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...legal memo intended for Bush that argued that al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters captured in Afghanistan were not prisoners of war but enemy combatants who had no legal rights under the Geneva Convention, parts of which the memo derided as "quaint." Gonzales contended that "the ability to quickly obtain information from captured terrorists and their sponsors in order to avoid further atrocities against American civilians ... renders obsolete Geneva's strict limitations on the questioning of enemy prisoners...
Williamson’s role in the secondary speaks to his ambition. Originally a running back, Williamson sought another channel to obtain playing time when now-junior wide receiver Ryan Tyler proved to be the primary ball carrier. “I really thought out of high school [he] would be our next great tailback, and for a variety of reasons that just didn’t work out,” Murphy says...
...wish to enter the tailgate area must have a Harvard or Yale College ID or an admissions ticket issued from Harvard Box Office. This marks the first time that a Harvard-Yale tailgate will be ticketed for guests. All alumni, graduate students, or students from other colleges must obtain a $10 ticket which entitles them to beer and food at the barbecue...
...issue is not simply youth apathy. Most youths who are away at college do not have the chance to go into a voting booth on Election Day. College students should never be disenfranchised by antiquated systems for obtaining and filling out absentee ballots. Absentee ballots are far more prevalent and easy to obtain than they have been in the past, but there is still much work to be done. Many students who duly registered and applied for ballots never got them, leaving them no way to exercise their democratic rights but a plane ticket home. Still more students were daunted...
...answer is unclear. Despite attempts this week to obtain a rationale from Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ‘71 for his decision to only partially repeal the ban, Gross’ office did not provide an explanation of its recent actions. They referred all requests on the subject to Lewis. Last week, we asked University President Lawrence H. Summers about the alcohol restrictions for Harvard-Yale, and he told us that Harvard was simply attempting to comply with the laws of the state of Massachusetts and abide by the rules set in place by the Boston...