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Barely a month after blacks and whites in New Orleans banded together to defeat former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke in the Louisiana Governor's race, the city's newfound unity has been shattered by a controversial antidiscrimination law. For more than a century, many of the elite Mardi Gras krewes, which organize colorful carnival balls and parades, have been white, all-male organizations. But in a unanimous decision last week, the city council ruled that any krewe that bars blacks, Jews or women could not only lose its parade permit but also face criminal penalties...
...newfound zeal for the teachings of the Reverend Professor Gomes, I have written anything here which seems to the more timid of The Crimson's readers to be contrary to Christian piety or good natural sense, I can only answer that I lay no claim to being a professor of Christian morals; and thus in matters pertaining to Christian ethics, I consider that I can do no better than to take up Gomes's opinions, and follow them with enthusiasm wherever they lead...
After reading a brief selection from the novel, Byatt answered questions about her newfound fame, her approach to writing and the hidden details of Possession...
Morgan said he is not sure how he feels about his newfound popularity...
...linked to the growing likelihood that a U.S.-Soviet-sponsored peace conference on the Middle East will take place this fall. According to the byzantine theory offered by some Middle East experts, McCarthy's discharge conveniently pre-empted the favorable publicity Israel has received in recent weeks for its newfound willingness to attend a peace conference. If Israel now refuses to free the Shi'ite prisoners, it will be charged once again with intransigence. If Israel complies, the prisoners are released, and Syria, appearing to have delivered the hostages to the West, goes to the negotiating table with a strengthened...