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...when government subsidizes empty desecration, devoid of any intellectual or artistic value, the state itself is making that determination--and this is the very evil a neutral First Amendment was supposed to guard against. So proponents of the mayor can still support his tough stand on a painting that callously juxtaposed the scatological with the divine, right? So it seems. Until, that is, they learn that Chris Ofili is a Roman Catholic who uses elephant feces as a symbol of fertility. On what possible grounds can we then deny funding to his affirmative interpretation of Christianity...
...Alan?s cautiousness set us up for another black autumn? Baumohl doubts it. "The markets had factored in a no-hike with a neutral bias, so this was a sell-off on the surprise," he says. "But when they realize that no hike is still no hike, they?ll get over it." They?ll have time ? Baumohl expects the Fed to stand pat on the bias all the way until spring, thus making sure there?s plenty of money lying around in the credit markets for any Y2K foofaraw. Of course, unjustified fretting is always a possibility...
...team from one of the oldest states in the union and a team from one of the youngest tangled on a neutral volleyball court Saturday...
Harvard (3-3) lost to host Fairfield (12-0) on Friday and then stayed around to beat Rutgers (4-7) and lose to St. John's (6-4) on the neutral court Saturday...
...tended to back Pakistan against India during the Cold War, but has since moved toward taking a more neutral stance on the subcontinent?s long-raging conflict. So when Pakistan sent a guerrilla force to occupy territory on the Indian side of the disputed border earlier this year, Washington joined Beijing ?- Islamabad?s other key ally ?- in demanding Pakistan?s withdrawal. And that left Nawaz to face the music back home. While calls for his ouster are mounting, Washington wants Pakistan?s constitution respected. And experience has made U.S. diplomats more inclined to spell out their positions ?- after...