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...very much hope that all that she put into motion to break with past practices and place greater emphasis on student welfare will continue and be enhanced,” Summers said...
...them in the first place. Hamdan is not part of this filing. But given the Bush Administration's recent loss in the Hamdan case, this latest legal salvo represents another potentially embarrassing challenge to the Justice Department's strategy for Guantanamo. The Justice Department has filed its own motion requesting court-sanctioned procedures, including the use of a "filter team," to review the 1,100 pounds of seized detainee documents to ensure that materials relevant to the investigation "can be uncovered without inappropriately compromising privileged attorney-client communications," says Justice spokeswoman Kathleen Blomquist...
...filing takes aim at the Justice Department as well, arguing that DOJ's "failure to disclose the seizure... suggests that the Department was a full partner [in] the massive breach of the attorney-client privilege." Though it is uncertain how a federal court might rule on such a motion, in the past judges have upheld the right of Guantanamo prisoners to meet with lawyers, and have taken steps to design the procedures under which that should happen, including preservation of the attorney-client privilege...
...cardiovascular weapon of choice is the elliptical machine, but Apple says their system was built for runners. When tracked by Nike + iPod, the movements of the elliptical appear slow, and the stride appears short (because the machine's up-and-down motion is not taken into account, nor is its tension). Distance is measured about right, but the calorie count is way off. Since the product was announced, people have wondered what sorts of athletics they can use it for. For the time being, it's all about running...
...city has to be careful, after the initial euphoria of having survived, not to bask in continuous self-congratulation. Traveling every day in the Bombay locals is a form of slow-motion terror; people commute in conditions (500 to a compartment) that would be illegal for the transport of animals. Much of the city exists outside the scope of basic municipal services such as water, roads and security. The government admitted that it had indications that an attack of this kind was coming, but could do nothing to prevent it. Through floods, bombs and riots, Bombayites have been forced...