a guy magnet...
...became clear, however, that the magnet was Diana--accepting flowers, flirting with soldiers, falling asleep in public while pregnant or simply smiling. The Prince is an attractive enough chap, but notably unphotogenic. The camera worshiped his wife, and he became jealous...