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...Bush v. Gore struck a direct blow to the left, but for the most part, Rehnquist led a somewhat attenuated revolution for the right. He could never muster majorities to overturn older liberal precedents such as Roe v. Wade, which prohibited states from outlawing abortion, or stop newer ones such as Lawrence v. Texas, which prohibited them from outlawing sodomy. Rehnquist also found himself in the minority when the court struck down school prayers at graduations and football games. Even so, when you look back to the ambitious goals the young Rehnquist set for himself...
...court, just to take a look-Nadal stood out like a freshly painted fire hydrant. It was lunch time by now, and a young American named Bobby Reynolds was being served. Reynolds was game enough, going for broke at every opportunity, getting as much pace as he could muster behind every ball. But Nadal sent Reynolds 125 mph serves back at his feet, and showed a delicate touch from everywhere on the court. Despite those pants, this guy?s got style. The match ended before lunch...
...culture like that is achievable at U.S. colleges if Congress can muster the fortitude to reverse a bad policy. If lawmakers want to reduce drunk driving, they should do what the Norwegians do: throw the book at offenders no matter what their age. Meanwhile, we should let the pregamers come out of their dorm rooms so that they can learn to handle alcohol like the adults we hope and expect them...
...court will continue to grapple with the separation of church and state in the years ahead. By taking context and history into account, the court ruled that one display, 44 years old and situated outside the Texas state capitol among dozens of other sculptures and markers, passed constitutional muster, while the others, set up much more recently in two Kentucky courthouses, did not. Other issues that the court may soon address include government aid to religious schools, faith-based initiatives and attempts by religious conservatives to introduce creationist theories to public-school curriculums. A case in the lower courts concerns...
...wary of his family's largely unexplained wealth and unhappy about the corruption that grew under his watch as President from 1989 to 1997. So while Iran's economically disadvantaged classes, Islamic militias and web of religious social-action groups provided Ahmadinejad with 62% of the votes, Rafsanjani could muster only 36% in a country almost evenly split along ideological lines and where many younger people--more than 50% of the population--want liberalization. "I know a government by Ahmadinejad will mean regressing to the fiery days of the revolution," says Sepideh Ahmadlou, 24, who works for a software company...