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...states in implementing all the new laws that have followed. Shalala, talking about the long wait, says, "We were not after the quick political hit here. This is not a spin operation. This is a very sophisticated, thoughtful set of regulations that are realistic for the states." Her department, nevertheless, missed congressional deadlines to revamp the child welfare-monitoring system by two years. The ostensible reason: it wanted to produce thoughtful social policy that would lead to the "most sweeping reform of foster care in 20 years...
While the death of the 12-year-old Palestinian boy caught in cross fire was terrible, it was nevertheless an accident, and Israelis across the political spectrum immediately expressed deep regret. By contrast, the beating and killing of the Israeli reservists in Ramallah was intentional. The Palestinians killed the Israelis with their bare hands and then showed them to a cheering mob. STEPHEN A. SILVER Concord, Calif...
...majority of students will likely see the holiday as merely part of a three-day weekend. Nevertheless, a fitting tribute can be short and solumn...
...advocating the abolition of the buffet. Nevertheless, I think that we can do a better job judging what quantity of cod, corn or Cracklin' Oat Bran we take. When you can always go back for seconds, why take a gladiatorial proportion and realize that you are not Maximus as you throw your silverware down the shoot and watch a plate of cold London broil on its way to a Cambridge garbage truck...
Others argue that the risks of prison life are outweighed by the benefits of keeping babies close to their mothers. "It's an impossible situation," says Leslie Acoca of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, who nevertheless argues that it is worse to separate kids from their mothers. New York's Bedford Hills Correctional Facility opened the nation's first prison nursery 100 years ago, and these days its parenting program has had dramatic results. Only 10% of women who successfully completed the program returned to prison, in contrast to 52% of inmates overall...