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Some scientists, however, have opposed the idea, fearing that basic research would face the unhappy prospect of sharing its portion of the budget with another agency. This fear, however, is becoming a moot point as technology research is headed toward siphoning off a good share of the funding through newly evolving programs such as RAIN, it might be more satisfying in the long run for basic research to stake out its territory now and assure itself a solid proportion before it all dwindles away...
With these simple facts in mind, the question of divestment becomes moot. Not because divestment will or will not work, but because it will not occur until it is no longer profitable to conduct business in South Africa. That will happen when Black workers in South Africa rise in revolt and crush the apartheid state...
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court William J. Brennan Jr. will preside over the final round of the Law School's Ames Moot Court competition, Ames officials said this week...
Last year, Blackmun refused to rule on the merits of the Ames case in order to avoid setting a legal precedent in moot court, Schiff said. While Brennan may avoid voicing an opinion on the legal issues involved in this year's case, the competition could influence future legal rulings, because attorneys engaged in similar disputes may draw on students' arguments...
...weekly Spectator, found Americans "feeling proud about their pride." Is the bonhomie real, or is the country engaged in massive autosuggestion? When it comes to a subject as ineffable as the mood of America, sharp distinctions between public perception and palpable reality are not possible, and may be moot. "Sometimes I have to wonder whether the facts are really there," says Harvard University Theologian Harvey Cox, "or whether this is simply a note of wishful thinking. But the very fact that we would like things to be better is what's important...