Word: moralisms
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...White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), already rankled by a small supervised heroin-injection site in Vancouver and by Canada's plans to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. ONDCP policy analyst David Murray calls the prescription-heroin study a mistake. "There's a large moral-hazard question here about a government undertaking to become the official dispenser of addictive substances," Murray says. Even proponents of such schemes note the ethical land mines. "I don't think anyone is arguing that heroin maintenance is in itself a wonderful thing," says George Bigelow of the Johns Hopkins...
...time warp where he absolutely loses track of when to return for his waffle. Come on, man, we all know that those things are on a 2:50 timer! Thus the rest of the people in the dining hall are forced to stand around and deal with the moral conundrum of removing the waffle from the iron or standing there and waiting for the delinquent Waffler to return from his other affairs (probably blocking the drink machine). We should invest in waffle irons that cause the waffle inside to explode if it isn’t picked up within...
...before the Democrats can win again, the party must define moral values with rural voters in mind, according to the paper. They must also articulate a message that reinvigorates the party, a task the students said could be achieved by putting Howard Dean at the helm of the Democratic National Committee...
...preserving his freedom to be critical. Jeff Copes Frisco, North Carolina, U.S. The greatness of this country is inextricably linked to constitutional protection for all - even the bad guys. Forgetting that lesson - or, worse still, subverting it, as Gonzales has seen fit to do - weakens us at our moral center and further cheapens us in the eyes of the world. Anne Riffenburgh South Pasadena, California, U.S. Too Few Good Men "Where Are The New Recruits?" had it right: the U.S. National Guard and Army Reserve are strained to the breaking point because of enlistee shortages [Jan. 17]. But there...
...during temporary absences, such as the last week's hospitalization, and was slated to stand in for John Paul at this week's meeting in Rome with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Virtually every major internal Vatican decision and document lands on Sodano's desk. Perhaps the strongest moral voice behind the Pope is Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, 77. The German prelate, who has headed the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which oversees moral and theological issues, since 1981, is a trusted ally, who in the past has drawn fire for cracking down on Catholic thinkers who stray...